Choose Thrive | Youth & Young Adults | Mental Health & Wellbeing | Catholic | Christian | Charity | Central Coast - Our People Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Board

I combine my 24 years of parenting 4 children, (including raising a son with autism) and overcoming my own mental health challenges, with my professional experience and qualifications in the areas of Mental Health, Parent support and Youth Coaching & Mentoring to help young people and their families thrive...
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LISA JOYE

I'm a Nationally Accredited Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner in my own private practice, and I work at the University of Newcastle as a casual academic, teaching undergraduate psychology students...
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COLINA KNOL

The combination of my experience as Assistant Principal at Angelorum College, living and working internationally, many years of teaching senior students, together with raising my own teenage children, and homeschooling them for several years, has given me many opportunities to gain insight into the challenges that our youth and young people face today.

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JUDY RAYMOND

I am passionate about helping others overcome adversity and challenges that they are facing. I enjoy listening to people and then helping them to see the bright side of a situation and finding solutions to their issues. I've volunteered at many organisations over the last 40 years of my life...

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LACHLAN GOWER

I am passionate about improving, and bringing awaress to, the issues which young people face today. I always strive to have a positive impact on those who have suffered in any way – spiritually, emotionally and physically. As a Young Adult myself, I understand how young people interpret and view the world...
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The Choose Thrive Inc Board fulfil a variety of duties, including, but not limited to:

Setting the Strategic Direction
Oversees Governance
Significant Operational Decisions
Ensuring Primary Objectives are being met
Financial Management
Accountability

We are grateful to our Board of Directors who willingly donate their time to Choose Thrive Inc, and for their support to the youth and young adults of the Central Coast in helping them become the best they can be.

"‘Win/win is a belief in the Third Alternative.
It’s not your way or my way; it’s a better way, a higher way"
Stephen Covey

As Choose Thrive Inc is dedicated to supporting youth and young adults, we believe that their voice is the most important one, when ensuring that we are successful. For this reason, we have established a committee of youth and young adults, which was formed to meet the following objectives:

Ensure the voices of young people are being heard
Ensure that as an organization, we are aware the current issues and concerns that young people are facing
Generate and discuss new ideas for Solutions and initiatives
Provide feedback on Solutions and new initiatives
Raise community awareness about our cause
Foster teamwork and collaboration with other young people
Support the Board and Staff
Volunteer with fundraising, at events, merch design etc

We are grateful to our Committee Members who willingly donate their time to Choose Thrive Inc, and for being the voice of the youth and young adults on the Central Coast.

"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot;

together we can do great things."
St Teresa of Calcutta

Choose Thrive is a Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing charity, located on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW.

We develop creative solutions to support vulnerable and at-risk youth within our local community. Our solutions are delivered by mental health professionals trained in supporting young people.

Our people are guided by the Catholic values of compassion, courage, and charity. We hold the core belief that given the right support, everyone has the capacity to thrive.

Choose Thrive Inc (INC1901073) is an Australian registered
Public Benevolent Charity, & has been endorsed
by the ATO as a Deductible Gift Recipient.

Donations of $2 or more are tax deductable.

Choose Thrive Youth Young Adult Family Mental Health Wellbeing Charity DGR Endorsed Public Benevolent Institution PBI Gosford Central Coast NSW Australia Cafe Michele Gower

EMAIL CHOOSE THRIVE
54 Hills Street, North Gosford NSW 2250, Australia
0414 210 810 (Michele Gower)
Choose Thrive offers mental health and wellbeing support to Central Coast Youth & Young Adults, and their Families.