About us
Oztry Youth Assist is a Research Institute, approved by DEST, Department of Education, Science and Training. ACN: 097 735 996. It is an endorsed Deductible Gift Recipient ( DGR ) and Income Tax Exempt Charity ( ITEC ).
Oztry Youth Assist is committed to assist, motivate and empower Australians to decide to utilize their innate potential to be creative, confident, caring and contributing citizens.
Oztry Youth Assist is pleased to introduce to Australia the ”WhyTry” social and emotional life skills program to students and young adults.
Our mission:
To promote and facilitate character building and life skills programs which empower people to achieve more self-respect, personal freedom of choice, and to access more opportunity in life.
Why Try? was introduced by Rotarian David Yap in 2004 to a pilot group of 18 high schools, involving over 500 Years 7 to 10 students. Rotary clubs in Wagga Wagga, NSW, and Rotary clubs in District 9800 in Melbourne supported this pilot project.
As at June 2007, more than 4,500 students in 80 schools, across Australia, have benefited from the WhyTry program.
The WhyTry Program will make a significant difference to the Australian society by helping to :
- Reduce truancy and school drop out rates
- Reduce youth despair and despondency
- Encourage youth not to give up easily but to exert effort and get back ‘on track’ towards more self-respect, freedom and opportunity.
Youth service professionals can more effectively help and engage at-risk youth, any young person with low self-esteem and does not realise they have the potential to make a difference in society.