The problem isn't a lack of potential.
It's unequal access to opportunity.
Young people growing up with poverty, domestic abuse, exclusion, exploitation or exposure to violence may have extraordinary talent and ambition, but lack access to the information, networks, confidence and opportunities that can change their trajectory. When legitimate pathways to identity, status, income and belonging are invisible, other pathways can become attractive.
Orlalee Grace makes positive pathways visible and accessible.
Our Approach
Protect → Equip → Connect → Launch
Protect
Access to Justice, Advocacy and Early Intervention
Orlalee Grace empowers vulnerable families and young people through early intervention and access to justice at pace. We create a safe environment for victims to feel secure and heard. Our McKenzie Friend Community services provide excellent advocacy and compassionate, hands-on support and guidance to litigants-in-persons (LIPs) during litigations and representation at court hearings. Our services are based on lived experience and a working knowledge of Family Courts, County Courts, High Courts, Appeal Courts and Tribunal Courts.
Equip
Legal education, financial literacy and mentoring
Orlalee Grace equips vulnerable families and young people with skills to thrive in a changing world: critical thinking, creativity, resilience, communication, financial awareness and leadership through immersive workshops and role plays. We provide a platform for open and honest conversations and encourage curiosity, independence and a strong work ethic, supporting our community to learn from challenges.
Connect
Networks, role models, institutions, employers
Orlalee Grace connects young people and disadvantaged families with positive role models, mentors, peers and opportunities beyond their immediate environment. We believe that who you know can be as valuable as what you know. Through diverse experiences, friendships and networks, we support our community to develop empathy, confidence and a global perspective.
Launch
Routes into education, music, enterprise, sport
Orlalee Grace ultimately launches disadvantaged young people into brighter futures with purpose, courage and agency. We support vulnerable families to identify their children's strengths, pursue meaningful opportunities, create value and produce leaders with integrity. We support young people to shape their own futures rather than simply follow a predetermined path.
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