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  • Youth Week

    Youth Week is a special celebration for Queensland young people aged 12 to 25 to showcase their talents, exchange ideas, attend live events and discuss issues that affect them.

  • Safer Schoolies initiative

    Schoolies is the phenomenon in which school leavers from around Australia choose to book their end-of-year holiday in Queensland destinations such as Magnetic Island, Airlie Beach, Yeppoon and the Gold Coast.

  • The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and The Bridge Award

    An internationally recognised, personal development program for young people that can help them strive to achieve their own potential, and showcase their skills, abilities and motivation.

  • Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership program

    Bringing together young Indigenous people (18-25 years old) from across Queensland to learn about leadership, develop networks, discuss community issues and gain business knowledge.

  • YMCA Queensland youth parliament

    A program that involves young people aged between 15 and 25 from the 89 electorates in Queensland who are keen to make a difference in their communities.

  • Youth Support Coordinators (YSCs)

    The Youth Support Coordinator Initiative (YSCI) is a joint collaboration between Department of Communities and Department of Education.

  • Youth Housing and Reintegration Service (YHARS) and After Care

    The Youth Housing and Reintegration Service is aimed at assisting young poeple aged 12 to 21 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The After Care Service is available throughout Queensland for young people aged 17 to 21 who are leaving or have left state care.

  • Youth at Risk Initiative (YARI)

    The Youth at Risk Initiative combined 11 existing funded youth initiatives into a single initiative. This will improve services available for vulnerable young people by specifying expected outcomes, prioritising responses for the young people who need them most and implementing a coordinated sector support strategy.

  • Youth contacts

    Central and regional office youth contacts.