About
Our services engage young people in education, training, social-emotional development and connection to community.
Services
Free, out of
school learning
YWCA Canberra Clubhouse
Grow your skills with YWCA Canberra’s Clubhouse—a free, out of school learning space for young people, aged 10 to 18 in the Tuggeranong region.
School Holiday Program
YWCA Canberra Youth Programs provides a free school holiday program to young people aged ten to 25 years old. Our program activities range from the creative and arts to action packed excursions.
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Drop-in activities will be run from the Mura Lanyon Youth and Community Centre. For excursions, the bus will pick up and drop off at the Mura Lanyon Youth and Community Centre.
You can view the details for our 2024 Autumn School Holiday Program here.
The sign up form for our 2024 Autumn School Holiday Program is available here. This form should be completed and sent to youth@ywca-canberra.org.au.
This is an ACT Government-funded program to service vulnerable young people in the community. As such, participants will be triaged based on a needs assessment which will be governed by best practice policy.
Get Social
Support
A–Z Social Support Group
A-Z is a free social support group for gender and sexuality diverse young people and allies between the ages of 12 and 25.
Mura Lanyon Youth and Community Centre
22 Sidney Nolan St, Conder ACT 2906
Tuesdays: 5 – 7pm
If you want to join the meeting, email our Youth Engagement Team.
Case work
We provide supported accommodation services on behalf of the ACT Government for families including women and children, who are in unstable housing or experiencing homelessness.
Initial assessment and referral tool:
Teen Clinic
Teen Clinic is a free service that provides local teenagers with the opportunity to talk to one of our nurses about a range of issues in a non-judgmental environment.
Warm Connections
Warm Connections Counselling provides individual therapeutic support to families with children and young people aged zero to 15 years.
Community
Connection
Youth centre drop-in
The Youth Centre is open to all young people aged 10 to 25. In this space, you can chat with youth workers, use computers with free internet.
Mura Lanyon Youth and Community Centre
22 Sidney Nolan St, Conder ACT 2906
Tuesday 3 – 5pm
LGBTQIA+ and Allies Prom
The LGBTQIA+ & Allies Prom is held annually and provides an opportunity for up to 180 young people to experience a formal style event and express their identity in a safe, supportive, and celebratory environment.
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At this event, we also celebrate and recognise the exceptional young people in our community through the LGBTQIA+ & Allies Prom Awards.
This event is strictly drug and alcohol-free.
Prom relies on the generous donations of community members to sponsor tickets so that young people can attend at no cost. For information about Prom please follow the Youth Engagement Instagram page or check out YWCA Canberra’s events page.
How to
Contact us
Fill out the form below and a friendly staff member from the YWCA Canberra team will be in touch as soon as possible.
You can also in touch with our team by emailing Youth@ywca-canberra.org.au
To provide feedback on our services, please fill out our feedback form.