Angeline Karvinkop has been honoured with Greater Dandenong City Council’s Young Leader of the Year (2024), in recognition of her outstanding contribution to helping others through her volunteer work.
Angeline participated in Council’s Young Leaders Program in 2023 and has volunteered for a range of organisations supporting some of the most marginalised people in our community. Her work has supported newly arrived migrants, school students, young carers, and homeless people. This work includes volunteering with the Centre for Multicultural Youth’s U Can 2 program, which provides additional support for young people aged 16–25 who are newly arrived in Australia, and from a refugee or migrant background.
Angeline also volunteers with yLead, a program that creates unique learning experiences that empower young people to be their best and make a positive difference in their world.
She also dedicates her time to working with the homeless, volunteering with the charitable organisation Christmas on the Streets, a grassroots movement which offers companionship, food, clothing, sanitary products, gifts and essential items to individuals and communities in need.
Angeline played an instrumental role in the Young Leaders 2023 Racism and Discrimination Project, culminating in the Diversity Rise Youth Forum and a survey focussing on improving reporting pathways for young people who experience racism and discrimination.
This year marks 15 years of the Greater Dandenong City Council’s Young Leaders program. Applications for the 2024 program close on 14 April.
