.png)
About us
Dreaming Futures walks alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, on Country and in culture.
Why we existGet involvedOur vision
A future with no young people living in out-of-home care.
Everything we do comes back to this. It is why we build trust first, walk with families and carers, and work on Country and in culture.
Why we existGet involvedWhere we come from
Dreaming Futures was founded by Shawn Andrews, a Mununjali and Migunberri man of the Yugambeh language group. Shawn saw a gap in the system between care and a working life, and set out to build a pathway across it, grounded in culture.
Our experience comes from the work. Through a company called Indigicate, Shawn ran camps for schools, multi-day journey programs and children's camps, as well as out-of-home care programs, on-Country programs and overseas programs for children in care.
After COVID, Dreaming Futures was launched as the charity arm of Indigicate. COVID had forced Indigicate to close, and the charity carries that work on. We are still growing, and we are building it with community, Elders and people with lived experience of care.
The pathway we are building
On Country, with Elders, kin and community.
Built step by step, from a good day out to longer trips.
A young person at 25 who is strong, connected and supported.
Our story so far
About ten years before COVID
Through Indigicate, Shawn ran camps for schools, multi-day journey programs, children's camps, out-of-home care programs, on-Country programs and overseas programs for children in care.
After COVID
Dreaming Futures begins as an independent registered charity, originally the charity arm of Indigicate.
Now
Building the board, the partners and the programs, with community.
2027
Planned to start in the school holidays. New directors join from around February or March.
How we are run
We are building a board ahead of our first programs in 2027, with new directors starting around February or March.
Join the boardShawn Andrews also founded the Buneen Group, which includes Buneen Consulting. The Group shares our interest and works alongside us to help change the systems that limit Aboriginal children in care from succeeding. Dreaming Futures is independent and runs differently.
We never use a child's story or image to raise money. Adults who grew up in care may choose to tell their own story, in their own way.
Dreaming Futures Limited · ABN 22 649 246 935 · registered with the ACNC
Write to info@buneen.au. We are happy to talk about our governance, our programs and how we work.
Contact usHow we work