About YACSA
YACSA was established by the youth sector in 1980, and has been an incorporated body since 1983. The Council has been recognised as the State's youth affairs peak body since that time, and has been funded continually by the State Government to fulfil the Objects of the Constitution. The Council grew out of the common interests identified through traditional youth organisations, church youth groups and the new services funded by governments in the 1970s. The Association of Youth Organisations, the South Australian Youth Forum and the Youthworkers Network of South Australia were the founding organisations of YACSA. In the mid 1990s, the direct involvement of young people in youth affairs became a key priority for YACSA.
The Youth Affairs Council of South Australia (YACSA) is a non-Government, incorporated body, which is not aligned with any political party or movement, is working toward supporting meaningful improvements in the quality of young people's lives, provides support to the youth sector, advocates to Governments and community on the range of matters which affect young people lives and is a source of information and referral on the interests and issues of young people.
The object's of YACSA's Constitution
- To provide a body broadly representative of the issues and interests of young people and the youth affairs field in South Australia and represent State views at the national level
- To advocate for, assist with and support the development of policy positions on issues affecting young people and the youth affairs field, and to provide policy advice, perspectives and advocacy to Governments and the broader community
- To facilitate co-ordination and co-operation in the youth affairs field
- To support the development of the community youth sector through the provision of information, advice, referral and professional development activities
- To do all such other things as may be incidental to the attainment of such objects
YACSA's Constitution (84Kb)
YACSA's Policy Platform is available in two different formats, from the Policy Platform page.