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Shepherd's Voice Newsletter

Shepherd's Voice is our quarterly supporter newsletter featuring articles about our work along with other tidbits to thank our supporters for their generosity.

Current edition: Spring 2011

Our Summer edition of Shepherd's Voice contains a number of articles about our work supporting young people to shape their own futures, including:

Meeting the needs of pre-teens
A new study suggests that pre-teens require more creative strategies in providing support services. Read more.

Letter from the CEO
Our CEO Robyn Roberts welcomes you to our newsletter, and outlines some thoughts she has on some of our crucial programs. Read more.

Rapping for a better future
A young man finds a way to rise above hardship and set a positive example to his siblings and peers. Read more.

Michele's Curtis's delicious lamb and beetroot salad
Acclaimed chef and author Michele Curtis has donated her mouth-watering lamb, beetroot, rocket and yoghurt salad recipe to you as an important supporter of our work. See recipe.

Christmas cheer
In December our foster care team hosted their annual Christmas party for foster families and some of the birth parents of the children in our care. Read more.

An instinct to help others
Despite living on a pension, Thomas Schell has been a regular donor to Good Shepherd Youth and family Service for over a decade. Read more.

A day out in the hills
We recently took some of the young people we work with on a wonderful walk in the Dandenongs. And their reaction was a joy to see. Read more.

Supporter profile: Brandsma House
We are extrmely grateful to Brandsma House at Whitefriars Catholic College for Boys for their fuindraising efforts on our behalf. Read more.

Fostering hope and opportunity for young people
This young man, after years of foster care in homes where he didn't feel happy, is now settled into a comfortable foster home. His future is now looking extremely bright. Read more.