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Youth Participation Grants go statewide!

Young people aged 12-25 can apply for grants up to $5,500 for community activities in their local area.

More about Youth Participation Grants

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March 2008 contents list, download, subscribe, archive

 

opportunities for young people

  • Foundation for Young Australians
  • ArtStart
  • Play Now Act Now

> details in Opportunities

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Where People & Places Meet:

Approaches to Public Space Management

  • Problems arising from young people’s use of public space
  • Fear of groups of young people
  • Under-age drinking
  • Anti-Social Behaviour
  • Preventing Boredom

2007 guide by Pota Hatzopoulos & Garner Clancey for YAPA. More on Meeting Places ... Approaches to Public Space Management

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Girls@Work: Getting a Fair Go

A teaching resource

An introduction to workplace issues for high school aged students, focusing on issues that affect young people in general, as well as the particular needs of young women.

Practical information for young people, especially young women, who may soon join the workforce. For use in curriculum areas eg:

  • Commerce 7-10
  • Work Education 7-10
  • Personal Development, Health & Physical Education 7-10
  • Life Education

Also valuable for youth centres and programs. More on Girls@Work: Getting a Fair Go

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Considering youth issues in shopping centre development applications

A guide for local government to ensure that the needs of young people are appropriately catered for during shopping centre re-developments.

2007 by Olivia Usien & Garner Clancey for YAPA.

More on Shopping Centres: Considering youth issues in shopping centre development applications

cover image of the kitYoung people & libraries

Self paced learning kit for librarians

  • Common Scenarios – Young People and Libraries
  • Law, Policies and Rules
  • Design, Layout and Observation
  • Building Rapport & Communicating with Young People
  • Understanding Young People
  • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
  • Dealing with Alcohol & Other Drug Intoxication

Young people & libraries: Self paced learning kit

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latest feature #1: Working with young people with alcohol or other drug issues: A self paced learning package

Youth workers play a key role to address alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues with young people - they:

  • are likely to have the opportunity to intervene
  • have a client base with a high rate of alcohol and other drug problems
  • can make a difference to many clients.

YAPA produced this package to improve service delivery for young people by increasing the knowledge, skills and organisational capacity of youth workers on alcohol and other drug issues.

Working with young people with alcohol or other drug issues: A self paced learning package 12/07

 

latest feature #2: A place for us: Young women's participation & access to youth services in western Sydney

cover image: an abstract designTake a look at many youth centres and services and you're likely to notice a lot more guys than girls. For many reasons, traditional forms of youth service contain unseen barriers that prevent young women from gaining access to, and participating in, services.

A place for us is designed to improve the access of young women to services. A place for us will help you empower young women and explore new ways of affirming your commitment to them. More on A place for us 10/07

 

other new youthwork resources

  • StreetWork Kickstart - an intensive support program for at risk youth in Sydney's north. 4/08

  • Making a difference in Walgett: 3 successful youth projects in the Walgett, Collarenebri and Lightning Ridge communities 4/08

  • Where can I be myself? GLBT. What does this mean? Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender doesn't really explain it. 4/08

  • Ourspace? Yourspace? Myspace? ... some of our experiences and lessons learnt as many youth workers are a little bit “nervous” about venturing into myspace... 4/08

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