Warrior Woman Foundation

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Where we work

Where we work

We are proud to operate across multiple regions in Australia, providing support and mentorship to young women in Sydney, Brisbane, Newcastle, and beyond. Our programs are designed to reach diverse communities, ensuring that every woman has the opportunity to thrive. As we expand our reach, we remain committed to making a meaningful impact in both urban and regional areas, working alongside local partners to meet the unique needs of each community.

WHERE WE WORK

The Young Warrior Program began in 2021 with a single program in Sydney and expanded to Brisbane in 2023, where we continue to support our graduates through our Alumni program. With increasing demand, we are proud to have launched two programs in Greater Sydney and Western Sydney in 2024.

We’re also thrilled to announce our upcoming launch in Newcastle in 2025, and we have plans to expand to Melbourne, regional NSW, and potentially offer a remote online program in the near future. To sustain and grow these efforts, we rely on the generous support of our corporate partners and the broader community, as we currently do not receive government funding.

The Warrior Woman Foundation is dedicated to increasing the number of young women we support each year and expanding our reach to meet the growing need across Australia.

If you are a support agency interested in bringing the Young Warrior Woman Program to your region or if you’d like to partner with us to help fund a Young Warrior Woman Program in your area (or any other region), please contact us.

CONTACT US

We provide a safe and welcoming space for young women to share, learn, heal and grow. Each young woman is connected with a mentor as well as a network of diverse community-minded women who provide ongoing support and share their life experiences, resources and opportunities:

  • Connection to a safe, stable, and socially inclusive network of female role models to turn to for advice and ongoing support for the duration of the six-month program.
  • Connection to a non-judgmental group of young women who are facing similar challenges.
  • Connection to Kindred Warrior Peers, young women who have experienced challenges in life and have gone on to achieve life success.
  • Weekly one-to-one mentoring sessions with a safe mentor.

We teach young women the life skills they need to succeed in everyday life. Our “teach a young woman to fish” approach gives them support and guidance at every step, knowing that true empowerment comes from them learning to do things for themselves. In particular, we focus on financial literacy and job readiness:

  • Life-skills workshops to build self-reliance.
  • A six-week Financial Literacy program (in partnership with MoneyGirl).
  • A four-week Job Readiness program.
  • Assistance in gaining and retaining meaningful employment.
  • Access to a range of vocational skills scholarships (e.g., Code Like a Girl) and internships.

Many young women experience trauma which negatively impacts their confidence, self-esteem and self-worth. We support and nurture the trauma healing process in safe psycho-educational workshops facilitated by experts. In these sessions, young women learn to engage with self-compassion, and to soften and contain threat-based emotions, such as fear and anxiety, anger, shame and self-criticism.