Waverley Action for Youth Services (WAYS) is a
non-profit organisation
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based in
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of
Sydney
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,
Australia
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. The organisation provides a range of social support services for children and young people include a youth centre, children's activities, music tuition, alternative education, counselling, employment and training services.
WAYS provides workshops at local schools in areas such as drugs and alcohol, resilience, peer relationships and bullying.
WAYS assists at-risk teens.
History
WAYS was established in 1979, and has been assisting youth (ages 9–25) from Sydney's Eastern, Inner and Southern suburbs. Their services include recreation, education and training, case management, counselling, health promotion and clinical services.
The service was recognised by the NSW Parliament as a notable support service for the community, helping young people for over 35 years.
Russell King is the CEO.
[
Following allegations of a rape of a young women in the community, Waverley Mayor ]Sally Betts
Sally Betts is a South African-Australian Liberal local government politician. First elected as a Councillor for Waverley Council in the eastern suburbs of Sydney in 1995, she was the Mayor of Waverley from 2008–2011 and 2012–2017, and the ...
, sought to introduce a school education program at WAYS intended for girls to minimise “risky behaviour”. The board of WAYS distanced themselves from the Mayor following criticism of the move.
WAYS runs a sexual health clinic for youth. The clinic is located in Bondi Junction
Bondi Junction is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Waverley.
Bondi Junction is a largely comme ...
.
In 2004, WAYS sought to purchase the old Bondi Police Station to provide emergency accommodation for young people in the Eastern Suburbs, news of the potential sale became publicized after the NSW Police Department revalued the property, making the cost of the sale too high for WAYS.[Schofield, Sarah]
"Gazumped!"
''ABC News''
See also
* Waverley Council
Waverley Council is a Local government area in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 16 June 1859 as the Municipality of Waverley, it is one of the oldest-surviving local government ar ...
References
Non-profit organisations based in New South Wales
Youth organisations based in Australia
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