The Sector is a new initiative by ACYS which aims to increase awareness of youth organisations and encourage networking. Each month ACYS will profile an organisation, group or committee that is making a difference in the youth sector.
If you would like your organisation to be featured in The Sector please email: information@acys.utas.edu.au or phone (03) 6226 6617.
Featured: 20 Mar 2012
The overall aim of NYW is to celebrate young people and recognise the positive contributions they make to their communities. Read more
Featured: 20 Dec 2011
The mission of Express Media is to provide support and development opportunities for young people in writing and media. Read more
Featured: 23 Nov 2011
The mission of PROJECT ROCKIT is to achieve positive, lasting change in the lives of young people by providing the tools to develop resilience so that hardship can ignite one's potential rather than extinguish it. Read more
Featured: 19 Sep 2011
The mission of Step Back. THINK. is to educate young people about the serious consequences one punch can have; and consequently reduce the number of serious injuries and fatalities that are too often the result of a fight. Read more
Featured: 23 Aug 2011
Smart Artz's mission is to engage with young minds and give them the opportunity to work on real-life projects, learn new skills and develop their creative potential. Read more
Featured: 20 Jun 2011
The mission of Youth Futures is to: strengthen families and communities where young people are valued and celebrated Read more
Featured: 21 Apr 2011
St John aims to promote young people as valued and vital members of the community. Read more
The US developers of Making Choices and Strong Families, Mark Fraser and Maeda Galinsky, intervention programs have identified 5 five steps for the design and development of other programs. Original article
17 May 2012
CanTeen Australia will be trialling an 8 week face-to-face group support program called Truce. More information
17 May 2012
This discussion paper from the NSW Commission for Children and Young people was prepared for a Roundtable on the Middle Years of Childhood held on 24 April 2012 with non-government organisations to share developments and explore future directions and opportunities for collaboration. Original article
17 May 2012
For 13 years Siblings Australia has developed services and resources for siblings of children and adults with disability or chronic illness. Recently, they have been concerned about one particular challenge – the incidence of aggression toward siblings by the child/young person with disability. In order to understand the nature and extent of the problem they have established a short (10 question) anonymous survey. Siblings Australia hopes to hear from parents, providers and siblings themselves. Original article
17 May 2012
This two part report, commissioned by Arts Victoria and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), considers the impact of school-arts partnerships on student engagement, student voice, social learning, creative skills and arts-related knowledge and skills. Original article
17 May 2012