Youth Support Services Across the ACT

Connect with Mura Lanyon Youth & Community Centre to learn more about our School Holiday programs, Drop In (youth centre), Case Work, T25 Clinic & A-Z Social Support Group.

WCS provide a range of services and a bunch of cool stuff to support young people in our community. We partner with other agencies to provide services for children and young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, through the YET, Raw Potential, Drop In (youth centre) & School Holiday programs.

View a range of programs that supports young people via the website.

Northside’s Youth Engagement programs support children and young people aged 12 – 25 who live or play in the Inner North and Gungahlin regions of the ACT to connect meaningfully with their community. School Holiday Programs Gunners Place Youth and Community Space partnership with Banardos, Multicultural Hub and Relationships Australia Canberra & Region. Self Esteem and Confidence Case Management For Young People

We are committed to ensuring that young people and their families build positive futures. Our evidence-based programs utilise hands-on, high adrenaline activities, education and vocational skills, and social skills training to divert young people. Programs include: Project 180, Project Level Up and Project Empower.

It is our aim to break inter-generational disadvantage and poverty by supporting young people and their families. Through our Youth and Family Services, we encourage young people to remain engaged in school and post-school training to support them to achieve their potential. Services include: The Junction Youth Health, Cyclops Young Carers Program & Youth Engagement Team, Interview Friends & Family Case Management.

The Safe and Connected Youth Program (SACY) provides children and young people aged between 8-15 years and their families with targeted support to improve family functioning and reduce the risks and harms of family breakdown.

We help girls and young women thrive, not just survive.

Marymead CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn have been providing programs to support young people in Canberra and surrounding regions for nearly 20 years. Whether you need support with housing, family and relationships, mental health, or employment and education, we are sure to have a program to help you.

Mindmap is a mental health portal (website) for young people aged 0 - 25.

Menslink has been supporting young men in the Canberra region for over twenty years through our free counselling, volunteer mentoring, and education programs.

Messengers is a non-clinical social support program for vulnerable young people across the ACT. The program uses a social prescription model and facilitates voluntary non-clinical arts groups for young people aged 10 – 25 years who are disengaging from school and their community and experiencing mental ill-health, social isolation and a range of other issues.

Our friendly team is always available and can help with: Someone to talk to Friends & relationships Navigating cultural identity Getting on at school Finding a job Family and health matters Exploring new opportunities

Programs include Palm Youth Rehab, The Street University, Adolescence Continuing Care (CALM), Youth Homelessness Service, Youth Drug and Alcohol Counselling, Aboriginal & Torres Straight Islander Counselling and Case Management Service & Deadly Dreaming Indigenous Support Program.

The Youth Law Centre (YLC) is Legal Aid ACT's dedicated service for young people under 25. It is a free and confidential legal service.

• Location: 2 Allsop Street Canberra City

Street Law can help young people with: Fines, Public Space and Pets, Criminal Records and Policing, Proof of ID and Voting and Money and Victims of Crime.

• Location: level 5, 10 Rudd Street Canberra City.

The team who lead T25 are here to talk about any health and wellbeing concerns you may have, without judgement. This service is entirely free and operates on a walk-in basis. Parents, guardians and friends are also welcome to accompany you to the clinic if you want them to be there. Find your local clinic via the link provided.

The VINES program offers a strong network of support for young people aged between 13 and 15 years.

The Salvation Army Youth Services has a range of programs for young people, their families and the community. Services include: Housing & Homelessness, Employment & Training, Education, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Youth Justice, Specialist Therapeutic Responses and Driver Training.

We are a consortium of Barnardos Australia, Northside Community Service, Multicultural Hub, and Relationships Australia Canberra & Region. Each partner has a dedicated day to provide programs and activities for their communities in Gungahlin. School holiday programs and drop in.

• Location: 6 Gribble St Gungahlin

Do you often find yourself navigating challenging relationships with your family members? Do you struggle to clearly communicate your needs and set healthy boundaries within your family dynamics, or perhaps you know someone who is facing similar challenges? Project Chosen Family's inaugural support group will initially target female-identifying and gender-diverse youths aged 18 to 25 who are navigating challenging familial relationships.

• Day / Time: Thursdays 6-8pm
• Duration: Term 1, 2025