Swans Community
The Swan Districts Football Club is a well-connected and community engaged football club that improves social outcomes and sense of wellbeing in our community.
Football is in our DNA, but our focus is steadfast on improving the lives of the people in the community through creating greater engagement in education and transitions to employment, improving health and wellbeing and enhancing community connections.
We exist for a deeper purpose.
It’s about (Social) Impact
While our values and actions are recognisable where ever we are, we work closely with local community stakeholders, to ensure that our programs are designed to meet their specific needs and government and corporate partners, to ensure that we have an impact where it is needed the most.
Our unique position means that we are able to assist a wide range of groups to make a change, make a difference and bring communities together.
Our Social Impact
Swans deliver a number of programs and initiatives all designed to empower individuals and the community to create better futures.
PERTH
Swans Youth Hub
Swans have taken over the Youth Centre located at Steel Blue Oval in Bassendean. Offering a variety of programs and activities for young people in a safe and engaging environment alongside Swans mentors.
Swans Elevate
In school mentoring program that builds resilience, self belief and empowers students to create better futures.
Disability & Inclusion
Swantreprenuers
The SWANTREPRENEUR PROGRAM fosters entrepreneurial skills among youth, combining creative ideas with business education and hands-on experience. Participants gain practical skills through bringing ideas to life, supported by Swans mentors, sponsors and resources. Equipping them with essential knowledge in entrepreneurship, business management, and financial literacy.
Swans Cafe Barista Training
Swans own and operate a mobile coffee van. Barista training is offered for young people and employment opportunities are available on Swans matchdays and events.
Moorditj Movement
An aboriginal health and wellbeing program delivered by 360 Health & Community at Steel Blue Oval on Monday and Wednesdays.
Aussie FIT
Fitness program for men over 35 to increase activity and eat healthy .
School Holiday Clinics
Football clinics run during the April and July school holidays for primary school aged children.
Run by Social Impact and our WAFL and WAFLW players.
Swans Personal Safety
Self defense and safety course to reduce violence through de-escalation techniques.
ONSLOW
Swans Youth Shed
Run the Youth Centre in Onslow for 10-17 year olds after school. Run every single afternoon, programs include:
Youth Drop In @ All Sports
Continuing to build on sports development and offering drop in space for youth to engage in other healthy active lifestyle activities.
Tasty Tuesdays
Enjoy tasty treats through cooking, creating and exploring independent living skills building positive connections through food.
What’s Up Wednesdays
Come hang with our crew at thr Skate Park. Play 4 square, kick the footy with tunes + more.
Youth Drop In @ Life Skills & Mentoring
Offering a social and emotional wellbeing space for young people, as well a positive role modelling and life skills based activities.
Youth Drop In @ FRIYAY
Check out our movie night, music mash & chill space.
Early Years & Family Fridays
Little Explorers
Craft, create & play! Exploring sensory & imagination play through different textures, colours, and objects. Every second Wednesday, join us for a fun morning of Sports fundamental skills through sport, play, teamwork & listening.
Family Fridays
A fun morning of songs and stories to help build language and literacy skills through enriched caregiving, conversational reading & learning games.
Afterschool Club
Organised sport training and coaching for kids after school, in lieu of no organised community sport.
Afterschool Club: Sports & Fun Zones
Afterschool support for families to engage children in healthy active lifestyle activities.
Afterschool Club: Educate & Create (capped at 10 participants)
Afterschool support for families to engage children in building social and emotional wellbeing skills, and exploring their creativity.
Friday Night Lights
Weekly Youth Shed activity with a different theme each week, to encourage new experiences, learning new skills, building resilience and have fun.
Elevate AFL Programs
8 week AFL skills development program in select terms only. Special skills based selected and capped at 15 participants. This program focuses on high-level skills like kicking efficiency, handballing, marking, and tackle execution. Including coaching and leadership development opportunities.
ROEBOURNE
Swans Elevate In School Mentoring
Providing mentoring and leadership development in schools, emphasising the importance of education. Elevate allows students to better understand themselves, and the pathways beyond traditional schooling.
Before school sports programs are run during the term.
Community Nightfields
Weekly afterschool activities at Yaandina Community Centre followed by outdoor under lights activities including organised sports and life skill development with strong external stakeholder engagement.
Elevate Ink
In house design and print social enterprise, using design software, printing machines and other creative mediums.
School Holidays
Youth activities in school holidays mixing all Swans content with other opportunities like basketball, drone flying and art.
Swans Personal Safety
Self defense and safety course run by accredited trainers to reduce violence through de-escalation techniques .
Barista Training Social Enterprise
Fully operational coffee machine and other appliances in the Swans room at Roebourne DHS where students can train and practice coffee making and other hospitality, and sell coffee to public.
Be You Day
All Abilities sports and inclusion day held annually, including wheelchair sports and community seminars.
Strong Swans
Holistic health and wellbeing program inc fitness, mental health and Food preparation and community meals program.
DISABILITY & INCLUSION
This team delivers a number of programs and engagement across Perth, as well as visiting the Pilbara for special events.
Contact Jorja Perdija on 9279 8700 or email jperdija@swandistrictsfc.com
Our Disabilty & Inclusion Partners
All Abilities Football Team
In 2022 Swans became the first and only WAFL club to enter an All Abilities football team in the PFL Integrated Competition.
WHEELCHAIR AFL TEAM
Swans were one of the inaugural teams to enter the WA Wheelchair Football League.
Swans Elevate
In school mentoring program that builds resilience, self belief and empowers students to create better futures, tailored to suit the needs of students living with disability.
Wheelchair Community Sports
In partnership with Telethon, Swans now own sports wheelchairs that allow us to deliver Wheelchair Footy and Basketball to schools and the community.
Email jperdija@swandistrictsfc.com for more info.
Be You Festival
Held for the first time in 2024, the Be You festival in Karratha brought the opportunity for kids living with disability to participate in a number of sports and activities, including Wheelchair Footy.
Barista Training
COUNT ME IN
IDPwD BREAKFAST
Each year Swans hold a breakfast on December 3 to recognise International Day of People with Disability and celebrate the wonderful people connected to the club who do amazing things.
PARTNERS
Chevron Wheatstone Project
Pilbara Motor Group
Mineral Resources
