Impact

The value of Culture Spring is measurable both ways: in outcomes you can report on, and in the credibility that comes from genuine community engagement.

Youth Engagement
        30
        Projects delivered
      
        15
        Trusted clients
      
        200+
        Young people engaged on projects
      
Speakers
        136
        Engagements delivered since 2024
      
        93%
        Delivered in person
      
        20,000+
        People reached and counting
      
Culturally Responsive Youth Practice Training
        1,522
        Attendees trained
      
        93%
        Satisfaction rate
      
        90%
        Reported gains in knowledge

Case Studies

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Building a long-term capability partnership in Out-of-Home Care

Since 2023, CMY has developed tailored Culturally Responsive Care training with MacKillop Family Services, extending it into a dedicated Out-of-Home Care program.

Turning training into a driver of structural change

Hobsons Bay City Council commissioned tailored Culturally Responsive Practice training, and followed it with a commitment to a dedicated outreach role.

Bringing multicultural youth voice into a council's first Youth Summit

Manningham Council's inaugural Youth Summit brought in Shout Out speakers to connect big civic themes to young people's own lives.

Reframing employment pathways through lived experience

Hume Youth Services booked two Shout Out speakers to bring lived-experience representation to a panel on alternative pathways into work for diverse young people

Violence Against Women Engagement

A Shout Out speaker brought lived experience into a conversation about violence against women, for an audience used to hearing about multicultural youth rather than from them.

Bringing lived experience into the Magistrates' Court

Court Services Victoria commissioned co-design workshops to translate lived experience of the justice system into permanent artwork for the Victorian Magistrates' Court.

Turning festival attendance into a fundable engagement model

An independent, youth-led evaluation gave Ngā Mātai Pūrua a clear, evidence-based plan to grow mental health engagement at Good Juju Festival.

Practising leadership through participation

Voices in Action gave multicultural young people a structured space to build confidence, share ideas and connect across communities.

Using food as an entry point into deeper cultural conversation

Let's Talk: The Real School Food Conversation turned an everyday topic into a youth-led discussion about culture and inclusion.

Turning shared meals into a pathway for belonging

Partnering with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation to bring multicultural food stories into Harmony Week programming.