The State Government is seeking updated information on the community services sector activities that would be undertaken in the event of widespread community transmission of COVID-19, and the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) needed to support the community services sector (see attachment for further information). This information will be vital to support service continuity and the delivery of frontline services.
The survey aims to determine the frontline services that will be delivered in the event of widespread community transmission of COVID-19 in Western Australia, approximate numbers of staff undertaking these services and the approximate number of clients to be serviced.
Thee survey take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. It closes this Wednesday, 2 December.
We're teaming up with Prevent Support Heal to host a FREE all-day training workshop to develop and strengthen your skills in campaigning and advocacy.
This workshop will cover a variety of tools and strategies essential to campaigning, including talking to the media, effective phone-banking & door-knocking. using social media to spread your message, impactful storytelling and engaging with your MP.
You’ll be learning from veteran campaigner, journalist and media consultant Sarah Quinton from Prevent, Support, Heal and mental health policy experts from the WA Association for Mental Health.
Once a year, YACWA takes a temperature check on how we're performing and where we can do better.
If you can spare 10 minutes, this is a chance to offer meaningful feedback to YACWA about the work we've done over the last 12+ months - everything from our COVID-19 response and our social media to the handful of physical events we've held and the work of our youth-led networks.
We'll also be have a $50 gift card up for grabs for one lucky respondent.
We're looking forward to hearing from you.
Applications are now open for the WA Ministerial Youth Advisory Council (MYAC), a group of 12 young Western Australians age 15–25 providing input and advice to the Minister for Youth.
Members will be appointed for a two-year term and remunerated for their time for providing expertise on issues as diverse as youth homelessness, gender equality, youth health policy and education.
The WA Network of Alcohol & other Drug Agencies (WANADA) is undertaking consultation for the proposed online hub through online surveys, online and face to face meetings, telephone discussions and focus groups. The feedback will be collated to develop a roadmap for the hub, and a funding proposal to establish the hub.
WANADA is seeking input from alcohol and other drug services and their workers, consumers, funders and cross-sector stakeholders across three separate survey, each closing on Friday 11 December.
Mission Australia have published the results of their 19th Annual Youth Survey, drawing on feedback from over 25,000 young people ranging from age 15 to 19.
The results document young people's concerns about COVID-19 and its impact on their education, mental health and finances; experiences of discrimination; and priorities for the coming years.
On Sunday 6 December 2020, our friends at Propel are inviting us to document 24 hours of life in Western Australia.
Every year, hundreds of people across WA simultaneously step behind their cameras to capture and submit an image from their day to Mosaic, a community-driven photography project and exhibition.
We're asking anyone and everyone in WA to set aside a couple of minutes on Sunday 6 December, to capture part of their day on camera. Use your phone, a DSLR, a film camera, a point and shoot, Instagram, a tablet - whatever you have at your disposal!
After registering, and during the lead-up to Capture Day, we'll send you the upload link. You'll have a week after Sunday 6 December to upload your image and have it displayed in a professional exhibition, alongside other contributions from all walks of life in WA.
Our Friends at Hello Initiative are launching a new program that will see changemakers from across the youth services sector come together to learn about Human-Centred Design Thinking, and co-design innovative solutions to challenges found in the sector.
Hello Initiative is now seeking input from across the sector for what your biggest or stickiest problems are. Your problems may be around the system, processes, interactive within or between agencies, or around client behaviours. The problems could be specific to youth justice, or more broadly relevant to at-risk youth that impact youth justice clients. Submissions close Friday 4 December.
Applications are also open for a free workshop on Friday 11 December.
YACWA has worked tirelessly to support young people, youth workers and the youth sector navigate this strange and challenging time. Now we’re asking you to join us commit to championing the rights of young people in Western Australia by becoming a member.
Over 40 years ago, a small group of agitators, firebrands and troublemakers joined together to form a united front for youth workers in our state. That same activist spirit, fuelled by an undying commitment to the rights of young people, runs through everything we do at the Youth Affairs Council of WA.
As we move into this recovery phase, we’re faced with an extraordinary challenge. Young people are expected to be some of the hardest hit by this upheaval to employment, education and daily life.
By becoming a member, you’ll be supporting our small team of change-makers to fight for every young person in our state.
The Commissioner for Children and Young People is on the lookout for change champions - young Western Australians aged 18 and under who are looking to make their voice heard, share their insights and make recommendations on important issues.
Participants will be asked a question every school term, starting with Term 1 2021, asking a question like, what needs to change in your town for young people?, and will go into the draw to win a $25 gift voucher each term.
YACWA respectfully acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of this country. While our work is state-wide, YACWA's office is based on the land of Wadjuk people of the Noongar nation.
We wish to pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal people seeing this message.
