About Us
Our organisation is committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate services to those in need.
Our Purpose
Established in 1989, we’re a not-for-profit organisation in north-east Victoria providing services to children, young people, individuals and families, to empower them to reach their full potential.
Our goal is to empower those in need by offering a helping hand and a path towards a brighter future. We believe that every person deserves the chance to lead a fulfilling life, and we are dedicated to providing the tools and resources necessary to make that happen.
With a commitment to excellence and a passion for helping others, Junction Support Services strives to make a positive impact in the lives of those we serve.
Annual Report 2024
Annual Report 2023
Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Our Values
Respect
Collaboration
Innovation
Integrity
Inclusion and Diversity
Our Commitment to Child Safety
Junction is committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children, ensuring equity and inclusion.
We have a zero tolerance approach to child abuse and are committed to creating environments where all children feel safe, valued, and heard.
We are committed to promoting cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children by engaging with communities, respecting cultural identities, and embedding culturally safe practices across our organisation.
We are equally committed to supporting children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, children with a disability, and children who identify with the LGBTIQA+ community.
We listen to and respect children’s voices and encourage them to speak up if they feel unsafe.
Our organisation fosters a culture of safety and is available for advice and support, with ongoing reflection and improvement to uphold our commitments.
Junction History
Re-launched Diverge
Junction appointed to deliver Homes First pilot program across the Ovens Murray and Goulburn regions
Launched social enterprise Close Collective Café
Today, Junction has 36 programs across North-East Victoria, and employ over 200 staff and volunteers.
Junction reviews the organisation’s strategic plan – looking forward to what the next five years will hold. Junction aims to increase impact and reach more people with services.
COVID helped Junction really understand what is happening in the community and the importance of connection for young people. Junction purchases the iconic building at 198A High Street in the heart of Wodonga and plans are commenced to refurbish this building for a youth space, a social enterprise café and some office space.
Junction purchases property to provide affordable housing to young people leaving care.
Junction’s outreach counselling van, The Coach, hits the road to bring counselling to outlying areas such as the bushfire affected Alpine region.
Junction’s strategic plan also aspired for Junction to diversify funding streams and broaden scope, and this year saw Junction receive Federal funding and a new learner drive program in NSW being added to Junction’s programs.
Junction brings Early Help to our region in partnership with Australian Childhood Foundation – an early intervention program that aims to promote parent-child attachment and support children’s wellbeing.
Junction focuses on advocacy for young people including a planned Youth Space, and successful partnership and funding outcomes to establish a Youth Foyer in Wodonga.
Junction creates a new strategic plan for the next three years. One outcome of this was the creation of a Participant Voice Framework with the aim to empower service users by ensuring a client-centred approach.
Under the leadership of new CEO, Megan Hanley, Junction moves positively into a responsive space where early intervention and prevention are priority.
The year 2019 was a milestone as Junction celebrated 30 years of work in communities across North-East Victoria.
Junction was selected to pilot the Victorian Department of Education & Training’s Navigator program – an innovative early intervention program designed to help young people re-engage in education.
Junction continues to grow and support people across their lifespan. Individuals of all ages are provided support through homelessness and family violence programs.
The Victorian government approached Junction to provide out of home care across North-East Victoria for young people who cannot live with their families, in foster or kindship care.
Secured SAAP funding for one position to set up a Supported Accommodation Program.
The organisation’s work began in 1989 in Wangaratta with one program and one worker supporting people experiencing or at risk of homelessness with the founding CEO Corienne Krich and first chairperson Neville McCormick.