Braydon's story

"I was in a pretty bad place before I met MMAD. The week that I met them, I actually… I was at an all time low. And then, meeting them, going in on the Friday, I thought, I’ll go in once more and then I went again and I thought, “OK, I’ll give this another few shots”, and then in the end MMAD ended up saving my life, they saved me from myself.

I’ve just overcome so many things through here: I’ve overcome mental health, addictions – all kinds of things. Even just being around the wrong types of people or issues with my family.

Over the year and a half I’ve been here, I don’t think I’d even be alive right now if it wasn’t for MMAD. I’ve always thought, “I wanna make music for me, I wanna do things for me”; I have to admit I was a selfish person back in the day and now, this is what I wanna do – this is actually how to do something good – how to help others.

Brayden is now a Youth Ambassador and trainee youth mentor at MMAD.

How UnLtd helps young people like Brayden:

UnLtd has been supporting Musicians Making a Difference since its start by providing funding for critical programs, helping re-brand the organisation and creating and facilitating partnerships with organisations like Channel 10, Verizon Media, ARN, Kaimera and many more. Through UnLtd, MMAD has been able to grow as an organisation to help thousands more young people at risk.

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