Case Study
Vicinity Centres and Beacon Foundation - Partnerships for lasting impact on youth disengagement and unemployment
Vicinity Centres and Beacon Foundation - Partnerships for lasting impact on youth disengagement and unemployment
Vicinity Centres and Beacon Foundation Partnerships for lasting impact on youth disengagement and unemployment Vicinity Centres (Vicinity) is one of Australia’s leading retail property companies with over 60 shopping centres and more than 1,300 employees, in six states, across Australia. Vicinity’s aim is to enrich the communities in which it operates by strategically supporting issues that impact both centres and the communities around them. Investing in their communities Vicinity has identified youth unemployment and disengagement as an important community issue that also impacts on the amenity and performance of their centres. It’s additionally been identified as an area of focus where the business can make a meaningful difference through its day-to-day activities. Yesh