Membership

The Youth Coalition is a membership-based organisation. Our members include young people, youth workers, service providers, youth programs, mutual support and self-help groups as well as other interested individuals. Membership is open to organisations and individuals who agree with the Youth Coalition’s objectives.

Opportunities are provided for members to share information, network, access resources, contribute to policy development, and participate in representing in the best interests of young people and youth service providers.

Why Become a Member?

With the many changes to policy, funding and services for young people both at a local and national level, it is vitally important that young people and the diverse sector that works to support them are represented to have a voice and role in actively shaping the ACT community.

The Youth Coalition takes a collaborative approach to the development of all our activities and highly values the close relationship we have with our members.

Membership of the Youth Coalition also has a range of other benefits including:

  • Opportunities to input into the Youth Coalition’s policy development;
  • Involvement in the Board;
  • Subscription to the Youth Coalition’s eBulletin;
  • Access to professional development at discounted rates;
  • Access to extensive networks to promote your organisation's events and activities and hear about other organisations;
  • Ability to be represented to Government;
  • Individual member support;
  • Access to the Youth Coalition’s library; and,
  • Access to other activities at a discounted rate, such as the Comorbidity Bus Tours.

There are three types of membership of the Youth Coalition.

Click here to download the Youth Coalition's membership application form.

Click here to download the Youth Coalition's Constitution.

Current Organisational Members of the Youth Coalition

The following agencies, services and programs are currently members of the Youth Coalition:

ACT Council of Social Services (ACTCOSS)
Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT (ATODA)
Anglicare Canberra and Goulburn
CYCLOPS, Anglicare
Junction Youth Health Service, Anglicare
Litmus Program, Anglicare
Take Two Jobs Fund Project, Anglicare
Youth Connections, Anglicare
Youth in the City, Anglicare
Youth Education Program (YEP), Anglicare
Wallabalooa Youth Refuge, Anglicare
Barnardos
Barnardos Transition Program
Belconnen Community Services and Centre (BCS)
U-Turn Youth Services, BCS
Bridge Back to Life Foundation Ltd.
Canberra Fathers and Children’s Service Inc. (CANFACS)
Canberra PCYC
Canberra Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC)
Canberra Youth Refuge
CatholicCare Canberra and Goulburn
Homelinx, CatholicCare
Reconnect, CatholicCare
STEPS, CatholicCare
Youth and Well Being, CatholicCare
Communities@Work
Tuggeranong Youth Centre, Communities@Work
Weston Creek Youth Centre (Communities@Work)
Domestic Violence Crisis Service (DVCS)
Galilee Inc.
Galilee Youth Programs
LIFT Project, Galilee
The Galilee School Youth Education
Gungahlin Regional Community Service (GRCS)
Gungahlin Youth Service
Life Without Barriers
Lifeline ACT
Marymead Child and Family Centre

Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT)
Northside Community Service
Northern Territory Youth Affairs Network (NTYAN)
Queanbeyan City Council
Axis Youth Centre
Scouts ACT
St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra
The Salvation Army, Canberra City/Oasis Support Network
OASIS Youth /Youth Residential Service
Toora Women Inc.
Women’s Information Referral Education on Drugs and Dependency (WIREDD), Toora
Victims of Crime Assistance League ACT Inc. (VOCAL)
Woden Community Service Inc (WCS)
Woden Youth Centre, WCS
Youth Affairs Council of South Australia (YACSA)
Youth Affairs Council of Victoria (YACVIC)
Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia (YACWA)
Youth Affairs Network of Queensland (YANQ)
Youth Action and Policy Association (YAPA)
Youth Network of Tasmania (YNOT)
YWCA Canberra
MURA - Lanyon Youth and Community Centre, YWCA
Navigate, YWCA
SCOPE Youth Service, YWCA
Steps, YWCA
Youth Connections Tuggeranong, YWCA
YWCA of Australia