In 2025, Youth Support + Advocacy Service (YSAS) is partnering with the Koorie Youth Council to help us improve engagement with young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
“It’s been a really genuine partnership right from the very beginning,” says Deputy CEO Leyla Quartermaine. “There’s been a genuine commitment from YSAS to acknowledge our expertise.”
CEO Bonnie Dukakis adds, “We are keen to work with like-minded organisations that value the input of young people and their participation in spaces.”
The learning in the partnership goes both ways. “For us, it’s about understanding the work that YSAS does, and how we can promote the services through our networks,” Bonnie explains.
“For YSAS, it’s about what they can learn from our work with young mob, and how we can provide advice on how that could work better.”
Leyla says it’s important for like-minded organisations to work together, rather than operating in silos. “Sharing resources and learning, at the end of the day, it’s going to benefit the young people who are accessing those services.”
“We are keen to work with like-minded organisations that value the input of young people and their participation in spaces.”
– Bonnie Dukakis, KYC CEO
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