Community education programs

Applications for the 2010 community education grants have now closed.

2010 Grant Application            Cover Sheet      Current recipient self assessment form

Applications for the 2010 Community Education Grants have  now closed.  We are delighted to report that we have received a record number of applications for the 2010.

Each year, Ansvar Insurance allocates funds for community education programs aiming to assist young people under the age of 25 to develop a positive attitude to life. We set aside 10% of after tax profit, averaged over three years, to support our next generation of Australians.

Ansvar Insurance was recognised for its outstanding contribution to the community by the Insurance and Finance Industry when it received the 2007 Service to the Community award.  Ansvar Insurance was again a finalist in this category in 2008 and 2009.

Read the winning submission.

Developing our young Australians

Grant categories

Ansvar Insurance supports youth oriented programs which generally fall into the following categories:

• Empowerment and Education. These programs provide proactive opportunities which assist in the development of positive values that lead to healthy lifestyle choices and a positive contribution to our community.
• Outreach and Support. Programs that support at risk youth who are already experiencing difficulties such as drug and/or alcohol abuse, through rehabilitation and/or skills training.  We value all of our grant recipient’s contribution to Australian Youth. 
• Training Points.  For people delivering the above two programs.

Preference will be given to programs that provide young people with ongoing education and skills which will make a significant difference to their lives.

Some of the programs we are supporting in 2009 include:

• Focus on the Family - How to drug proof your kids. Delivered across Australia by nearly 2,000 trained facilitators it is primarily a parenting program. This is one of the most successful programs of its type ever developed in Australia. In recent years, the program has been successfully launched in a number of overseas countries including the USA and UK.
• Motivational Media - Youth development program for high school students. Each year, Motivational Media develops a quality youth oriented program based around a particular theme. The 2008 program was titled "Velocity". A high tech audio visual with contemporary music and video clips and instructional true-life stories is shown at each school. Teachers are given a handbook to follow through the issues raised in the audio visual. Around 22% of high schools had adopted this program by 2006.
• ChildSafe Limited. ChildSafe Limited assists Church organisations to obtain and use the ChildSafe Safety Management System. The system includes a range of targeted printed resources, as well as ChildSafe Online, a sophisticated web-based management tool that provides assistance with managing the appointment and training of workers, Risk Management processes, and compliance with standards. ChildSafe Online has been developed with support from Ansvar Insurance. ChildSafe is an initiative of Scripture Union Australia, and is already in use in over 1600 churches Australia wide.