ipswich & gold coast regions
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
A transformative 12-month program that supports positive change in young people
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
KYF’s new Isurava Regional Reset Program is a structured, phased intervention for Ipswich and Gold Coast youth aged 8–17 who are at risk of disengagement or youth justice involvement.
We are currently developing a program model for youth aged 8-11. Information on when referrals can be provided for these young people will be announced via our website and social media for families and referrers.
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Isurava is being delivered under the Queensland Government’s Regional Reset Program, as part of the Making Queensland Safer Plan. This program is funded by the Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support as an early intervention initiative for young people aged 8-17 years who are displaying a pattern of early criminal and/or anti-social behaviours, may be disengaged from school, and are at high risk of coming into contact with police and/or the court system. Throughout the Isurava Program, participants strengthen resilience, re-engage with education and achieve personal growth through seven core phases. For a detailed overview of each phase, please see below.
After launching our first program in December 2025, we are now accepting referrals and applications for our next intake in March 2026. This high-impact early intervention program will provide sustained support for both young people and their families.
If you, or a young person you know, could benefit from the Isurava Program, please complete an application form via the below.
For more information on the Isurava Program, please download our Isurava Flyer or view our FAQs.
THE PROGRAM SPANS SEVEN CORE PHASES:
Throughout the Isurava Program, participants strengthen resilience, re-engage with education and achieve personal growth through seven core phases. This structured journey empowers young people with confidence, leadership and practical life skills.
The intake process provides a collaborative, culturally informed, trauma-aware assessment and planning approach where young people set their own goals, agencies contribute to tailored support, and each participant receives and individualised Risk and Safety plan to ensure their developmental, cultural, gender, and safety needs are met.
Mentoring takes place in participants home communities and includes group sessions, one-on-one support with a trained mentor, physical activities, service-based learning, career exposure, and trauma-informed debriefing. Young people help co-design their mentoring experience – including service projects and cultural activities, promoting ownership, autonomy and personal growth.
The Foundation Camp is a short-stay, circuit breaking residential experience and KYF’s Kokoda Park that provides safe, structured environment to interrupt negative influences and establish therapeutic and cultural foundations for change, supported 24/7 by a multidisciplinary team.
Each day combines routine, mindfulness, challenge-based activities, emotional literacy sessions, and cultural learning, ending with reflective fire-circle gatherings that build trust, resilience, and personal growth.
Continued from Intensive Mentoring Part One.
The Wilderness-Based Growth Camp, held at Camp Kokoda in Maroon, builds on the Foundation Camp by challenging young people through extened hikes, navigation tasks, and team-based problem-solving that strengthen trust, resilience, and emotional regulation. Cultural learning is woven throughoug the expedition, with Elders leading yarning circles and sharing stories connected to land to deepen identity and belonging.
This phase supports young people to reintegrate into education or training while reinforcing positive behaviour, with weekly mentoring, interest-based community service, ongoing family and service check-ins, and continued use of emotional regulation, coping skills, and physical activity in real-world settings.
The Peak Experience is a four-day wilderness expedition where participants apply the skills learned throughout the Isurava Program, take on leadership roles, reflect on their progress, set future goals, and celebrate with mentors, Elders, and the community to reinforce pride, belonging and readiness for life beyond the program.
After the program, young people stay connected with mentors through monthly check-ins, support from local services, family and school liaison, and post-program reflection events, ensuring ongoing support and tracking of long-term progress.
