# Australian Young Christian Workers - YCW > To Serve, Educate and Represent ## Posts - [Melbourne YCW Connect Dinner](https://ycw.org.au/melbourne-ycw-connect-dinner/): YCW Connect and Reconnect Dinner was held in Melbourne on Saturday 29th October at the Treacy Centre. An opportunity for former YCW members, YCW Holdings board members and current YCW members to connect together. Young workers who are family and friends of people in the YCW community were invited to connect and learn more about the YCW. ## Pages - [The centenary](https://ycw.org.au/about/the-centenary/): 100 years of struggle for young workers! In 2025, the YCW will celebrate its 100 years of existence. Although Cardijn created the first base group in 1912, 1925 was the year of the official registration of the men and women’s Francophone and Flemish Belgian YCW movement. It was also the year of recognition by both the local Church and the universal Church in the person of Pope Pius XI, who listened and responded to Cardijn’s hope to “save young workers.” Australian Young Christian Workers have joined international YCW members, past and present, in Belgium to celebrate the centenary of the […] - [History](https://ycw.org.au/about/history/): Longest running youth movement in Australia The YCW was founded in the factory town of Laeken, Belgium in 1912 when a young priest, Joseph Cardijn, was assigned to work with the young people in the parish. Cardijn worked closely with teenage youth leaders, Madelaine De Roo and Victoire Cappe, to establish a girls action group to address the horrible working conditions the girls were experiencing at the time. In the following year, 18 year old Fernand Tonnet approached Cardijn to help him set up a similar group for the young men in the parish and together with the girls established the Young Trade Unionists, which […] - [YCS](https://ycw.org.au/ycs/): The YCS is a student-led social justice group that aims to create change in schools and the community through creating action together. Actions are created using the See, Judge and Act method that is followed during weekly action discussions. With these actions students learn a variety of skills which helps them to change the world around them and learn more about themselves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xghiAFQiBQ Resources for Students: YCS NUTS Program 2021 YCS NUTS Program Post (draft) YCS NUTS Program Supplementary YCS NUTS Taking the Next Step Resources for Adult Assistants: Everything & Nothing AA Resource YCS AA Handbook 2019 YCS AA […] - [National Campaign](https://ycw.org.au/national-campaign/): What We See Young people as young as 13 are entering the workforce and are not aware of their basic conditions, such as what to do if they don’t get paid or work health and safety measures. As a result, young people are working in unsafe conditions, experiencing exploitation and discrimination and even death from workplace accidents. Work place stress and the need to balance study and other commitments is also impacting the wellbeing of young people. What We Believe A young person’s first experience of work will shape their beliefs about work for the rest of their lives. YCW […] - [Resources](https://ycw.org.au/resources/): Task of Education YCW Declaration of Principles AYCW Annual Report 2024 AYCW Financial Report 2019 Mentors & Chaplains Ack Form Child & Youth Protection Policy YCS NUTS Program 2021.pdf YCS NUTS Program Post (draft).doc YCS NUTS Program Supplementary.doc YCS NUTS Taking the Next Step.pdf Everything & Nothing AA Resource.pdf YCS AA and Chaplain Handbook (2017).docx YCS AA Handbook 2019.pdf YCS_Adult Assistants_Pack.pdf Subscribe. - [Privacy Policy](https://ycw.org.au/privacy-policy/): 1. Introduction 1.1 YCW takes your privacy seriously. YCW will never sell or rent your personal information to a third party. 1.2 We collect information on our website when a request to contact or take part in the YCW is made, a newsletter subscription is submitted or when a donor contributes to the work of YCW. This information is used to develop relationships with our supporters and to continually enhance the YCW Web site. We hold our users and their privacy concerns in the highest regard. Maintaining privacy is critical to us. Please take a moment to read our Privacy […] - [Donor Dashboard](https://ycw.org.au/donor-dashboard/) - [Donation Failed](https://ycw.org.au/donation-failed/): We're sorry, your donation failed to process. Please try again or contact site support. - [Donation Confirmation](https://ycw.org.au/donation-confirmation/) - [Events](https://ycw.org.au/event/): Subscribe. - [Donors & Partners](https://ycw.org.au/donors-partners/): Thank You To all our donors, partners and volunteers - [Contact Us](https://ycw.org.au/contacts/): National / Head Office Contact Us * The following info is required Local Branches Subscribe. - [Action Blog](https://ycw.org.au/action/) - [Blog](https://ycw.org.au/blog/) - [Become a Volunteer](https://ycw.org.au/become-a-volunteer/): YCW /YCS is open to young people between the age of 14 – 34 who want to make a difference to their communities, places of work and in their own lives. YCW is a place to put your beliefs into action with other like-minded young people. There are different ways to get involved and everyone benefits from meeting new people, attending local, national and international events and taking part in action to make a difference..   Where to find us? Subscribe. - [About](https://ycw.org.au/about/): To take action for the relief of poverty, misfortune and all forms of suffering and injustices that young students and young workers may experience, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Through action, we seek to empower all young people to: discover the deepest meaning of their lives live according to their personal and collective dignity take up responsibilities for finding solutions to their own situations and problems We want a movement where all young people can belong, where their voices matter. We want a movement where young people can take actions on the issues that matter the most to them. We […] - [HOME](https://ycw.org.au/): We are an inclusive organization of young students and workers taking actions on the issues that affects them the most. We are an international movement run by, for and with young students and workers, empowering them to be the change they want to be at work, study and in their communities. We are an inclusive organization taking actions on social justice issues to bring about change in young people’s lives and the world around them. You can create change. You can create change either by being part of an existing action group or by developing your own action.  We have […] - [Donation History](https://ycw.org.au/donation-history/) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)