Past Grantees

Reducing the rates of developmental vulnerability among Queensland children and young people.

June 2025 

TQKP’s vision is for every Queensland child and young person to be thriving. This is the long-term goal of the Phase 3 Strategy, which focuses on contributing to reducing the disproportionate rates of developmental vulnerability among Queensland children and young people.  

JVT’s five-year funding commitment to further the Phase 3 strategy will contribute towards the expansion of the Thriving Qld Kids Country Collaborative, Thriving Kids in Disasters and the development and investment in place-based activities in Queensland. 

Data shows:  

  • About a quarter of Queensland’s kids under 18 are estimated to be ‘at risk’.  
  • 50% of kids at risk in Queensland live in 30 suburbs and towns, and 
  • almost 42% of Qld children live in communities experiencing high levels of socioeconomic disadvantage. 

This confirms there is a very real need to support Queensland kids and their families to thrive, and that some communities need more assistance than others accessing the support and services they need. That’s where targeted, locally informed and led initiatives – place-based approaches – have the potential to make meaningful change. 

Read more about JVT and ARACY / the Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership