The Cage Youth Foundation
Creating a New Normal.

The Cage Youth Foundation Outreach was originally formed in 2001 by C3 Church Bayside, as a Community Initiative and has been the platform for a series of Youth focused programs and events. These initiatives were established to work in conjunction with the community to embed in a sustainable way, the need for a stronger commitment for a lasting impact upon our young people and greater community.

We also believe that if we give the disadvantaged youth of today hope, show them there is a way and a future, and articulate a genuine appreciation for who they are and the difference they could contribute, by building up their self-esteem, and developing their life skills it will motivate them to excel in their own lives and in society as a whole.

Our mission is to encourage these youth to become change agents in their own lives and to provide them with the support to achieve those changes.

The youth of today are the future of this nation and must be given every opportunity to develop into well adjusted adults contributing to the communities they live in.

The Cage Youth Foundation is working in partnership with local service providers and key supporters to facilitate the needs of the community and we have a strong commitment to active community engagement.

The Company shall be established as a Public Benevolent Institution catering directly to the needs of the Youth/Young Adults in Redland City, then expanding suburb to suburb, nationally.

• To provide facilities that are non threatening with no discrimination against colour, race, religion or gender for the youth of the community on a drug, smoking and alcohol free basis.

• To provide integrated and coordinated services for disadvantaged young people aged 12-25 years with complex needs.

• To implement and deliver a wide range of practical programs for vulnerable youth and young adults, encouraging them to be the ‘change agents’ in their own life, and providing them with the support to achieve those changes.

• To provide early intervention crime prevention programs, for young people identified as at risk of offending.  

• To provide programs to encourage at risk young people to develop strategies to deal with anger management and relationship skills to reach out to teenagers who may not be receptive to traditional programs, before they become involved in addictive or self-destructive behaviours.  

• To provide recreation and leisure activities as the drawing influence therefore providing clean and healthy alternatives. Fitness and health programs will provide opportunities for physical and social development and promote health and well being and build self esteem and creative activities will encourage youth to express their artistic and creative views.

• To reach out into the local High Schools and provide monthly engagement and present in a contemporary and relevant manner, the activities of The Cage Youth Foundation.

• To establish workshop mentoring programs where tradespeople can teach and impart their knowledge and skill therefore enabling the youth to experience a trade prior to entering an apprenticeship.

• To provide career and life skills seminars.

• To provide personal development and training programs catering for the needs of those with special needs.

• To link local businesses with the youth for practical work experience.

• To provide Go M.A.D (Go Make A Difference )  Projects facilitating the needs of families and individuals in crisis and to provide care and relief both financially and practically.

• To seek endorsement from the Australian Taxation Office as a DGR and as a registered Charity from the Queensland State Government.

If you would like to learn more about CYF or to get involved in creating a new normal for today's young adults, please contact us

email: thecage@cccbayside.org (click on link)

or phone on 0422 035 044 or 0438 887 684.