What we do
Growing investments and impact
Portfolio overview
Our 2030 outcomes
The scale, flow, equity and impact of public, philanthropic and corporate resources is expanded so that children, young people, their families and communities thrive, with a focus on fairness according to need.
What success looks like
Growth and shifts in public and philanthropic investment into what works and what matters.
Changed investment and commissioning processes that are better informed, planned and governed by science, evidence, experience and data, and serving First Nations self-determination.
More collaborative research and knowledge translation focused on improving the development, wellbeing and resilience of Queensland’s children and young people.
We will convene and enable
Convening the Thriving Kids Investment Reform Collaborative to:
develop and support implementation of an Investment Reform Roadmap
identify inequities in the size and distribution of resources
encourage efforts to increase Queensland’s share of child, youth and family-related investments
encourage co-investment of public, philanthropic and corporate resources
outline how investment and commissioning processes and program arrangements can be reformed
support trials of integrated regional investment planning, pooled-funding and outcomes-based commissioning.
We will amplify the work of others
Growing and shifting investment and driving impact-related reforms to:
better regulate and shift investments away from products that harm children and young people
address the social, economic and environmental determinants of child and youth development
grow Queensland’s share of philanthropic and public investment
grow Queensland’s share of national investment for research, development and translation.
We will facilitate investment and engagement
Supporting investment and impact reform initiatives, including:
initiatives to trial regional commissioning
innovative co-funding arrangements between the Queensland Kids Funders Alliance, the Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children and other philanthropies, with local, state and national governments
exploration of opportunities to influence corporate investment (e.g. by superannuation funds) in products that harm child and youth development, wellbeing and resilience.
WHAT WE DO
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Enabling stewards and voices
Leaders and change makers work together to steward systems change; heed the lived experience of children, young people, their families and communities; and become more accountable to them.
Building brains and bodies
Families, caregivers, workforces and communities are applying science-based knowledge, skills and tools for building healthy brains and bodies so that children, young people, their families and communities thrive.
Strengthening places and spaces
Queensland places are more child friendly, with the right supports and services, and the social, economic, physical and digital environments so that children, young people, their families and communities thrive.
Integrating hubs and spokes
Service and system experiences are high-quality, integrated and equitable so that children, young people, their families and communities thrive.
Engaging hearts and mindsets
Positive shifts in how Queensland’s public, decision-makers, practitioners, parents and other caregivers – think, feel, speak and act about what is needed for children, young people, their families and communities to thrive.
More about our work ...
Explainer video: "What surrounds us shapes us"
This short explainer video introduces the Resilience Scale and ARACY’s The Nest framework as models to help understand how experiences and environments shape children’s health and development.
Partnerships charter
Our Charter clearly sets out the partnership’s shared goals, values and ways of working to improve systems for Queensland’s children. We invite you to review the Charter and join us if you support our shared vision for Queensland kids.
Report: Queensland Place-Based Rivermap
The Queensland Place-Based Rivermap proposes systemic actions to support our many place-based initiatives. Let’s work together to create local conditions that are good for families and kids.
