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Australian millennials get a bad rap. But being a young person in today's world is challenging. A recent study shows Australian youths face more problems than their parents or previous generations.
Australian millennials get a bad rap. But being a young person in today's world is challenging. A recent study shows Australian youths face more problems than their parents or previous generations.


Instead of us focusing on the negative aspects of this generation, we should find a way to help them make their lives better

The problems young people are facing cut across social, economic, and racial lines. Some of these issues include drug addiction, youth violence, teen pregnancy, teen driving accidents, and unemployment. Our young people are also exposed to relentless influences of the internet, movies, and the music industry, which are causing high levels of anxiety among young people.

Unfortunately, the millennials are often too inexperienced to handle these problems positively. Without proper support and guidance, they can easily engage in disruptive forms of behaviours. Therefore, instead of us focusing on the negative aspects of this generation, we should find a way to help them make their lives better. yourtown has decided to change the narrative and is working with Australian youths to make their lives better.

Get to Know yourtown

Led by Tracy Adams, yourtown is a charity organization that provides services that help young people learn new skills, find jobs, become responsible parents, and live safer and happier lives. The organization believes the problems being faced by our young people can be solved and that every young person has a right to a bright future.

Since its launch in 1961, yourtown has been trying to solve issues impacting youths in Australia, for instance, family issues, mental health, and unemployment. The organization delivers services that get results both locally and internationally. Some of their services include training and employment services for young people, kids’ helpline, family refuges, and parent education. Last year alone, yourtown helped more than 250,000 children, families, and young people.

The team at yourtown works is passionate about youth empowerment and include counsellors, youth workers, researchers, indigenous mentors, human resource advisors, and child and family workers. Where do they get their funds from? yourtown is mainly funded by the community.

yourtown has decided to change the narrative and is working with Australian youths to make their lives better.




What They Do

The organization maintains a culture of listening, understanding, and encouraging young people to better their lives. The team at yourtown aims at becoming part of the solution by offering services that focus on issues impacting the lives of children, families, and young people. Here are some of the things that they do.

  • Helping young people acquire future-ready skills
    In a country that is increasingly embracing new technology and techniques, it's now necessary for professionals, especially young professionals, to be armed with future-oriented skills. yourtown strives to ensure they teach young people these skills and other skills that will help them survive the real-word in the future.

  • Assisting young people to know who they are
    We all have our strengths and weaknesses, right? However, identifying your strengths and weaknesses can be difficult. The team at yourtown has the experience and skills required to help young people understand their abilities and weaknesses.

  • Helping the youth avoid or recover from drug addiction
    yourtown provides youths with proper information and guidance that help them avoid drug use and stand up to peer pressure, which plays a significant role in drug abuse among adolescents. Young people who are recovering from drug addiction also provided with counselling to help them fight drug addiction.

Want To Support yourtown? Here Is How

As mentioned, the organization is funded by the community, and you can fund them too. Here is how:

  • Donate,
  • Become a regular giver,
  • Include the organization in your will,
  • Host an event near your home that benefits yourtown,
  • Purchase entertainment books from them,
  • Share your excitement for their work with others,
  • Volunteer.

You can also support the yourtown by buying tickets in their prize draws. The organization runs a current affair house competition that you can participate for a chance to win a house or win a luxury car.

The competition provides win-win situations where lucky competitors win a prize home or car. From the same competition, the organization gets money to fund its youth empowerment programs.




Emily is a mom of two little boys and also a freelance writer, she loves writing about anything!





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