The owners of the 10 village Living Choice group, Graham Hobbs and Ian Tregoning, made a donation last week of $100,000 to Youth Opportunities, a unique SA program. Graham Hobbs has personally donated more than $1.4 million to the charity over the years.

Youth Opportunities currently has 700 Year 10 students in programs that involve one day per week over 10 weeks. Dedicated trainers facilitate group discussion, one-on-one coaching and bookwork, addressing bullying, peer pressure, confidence, self-belief, improving communication, developing relationship skills, goal planning and motivation Follow-up support is then provided for two years.