About us

Yung Prodigy is a youth-led and youth-run organisation founded on lived experience. We focus on mobilising young people impacted by parental and kinship incarceration, addressing an often-invisible issue and policy gap in Australian service provision. This gap impacts an estimated 40,000+ young people. Our vision is to liberate young people from the impacts of the carceral system, equipping them with the skills, resources, and community support needed to dismantle cycles of systemic disadvantage. Yung Prodigy operates through five key avenues being; research, advocacy, education, mentorship, and nourishment. One of our most groundbreaking initiatives was Australia’s inaugural community retreat for young people with lived experience of parental incarceration. Over two transformative days, participants built a network of peers through creativity, discovery, mapping, and storytelling. Targeted initiatives such as the community retreat drive powerful outcomes such as community-driven research reports, collaborative partnerships, and a youth leadership network. Yung Prodigy builds strong community networks, empowered youth advocates, and improved wellbeing for young people. Ultimately, Yung Prodigy’s work fosters systemic change, creating pathways to thrive that steer away from carceral cycles. By centering the voices of lived experience, we aim to dismantle intergenerational cycles of incarceration and disadvantage.  

The team welcomes accomplices, support and resourcing in all forms. Please do not hesitate to reach out on: programs@yungprodigy.org  OR maia@yungprodigy.org