Program Benefits

Latest Survey

ABCN volunteers have contributed more than 132,000 hours to high needs schools.

96% of teachers said students in Spark demonstrated an increase in confidence levels.

81% of GOALS students felt they could communicate more effectively.

 

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"ABCN is all about win-win. We give schools and students access to corporate Australia in a unique way and in the process engage with some unique people who we know will be a big part of Australia’s future."
Paul O'Sullivan,
CEO Optus, Chair ABCN.

The Australian Business and Community Network

The Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN) is a partnership of highly committed national business leaders and companies working on mentoring programs with high needs schools. Since 2005, ABCN businesses have provided over 15,000 volunteers, 10,000 of them as sustained mentors, working with nearly 50,000 students to broaden their horizons and support educators.

What we do

Watch a video overview of ABCN:

"Aspirations taught me about how to be a leader and how to be more confident so I can get a better job in the future." Aspirations, Student

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