The Ladder Project Foundation

Ladder's AFL Finals Celebration is back

This year, Ladder will once again be hosting an AFL Finals Celebration to raise awareness and funds to support our work. Read more
Ladder's Inaugural AFL Player Reference Group announced

Ladder has announced the establishment of our first AFL Player Reference Group. Read more
Dunkley siblings cook up a storm

Gippsland locals, Josh, Kyle and Lara Dunkley come together to engage and support young people in the Ladder Step Up Latrobe Valley program with an online cooking class! Read more
AFL players share their education, employment and training goals and challenges with Ladder young people

AFL players, Jordan Roughead (Collingwood Football Club) and Tom Campbell (North Melbourne Football Club) have joined forces to give Ladder’s program participants an insight into their lives outside of football and their own education, training and employment goals. Read more

We exist to make young people's lives better.

What we do

We exist to make young people’s lives better.

Ladder was created by AFL players, and they continue to be at the heart of the organisation.

We believe that we are stronger when we work together.

2093	service delivery hours last year
84%	of Step Up program participants engaged in education, training or employment post-program
100%	of Step Up program participants saw improvements across self-efficacy, social functioning and daily living skills

Please select a donation amount: *

$25

One health and wellbeing session for one young person

$50

One communal dinner for young people to get together and build social connections

$80

One Ladder 1 : 1 mentoring session for a young person

$100

A group health and wellbeing session for young people

$250

One group mentoring session for up to 6 young people

$500

One group mentoring sessions for up to 12 young people

Other

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Foyer Foundation and Ladder Partner for Success

This week, Ladder will welcome a new cohort of young people into the Ladder Step Up Online program, in partnership with the Foyer Foundation Australia. Read more
Ladder Step Up Latrobe Valley program 11 kicks off

The 11th Ladder Step Up Latrobe Valley will commence in August 2020. Read more
Jake - our new Highest Climber

Ladder Step Up Latrobe Valley Program 10 graduate Jake, is awarded the Ladder Highest Climber Award. Read more