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JMF, which was established in 2012 and is the longest-running and most successful Indigenous football program in Australia, has been recognised for their work in meeting Closing the Gap targets.
The organisation could also hold the key to more Indigenous young players making it through to our national teams.
The initiative addresses 11 of the 16 Closing the Gap targets and is life-changing for more than 1,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and boys aged 2 to 16 years of age at a cost of just $1,300 per child per year.
It also provides local Aboriginal jobs, with almost two-thirds of the 40 coaching and administrative staff being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and all receiving wide-ranging professional development, including in first aid, safe food handling, mental health and becoming licensed coaches.