In 2020, Run Against Violence partnered with NAPCAN to help expand the reach and impact of Love Bites, a school-based program that gives young Australians the tools to build healthy, violence-free relationships.
Funds raised through our RAV Virtual Team Challenge support facilitator training, program delivery, development of new tools and adaptations, and a Grants Program that helps bring Love Bites to communities without the resources to train local facilitators.
NAPCAN trains local facilitators who deliver Love Bites directly in schools and communities. These
facilitators lead respectful relationships workshops, equipping young people with the skills and
knowledge to build safe, healthy relationships and prevent violence before it starts.
Investment helps build the critical infrastructure that supports Love Bites, including a national
community hub, trauma-informed training, and tools to measure the program’s impact. This ensures the program remains effective and responsive to the needs of young people and communities.
Love Bites is adapted to reflect the needs of diverse communities, including First Nations, CALD,
and remote communities. These adaptations ensure that young people across the country can access respectful relationships education regardless of background, culture, or location.
Funded through the RAV Virtual Team Challenge, RAV Love Bites Grants help expand the program’s
reach, particularly in areas with high needs. The grants support both new programs and the
continuation of existing ones, with a focus on funding facilitator training in the communities that
need it most.
Explore the map below to see all the locations funded through the RAV Grants program.
The Broken Hill to Sydney Team Chase draws participants from across the country and globally, united by the mission to end family violence.
Together, participants have walked, jogged or run 42.2 times around the Equator during the Broken Hill to Sydney Team Chase.
For investment in primary prevention initiatives that are empowering our communities to eliminate family violence.
Take a look at our participants shining in their local communities, moving feet, moving minds and moving society toward a future free of family violence.
The RAV Grant has provided an opportunity to extend ongoing education to vulnerable youth in our area.
Having the RAV Grant meant all staff were trained and we have a greater reach within the community now to be able to deliver.
The Run Against Violence community [is] strengthening young people’s capacity to grow into empowered, respectful leaders in this remarkable country
This Grant has enhanced our ability to provide the Love Bites program to young people to ensure their safety in responsible relationships.
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