General Volunteering Services

About Us

Africause responds to challenges facing African Australian youth and their families around:
  • education and training, and
  • economic participation and social inclusion.
With a focus on our youth, we aim to prevent:
  • school disengagement and unemployment
  • risk-taking behaviour which may lead to contact with the criminal justice system
  • homelessness
  • mental illness
  • social exclusion.

Quick Facts About The Region

Africause - Footscray is located in the suburb of Footscray, the council of Maribyrnong City and the federal electorate of Gellibrand.