Community Strengthening
Stories from the Community
- Bringing Families Together
- Posted: 23rd September 2011
- Family time together is down 14% and we are now the fattest nation in the world. The Grey family came to the Y looking for a solution to their... more
- Learn, Grow And Connect- Volunteer With The Y
- Posted: 23rd September 2011
- Daniel Sadler is 27-years-old and living with Down syndrome. He started volunteering with the Y at Hawkesbury in 2004, where he spent several hours... more
- Alex's Inspirational Fight To Fitness Lead Him To A Job With The Y
- Posted: 23rd September 2011
- Alex Ma is an employee at the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre, with a very inspirational story. Born with Cerebral Palsy, 17-year-old Alex has been a... more
- Youth Rise Up And Represent
- Posted: 2nd June 2011
- The Indigenous community represents over 50% of youth incarceration in NSW. Jason, a 16 year old Indigenous Australian living in rural Parkes... more
- Youth Parliment Gave Me The Confidence To Do Anything
- Posted: 1st June 2011
- In Australia, anxiety disorders are estimated to affect one in six young people and around one in 16 has depression. Youth Parliamentarian Blake,... more
- ‘YMCA Learn To Swim’ Saved Chloe’s Life
- Posted: 31st May 2011
- In 2010, 314 Australians drowned in pools, those most vulnerable were children under the age of 5. Chloe, 5 years old and living with Down syndrome... more
- 'Camp Makes Us Feel Like A Family Again'
- Posted: 30th May 2011
- In NSW alone, 16,000 children are removed from dysfunctional, neglectful or abusive families Removed from home at a young age due to physical... more
- Providing Brighter Futures
- Posted: 29th May 2011
- Four factors that are consistent in building resilience in our youth are connectedness, achievement, empowerment and generosity. In early 2010, YMCA... more
- Community Companionship
- Posted: 28th May 2011
- Australia’s population is ageing dramatically; of the 6.3% of Australians living with a profound activity limitation, 50% of them are over the... more
- No Longer Alone
- Posted: 27th May 2011
- 1 in 5 Australians suffer from a Mental Illness at some point in their life. Five years after losing her job due to bi-polar, Joanne joined... more
- ‘The Y Is My Escape’
- Posted: 26th May 2011
- People who exercise regularly benefit from a positive boost in mood and lower rates of depression. Suffering from depression, Helen had always... more
- Volunteering At The Y Brings Joy And Purpose To Julia's Life.
- Posted: 31st May 2010
- When she was 10 days old, Julia was given just 5 hours to live; now aged 27, she is a tiny adult with big dreams and the Y is helping to make them... more
- Yarramundi Is Like Home For Sharna And Tayla
- Posted: 30th May 2010
- Sharna and Tayla were removed from a neglectful home as toddlers. Horribly, each was also later abused in out of home care. Following numerous short... more
- The Y Has Developed David As A Leader And A Person
- Posted: 29th May 2010
- David is not your ordinary teenager. He has experienced many challenges in life including full visual impairment, yet he dreams the dreams of any... more
- With The Y's Support Olivia Has Learnt To Walk
- Posted: 28th May 2010
- Olivia is 2 ½. And was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, commonly known as “Brittle bone syndrome”. Just Before Olivia was born... more
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