Blue Card

Similar to other programs that exist internationally, its aim is to assist and encourage young people seeking help at times of need. The ‘Blue Card’ is provided to young people and schools and services that work with youth at no cost to them.

The initiative was developed in partnership with the Rotary Club of South Nowra in 2016 and was very much youth-driven. Its genesis was a Rypen Camp (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) where ideas about help seeking were workshopped with young people. The Blue Card was the result.

Recognising the wonderful support of Nowra Rotary

The Cards have been provided FREE for the last three years thanks to the continued support of the Rotary Club of South Nowra and then the combined Rotary Club of Nowra, over that time. They have sponsored more than 30,000 Cards that have gone as far south as Tasmania, west to the ACT, north to the Daintree and Papua New Guinea and even India. That Rotary support has really made an impact on so many young people.

The Blue Card distribution continues but SSPAN is funding them at the moment using donations from various groups.

Particularly pleasing is when schools use the Card as part of their fundraising on awareness days like RUOK Day and donate some funds back to SSPAN to keep the project going. Our thanks to Warilla High who have been great supporters with their RUOK cup-cake days and to year 9 at Nowra Anglican College, who raised funds with sales of hand sanitiser to sponsor 500 of the Blue Cards. Those Cards have gone out with their name recognised on the reverse side.