Strengthening Family Resilience

We are Younger Heroes

Younger Heroes is an experience-based Australian charity focused on helping parents with high risk, high stress and time-intensive occupations to reconnect with their children. The Younger Heroes programs and programs provide parents and children with the tools to share, communicate and rediscover their connection, strengthening bonds and laying a framework for building resilience amongst families with risk and stress-intensive parental occupations.

The Younger Heroes is a not-for-profit, registered charity with full DGR (deductible gift recipient) status. It is a family relationship focused program, supporting participants (parents and children) who may have experienced time away from their families as a result of their employment.

The Younger Heroes program is a COVID-19 safe registered business.

Empowerment

Empowering parents and children to come together and find what connects them

Resilience-building

Enabling parents and children to build their perspective and resilience in life

Team Focused

Encouraging teamwork and overcoming challenges together

Connection

Providing parents and children with the tools to share, communicate and rediscover their connection.

Our Sponsorship Packages

Click below to view details of our various sponsorship packages:

Superstars

from $6000

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Paladins

from $10 000

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Champions

from $30 000

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Legends

$60 000+

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Not Mine, but War's

Written by soldier, now veteran

El Rowland

All proceeds from the sale of this book go to The Younger Heroes charity

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Joining in on the team building, interactive, educational activities all worked towards forming a strong relationship with (my) son.  All the skills taught on the program can be integrated in (our) daily life to empower confidence, improve (0ur) communication and overall harmony as a family.

NSW Navy Veteran

I am not sure how you do it, but you managed to do and get out of people something I can't explain.  People have to experience this for themselves.

NSW Police Officer

This program (TYH) is a great tool to connect back with each other. Its approach is utterly unique and for this they need to be congratulated.

Tasmanian Army Veteran

News

Camping with Purpose

There’s nothing unique about a father going camping with his son, but The Younger Heroes isn’t an ordinary camping experience. The four-day outing is designed to reconnect veterans with...

A Swift Solo Ride Across Australia

In July 2018, Glenn Swift endured a SOLO 4200km bike ride from Perth to Sydney to raise money for The Younger Heroes which is an organisation dedicated to ‘Strengthening...

Wilderness Camp 1 – February 2018

The Younger Heroes strengthens families. We let a parent and child pair join a 3-day wilderness camp in the NSW Hinterlands. As a technology-free camp, take the time to...

Founder, Damien Schofield Speaks at PTS17 In Brisbane

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