After experiencing a string of job losses and mental health issues, youth volunteering has helped Blaze Pilgrim believe she has something positive to offer to the world.
Now, the young leader from the City of Onkaparinga, south of Adelaide, is pioneering a national youth volunteer pilot program to help support others with challenging backgrounds.
Ms Pilgrim fell into volunteering at the age of 24 after coming across a council-run shopping centre retail space selling artworks, jewellery and clothing made by local young people.
