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| The Youth Engagement Team (YET) provides a youth engagement and outreach service for young people 12-25 years of age in the South Canberra, Woden, Weston Creek and Molonglo Valley regions of the ACT. | Raw Potential is a youth outreach program for young people 12-25 years of age, experiencing, or at risk of homelessness. | A free, nurse-led health and wellbeing service that provides support to young people aged 12-25 run from our Woden Youth Centre. | Family Case Management team provides support to families who are experiencing challenges and need some additional assistance. |
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YET provides a range of support services for young people including:
- After school Drop-In at the Woden Youth Centre
- Case Work Support and supported referrals to other services.
- Community Outreach in schools, in the community and at events.
- School Holiday Programs
- Employment Preparation
- ACT Pre-Learner Licence Training
About Woden Youth Centre (WYC)
WYC is located at 29 Callam Street (opposite the Woden Bus Interchange). The youth centre has many facilities such as table tennis, pool tables, a half basketball court, free food, computer access, free Wi-Fi and trained Youth Workers available to talk to.
For the latest updates on drop-in times, activities and events, and to see what the team is up to, give the Woden Youth Centre Facebook Page a like.
School Holiday Program
YET runs a holiday program for young people each school holiday period. Spaces are limited so get in quickly by downloading and completing the School Holiday Program (SHP) Application Form and returning it to yet@wcs.org.au
Watch this space for the latest program each term.
Autumn 2026
View the Autumn Holiday Program 2026
Download the SHP Registration and Permission Form – Autumn 2026
All events are FREE! But places are limited so get in quick!
ACT Pre-Learner Licence Course
YET runs the ACT Pre-Learner Licence Course (PLLC)* for young people, aged 15-25, each school holiday period. It is free of charge, but spaces are limited so get in quickly by completing the PLLC Online Expression of Interest Form below:
PLLC Expression of Interest Form
*Woden Community Service is an approved provider under section 15 of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation and is approved by the Road Transport Authority to provide the ACT Pre-Learner Licence Course. The course and materials used by Woden Community Service for the purposes of providing the course is owned by the ACT Road Transport Authority.
Casework Support
Referrals to the Youth Engagement Team for short-term casework support can be made by downloading and completing the YET Referral Form and returning it to yet@wcs.org.au
Want to know more?
For more information or if you have any questions, please get in touch with the Youth Engagement Team by email yet@wcs.org.au or call on (02) 6282 2644.
The Child Youth and Family Services – Youth Engagement Team, is operated by Woden Community Service and is funded by the ACT Government’s Community Services Directorate.
What we do…
- support you with a non-judgemental, strength-based approach
- connect you to local support services
- support you with setting and attending appointments
- provide emergency food relief
- assist with finding short and long term accommodation
- explore employment opportunities.
Want to know more?
You can contact the Raw Potential Team by email at rawpotential@wcs.org.au or call on (02) 6282 2644
Find out more on the Raw Potential website.
A free, nurse-led health and wellbeing service that provides support to young people aged 12-25 run from our Woden Youth Centre.
Find out more: Here
- Our Family Case Management team provides support to families who are experiencing challenges and need some additional assistance. We aim to strengthen your skills and capacity so that you can continue to nurture and sustain your own wellbeing.
We can support your family in flexible ways, offering short- and medium-term family case management to families living within the South Canberra, Woden, Weston and Molonglo regions.
Our family case managers can support you through activities such as:
- work with you and your family to identify your goals and support you to achieve them
- Provide information and support around improving your family’s wellbeing
- build on your strengths and empower your family to reach their potential
- support you to make beneficial links and connections with your community
- connect you to a wide range of services that meet your family’s needs, and assist you to maintain this network of support independently
- While every family has different needs, some examples of supports we might connect you to include: parenting programs; therapeutic services; mental health services; family violence support; alcohol & drug services; accommodation providers
- provide advocacy support to you when you are communicating with government agencies such as Child and Youth Protection Services (CYPS), Housing ACT, Centrelink and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
Want to know more?
You can contact the Family Case Management Team by submitting a referral Family Case Management Referral Form to fcm@wcs.org.au or calling (02) 6282 2644.
The Child, Youth and Family Services Program – Family Case Management team is operated by Woden Community Service, and is funded by the ACT Government’s Community Services Directorate.
Alternatively, you can contact OneLink and an assessing officer will talk to you about your situation and the different services available in the Canberra community. Phone 1800176468 Monday to Friday (8 am to 6 pm) or weekends (12.30 pm to 5 pm). For more information visit www.onelink.org.au.
OneLink is funded by the ACT Government’s Community Services Directorate