The Foundation was formed after the Bali Bombings October 12 2002. Gayle Dunn, mother of Craig Dunn who died in Bali started up the Foundation and its programs, to give youths of Australia the future her son never got to see.

Objectives: The Dunn & Lewis Youth Development Foundation is established is to promote the prevention or the control of behaviour that is harmful or abusive to human beings. As ancillary to the achievement of the objective, and not in any way which will not facilitate the achievement of the objective, to link all generations of the community to provide:

a) A memorial facility to Craig Dunn and Danny Lewis to "remember the boys forever" who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Bali on the 12th October 2002.

b) Facilities for the youth of the community where they feel comfortable and which will meet their changing needs and nurture their talents.

c) Programs that support safe life choices by providing opportunities to enhance their social and vocational skills.

d) Opportunities to promote the prevention or control of behaviour that is harmful either to self or others.

e) Financial assistance to the youth of the community.

f) Educational and social support to the youth of the community.

g) Recreational activities and entertainment for the wider community.

h) Counselling so as to prevent and alleviate all forms of harm to the youth of the community including but not limited to emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, suicide, self harm, substance abuse and gambling.

The current Directors of the Foundation are:

Out of the Bali tragedy, moves are in place to preserve the spirit and adventure of all those who died in the Bali Bombings with a Bali Memorial complex. It will be a permanent memorial for those who lost their life's in the Bali attack. The centre will be recognised by people across Australia and Internationally and will represent the loss of innocence suffered by our Country from Terrorism. Plus it is an unique concept that has inspired thousands of people to work together in making tomorrow's future better by helping provide a better life for today's children. Our Mission is to provide access to services and create new opportunities for all youth to live their best lives.

Mission: The Dunn & Lewis Youth Development Foundation has formed to fill a void that can become an overwhelming obstacle to many of today’s young people. The issues we confront here are not uncommon or special; in fact they are endemic in regional Australia. What help is there for young people who confront issues of trauma in their daily lives from violence,crime, personal tragedy, road accidents or isolation? Unemployment alone breeds indolence and feelings of worthlessness.

The lack of community based activities, skill-learning programs and entertainment opportunities does nothing to get kids off binge drinking, drugs or address the overriding issues of boredom, lack of training, or constructive life guidance. This neglect fosters a downward spiral.

The Foundation emerged through youth and community consultation. After four years of negotiating, research, collecting data and engaging experts in all areas, we have started building a Youth Complex as the hub from which we will address these needs. The brick and mortar structure is the starting point and our physical home. Our main mission is providing for the social well being and development of our youth.

For the young people are on the road to a healthy and successful life, this Complex will provide them with the facilities to excel and achieve the potential that already stirs within them. For those who are not on the road to a successful life the Foundation, which operates through the Complex, will provide them with so much more.

Conventional youth programs are having limited success in our region because they don’t place young people equal or ahead of their peers when they complete rehabilitation. It’s proven fact that young people with some level of qualifications are much more likely to gain employment or have the confidence to continue with their education. This is a critical principle and is fundamental to the opportunities we plan to provide through the Complex.

Our not-for-profit Foundation intends to practice self-reliance as well as preach it. We will use commercial activities at the Complex to fund the specialist youth support programs that will be our main work. In the initial development phase, our Foundation is relying on community, business and government funding, donations and sponsorship to build the Complex and take it to the point where it can become self funding for the long-term.

Two external reports have been completed on the project. The first one in 2004 conducted by KPMG as to factual findings on the building and operations, and a second report by Ernst and young in 2005 comparing the financial viability of the project, conducted for the Department of Transport and Regional Services.

 

The Complex will serve as a permanent reminder to our country
and others of the events and aftermath of the Bali Bombings
The Foundation main mission is providing for the social well being and development of our youth.


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The Dunn & Lewis Youth Development Foundation
Helping Tomorrow's Adults become today's Youths
Providing access to services and create new opportunities
for all youth to live their best lives
PO Box 373 Ulladulla 2539
Ph: 0408 540684 - Email Foundation