Community Project: Debutante Ball

On Oct 3rd, the Victorian Office of the Child Safety Commissioner, in partnership with youth outreach agencies, organised the inaugural Debutante Ball for young people in Out of Home Care. That is children who can not live with their own families. The young people involved were either wards of the State or in foster care arrangements and have often missed out on many of the 'rites of passage' events that many of us take for granted.

The Body Shop's People Team were fortunate to be invited to help the girls in their preparation on the night, doing their makeup, fixing hair, calming nerves and generally getting them ready for this event, for which they had been preparing all year. They were presented to Victorian Premier John Brumby and his wife Rosemary.

By all accounts the night went off beautifully and it was a pleasure for our team to help out.


Louisa Wallace - People & Values Manager