The Silver Lining Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organisation that supports young people who need a second chance.

To be respected and acknowledged as a genuine contributor to Indigenous youth BY assisting young Indigenous Australians TO participate in the workforce.

To provide work experience and on the job training for young Indigenous Australians.

Our Strategy is to:

• Identify business opportunities and build enterprises that are financially self sustainable
• Employ Indigenous youth in those enterprises
• Train them on the job and through related external courses where appropriate
• Enhance their self worth by providing work experience and on the job training

Our business objectives are to:

• Provide work experience and, where appropriate on the job training, to Indigenous youth either employed by Ironbark Ridge Services or through third party employers.
• Ironbark Ridge services to be financially self sustainable as a business

Within our culture:

• The business retains a business culture of employment and on the job training in a "real" workplace
• There will be no training/school/government agency feel about the business
• There will be an opportunistic/entrepreneurial culture