Youth Work Awards 2023

Congratulations to the winners, highly commended and all our amazing nominees! The Youth Work Awards 2023 was an incredible evening celebrating the hard work, passion and achievements of the Youth Sector this year.

Official Event Partners

Department of Communities and Justice and the Office for Regional Youth

Supporters

Award Categories

• Outstanding Therapeutic Residential Care Team (a therapeutic residential care organisation, program, or service team)
• Outstanding Partnership (an organisation, program, or service)
• Outstanding Youth Participation (an organisation, program, or service)
• NSW Youth Sector Volunteer of the Year (an individual)
• Outstanding Work with First Nations Young People (an organisation, program, or service)
• Outstanding Work with Regional Young People (an organisation, program, or service)
• NSW Emerging Youth Worker of the Year (an individual who has worked in the youth sector for under 3 years)
• Outstanding  Work with Young People from Diverse Cultures, Backgrounds, and Experiences (an organisation, program, or service)
• NSW Youth Worker of the Year (an individual)
• NSW Youth Service of the Year (an organisation, program, or service)
• NSW Youth Work Hall of Fame (an individual who has worked in the youth sector for over 15 years)

Outstanding Therapeutic Residential Care Team (a therapeutic residential care organisation, program, or service team)

Highly Commended:
Anglicare/St Saviours Blue Gum Team Intensive Therapeutic Care 

Winner:
CareSouth 

Outstanding Partnership (an organisation, program, or service)

Highly Commended:
Yurrawala Youth and Family Services & Mission Australia, Pound for Pound Boxing and Mentoring  

Winner:
Inner West Council Youth Week Working Group  

Outstanding Youth Participation (an organisation, program, or service)

Highly Commended:
The Man Cave 

Winner:
Camden Joblink Program, Camden Council 

NSW Youth Sector Volunteer of the Year (an individual)

Highly Commended:
Jenny Smith, Raise Foundation 

Winner:
Joshua Akwasi Abrokwah

Outstanding Work with First Nations Young People (an organisation, program, or service)

Highly Commended:
Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation 

Winner:
Marrambidya Dance Group 

Outstanding Work with Regional Young People (an organisation, program, or service)

Highly Commended:
The Vocal Muster 

Winner:
Regional NSW Mentors, The Brave Foundation.

NSW Emerging Youth Worker of the Year (an individual who has worked in the youth sector for under 3 years)

Highly Commended:
 Markko Cauton, 3Bridges Community 

Winner:
Tahnee Goodlet, Little Dreamers 

Outstanding  Work with Young People from Diverse Cultures, Backgrounds, and Experiences (an organisation, program, or service)

Highly Commended:
Horn of Africa Relief and Development Agency (HARDA) Youth Program 

Winner:
Amplifying M Voices, Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra 

NSW Youth Worker of the Year (an individual)

Highly Commended:
Ellie Tree, Neighbourhood Centres of Bellingen

Winner:
Damien Corbridge, Community Restorative Centre 

NSW Youth Service of the Year (an organisation, program, or service)

Highly Commended:
Youth Solutions 

Winner:
Multicultural Youth Affairs Network NSW