Stay Connected With Football Futures Foundation
Want to hear more from us? You can now customise your newsletter preferences and choose the updates that matter most to you!
The Peer Mentor Program is a leadership and employment pathway program for young people with disability aged 18–30. Delivered by Football Futures Foundation, the program uses football and sport as a tool to help participants build confidence, independence and real-life skills.
Young people with disability face significant barriers to employment, including limited work experience opportunities, low employer confidence, transport challenges and a lack of inclusive workplaces, making it much harder to become job ready and find meaningful employment.
of people with disability are employed, compared to around 80% of people without disability.
Young people with disability are twice as likely to be unemployed as their peers without disability.
young people with disability are not in employment, education or training.
The Peer Mentor program focuses on capacity building, confidence, employability skills, and community participation, using football and sport as a foundation. Sessions run for 3 hours per fortnight at Gibbney Reserve and are supported by experienced staff.
Participants gain work-ready experience, pathways into employment or further training, accredited qualifications and stronger community connection and leadership skills.
Beyond training sessions, participants are given unique opportunities to volunteer at major sporting events through Football Futures’ networks, including events connected with Football Australia, the Matildas, the Socceroos, the AFC Asian Cup, and visiting English Premier League clubs, as well as other international competitions.
