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Ladder Step Up Sydney Impact Report 2020

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Annual report

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Annual report

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Annual report

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Latest

Ladder's Inaugural AFL Player Reference Group announced

Ladder has announced the establishment of our first AFL Player Reference Group.

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!

Ladder Step Up Online

Ladder Step Up Online is an online group mentoring program that builds young people’s competency across key life domains.

GWS GIANTS player Hannen Zrieka challenges Ladder program participants to show off their AFL skills

GWS Giants Ladder Ambassador, Haneen Zrieka facilitated a live online skills session for the young people engaged with our Step Up Sydney and Step Up Latrobe Valley programs.

Leticia achieves employment goals in the Latrobe Valley

Leticia has gained employment at Latrobe Regional Hospital after her participation in the Ladder Step Up program.

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!

A Grand Final Week event to remember

Over 400 guests were treated to a night of entertainment and mingled with the stars, as part of an AFL Grand Final Week event hosted by ANZ volunteers.

Western Bulldogs FC player and AFLPA board member, Easton Wood gives insight into his daily routine during COVID-19 crisis

Western Bulldogs FC Premiership Captain and AFL Players' Association board member, Easton Wood provided Ladder with an exclusive insight in to his daily routine during the COVID-19 crisis. Easton provides Ladder program participants with some tips on how to stay emotionally and physically healthy during the physical isolation period. Hear him speak about how he is spending his day during this challenging period and read more about why it's important below.

Ladder Step Up Latrobe Valley’s Development Coach, Chris, engages with the local community

Ladder Step Up Latrobe Valley is working with Latrobe Streetgames to provide online sporting content to Young People in the local community.

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.

Latrobe Valley Community Step Up to Mentoring Program

The Ladder program in the Latrobe Valley continues to engage new mentors. In line with COVID-19 restrictions, the program has moved online with the first virtual mentor interview taking place today.

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Steph Chiocci shares her top resume writing tips for Youth Homelessness Matters Day

This Youth Homelessness Matters Day, Ladder has reached out Collingwood Football Club AFLW captain and high school teacher, Steph Chiocci, who is preparing for a different way of teaching this year, with a move to online classrooms. Steph has prepared early for this move by getting involved in Ladder’s online content for program participants with her top five tips on creating a successful resume.

GWS GIANTS’ James Avery appointed to Ladder Board

GWS GIANTS’ Chief Operating Officer, James Avery has been appointed as a Director of not-for-profit organisation, Ladder.