Y Spaces and Young Leaders

Stay Updated - COVID-19 announcements re. Youth and Community Programs

Online Activities and Events

All programming is FREE and accessible to all young people aged 15-24!

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Session

Description

Ongoing
Monday-Friday 1.30 to 5pm

Young people in Western Sydney are invited to Call A Youth Worker if they’re feeling challenged by the current COVID-19 environment.

Book a call back

Thursday 5 AUG 2021
5 to 6.30pm

Live Music Production Workshop

Learn the basics of producing beats and making loops. Music production workshop will show you the fundamentals of using Ableton Live to make tracks, sample songs, and create your own MP3 tracks. For young people aged 16-25.

Book online or email youth@ymcansw.org.au

Y Spaces are for young people to connect, engage in free activities, and positively impact their local community.

Each Y Space has a team of volunteer Young Leaders who get together to organise events, advocate for young people and build their skills in areas like leadership, event management and more.

If you’re keen to attend a Yspace event or you’d like to get involved in a Young Leaders Team please get in touch.

Find a Y Space in the following communities across NSW:

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Y Space Parramatta

Working alongside Parramatta Library staff, The Y NSW youth workers are present within the library precinct from 3-6pm each afternoon Monday-Friday. This program aims to enhance the safety and accessibility of young people in the CBD. We do this by conducting assertive outreach and linking young people to services that meet their needs. In addition to assisting young people in need, this program also aims to proactively develop new programs and structures to create new opportunities for young people. This includes a young leaders group, as well as a range of other youth-led programs, and workshops.

Outreach workers engage young people in the Parramatta library precinct and create programs based on their needs. This program is funded by Parramatta Council.

Yspace Parramatta Westfield Pop-Up

Y Space Mount Annan

Mount Annan Leisure Centre is headquarters for this Yspace and runs in partnership with Camden Council. We run a variety of regular youth events, so get in touch to find out more.

Our Mount Annan Young Leaders meetings will be back up and running soon.

Y Space Penrith

The Y Penrith is home for this Yspace run in partnership with Wesley Mission and Platform Youth Services. Our youth events will be up and running soon, so stay tuned for more information.

Our Penrith Young Leaders meetings will be back up and running soon.

Y Space Central Coast

The Y Space Central Coast is the latest Youth Hub to be established by Y NSW. Set in the heart of Lake Haven Shopping Precinct, our coordinator based at Gravity Youth Centre. Our program is run in partnership with Central Coast Council, alongside Headspace and specialist youth services, all working together to best support local young people.

We currently offer the following services for young people aged 12-29:

FREE Brekkie & Basketball Club (Monday-Thursday, 6.30-8.30am term time – currently on hold due to COVID restrictions)
Streetgym programs at the Lake Haven Recreation Centre
Information, advocacy and referrals

We have several exciting new programs which will be launching soon, so stay connected with us on Facebook @yspacecentralcoast and Instagram @yspace_centralcoast.

Y Space Central Coast have designed a new online portal for young people living on the Central Coast!

Visit Y Space Online

Y Space Cooma

Located in the heart of Cooma is Y Space Cooma Youth Hub, a drop-in youth centre for young people aged 12 to 17. It offers a safe and friendly environment for young people to hang out in and is open four days a week.

The Hub had a wide range of support services available for young people experiencing situations such as homelessness, financial difficulty, disengagement from education and training or family breakdown.

Y Space Cooma Youth Hub runs several exciting school holiday programs and weekend activities throughout the year. They also provide information and referrals regarding health (physical, mental and social), transitions, safety, relationships, education, training, employment, culture and justice issues. All of these are available alongside psychosocial support and life skills – social skills, relationships, financial management and budgeting, career advice and support.