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Youth Solutions is celebrating a windfall of $7,000 thanks to the generosity of McDonald’s in Macarthur. The charity, which focuses on drug and alcohol prevention, education and health promotion, was McDonald’s initial charity of choice for the 2021 Charity Fun Night held on Wednesday, May 26. All 15 McDonald’s stores in Campbelltown and Camden pulled […]

McDonald’s in Macarthur has again highlighted its community spirit by selecting Youth Solutions as its charity of choice for the 2021 Charity Fun Night on Wednesday, May 26. From 3-5pm and 5-7pm on Wednesday, Youth Solutions will receive 10 per cent of all food-court and drive-thru sales respectively from the 15 McDonald’s stores in Campbelltown […]

Youth Solutions High Tea raises $7,500 for youth drug & alcohol prevention programs Youth Solutions celebrated a sweet start to 2021 with a sold-out high tea event at Rydges Campbelltown on Friday, 19 February. Backed by support from the event sponsor, Marsdens Law Group, the annual Youth Solutions High Tea fundraiser, aptly named a ChariTEA […]

Youth Solutions encourages young people and community to celebrate safely this summer Tis the season to celebrate with your family and friends – and boy do we all deserve a celebration after the year we have had! The Christmas and New Year season is on our doorstep, school and study commitments are wrapping up, COVID-19 […]

Youth Solutions thanks outgoing Board Member Damon May of MayTek IT Solutions The ability of Youth Solutions deliver great things with a small team and small budget has been something that has always impressed Damon May. The man behind MayTek IT Solutions, together with his wife Cassandra, have been long term Youth Solutions supporters. This […]

ARTucation health promotion project wins ZEST Award for Outstanding Project working with Aboriginal Communities in Western Sydney Pride and sheer happiness were the top feelings in the Youth Solutions office when the news was recently handed down that the organisation’s ARTucation project had claimed a coveted award. The ZEST Awards are renowned for highlighting the […]

Youth mental health, wellbeing and connectedness the focus for online fiesta of events & activities Free online youth events and workshops, weekly challenges, activities and loads of great wellbeing tips are just a few of the things young people can expect from the Recharge Online Youth Fiesta. Kicking off last week, the two-month-long online fiesta […]

Youth Solutions 2020 Parent and Carer Info Series – Part 2: Communication Written by: Amanda Dillon, Community Relations & Communications Coordinator & Karen Yuen, Youth & Community Development Coordinator Good communication between young people and their parents/carers can really make a difference. Our programs at Youth Solutions may be focused on drug and alcohol education, […]

Youth Solutions 2020 Parent and Carer Info Series – Part 1 Written by: Amanda Dillon, Community Relations & Communications Coordinator & Karen Yuen, Youth & Community Development Coordinator Youth Solutions gets plenty of questions from parents and carers about how they can prevent their children or young people from experiencing the harms of drugs and […]

Youth Solutions launches online campaign to address harm from tobacco smoking Charity and community services work may be looking a little different lately, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped Youth Solutions from forging ahead with a safe rollout of its #whyichoose campaign. Launched this month, the #whyichoose campaign will […]