The Youth Solutions Youth Advisory Group (YAG) are volunteers aged 16 – 25 years who who live, study, work, are connected to, or spend their recreation time in, the Macarthur and Wingecarribee regions. Each member is passionate about youth health.
The YAG generally meet once a month at the Youth Solutions office to help us to identify and address the issues that local young people are facing.
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Alyssa-Jade (AJ) has many interests, among them a passion for fashion design, attending live music events and a love of reading. She starts uni this year and will juggle her studies with a part-time job and other volunteer opportunities. She enjoys helping the community by assisting young people to find their voices and individuality in varied and different ways.
AJ was school captain in her final year of high school last year.
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Amy Rose is currently working as a disability support worker. She started volunteering with the Youth Solutions Youth Advisory Group in September 2022 and brings with her a passion to help others and educate young people on drug and alcohol use/harm reduction.
Amy Rose’s hobbies include reading, watching movies and spending time on the farm.
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Anastasia has an interest in public health and enjoys seeing what organisations in the field are working on to improve health literacy and access. Anastasia loves that being a part of the YAG allows her to constantly learn and engage in public health initiatives through campaigns, events and workshops.
Anastasia also completed her university placement at Youth Solutions, where she researched e-cigarettes. She is particularly interested in attending stalls during the #whyichoose campaign period.
In her spare time, Anastasia enjoys playing sport, cooking, and drawing.
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Anita joined YAG in 2022 and has embraced the opportunities that YAG has offered her to date. Anita’s teaching and school learning support officer roles have helped her see the importance of educating young people about the harm associated with alcohol, smoking, and drug use.
In her spare time, Anita enjoys attending live music gigs and reading poetry.
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Ansgar joined our Youth Advisory Group in November 2022, after completing his student placement with us from April to June 2022. Ansgar chose to volunteer with Youth Solutions because he wanted to engage with young people and empower them to make positive lifestyle choices.
In his spare time, Ansgar enjoys being outside with a footy and exercising.
Aviral joined the Youth Advisory Group in 2023.
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Brock joined YAG in 2021 and is enjoying the learning opportunities and the chance to collaborate with a great group of people.
Broke enjoys reading and watching television shows in his spare time (especially reality TV and crime). He also likes food and watching wrestling.
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A newcomer to YAG, Mahnee brings wide and varied skills and interests to the table. She works for the Catholic Education Office in event and administrative services and works at NextPath. In her down time she enjoys cooking and creating new food as well as walking and exploring the great outdoors.
Mahnee hopes to gain a lot of different training from YAG to broaden her personal and professional skills set.
Maia joined YAG in January 2023.
Maia is excited to be volunteering in the youth space and is keen to help spread awareness about the risks of drug and alcohol to young people.
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Taylah has been an enthusiastic member of our YAG for more than three years. She is currently studying a Bachelor in Social Work while juggling paid employment and volunteering.
Taylah does martial arts and is an avid gym enthusiast. She loves spending time with her dogs and enjoys being a part of YAG because she gets to provide help in the community.
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High school student Zac is a keen volunteer at community services and brings with her a passion for art, history and politics. She is a newcomer to YAG but promises her enthusiasm and energy and willingness to learn.
Zac is a talented dancer and singer and performs in musicals. She is a Silver Ambassador at her school. Zac’s favourite movie is Howl’s Moving Castle and her favourite song is Secret for the Made by Dodie.
Learn more about our YAG and the work they do through our Peer Enrichment and Empowerment Project (PEEP).
Find out morePosted on 26th July 2023
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