The Youth Social Prescribing Program helps connect young people and families with awesome local programs, groups and activities that matter to them – ones that are enjoyable and aimed at building confidence and connections. Social prescribing is unique in that it’s all about adding in fun and engaging things to help increase wellbeing.

If you don’t know what’s out there in your community, our Link Worker can give you information and help you figure out what you might want to link up with. If you already know what you’re interested in but there are things standing in your way, they can help you figure out ways around those barriers. For example, if you’re struggling with anxiety, the Link Worker can help you work through it with mentoring/coaching, by helping you get in contact with the group/activity and even going with you to any support sessions for the first time.

This program is free and open to all young people and families. Please note, this program runs out of Crestmead Community Centre, which is next door to PCYC Crestmead.

To find out more, please email socialprescribing@pcyc.org.au, complete the online referral form, or simply walk-in.

Wheely Wise is our new, Australian Government-funded bike education program for primary school students. This free program teaches young children the necessary skills to travel safely and confidently within their local community through a blend of bike handling techniques and interactive simulations.

The interactive nature of the program makes learning about road safety an engaging experience, which fosters a positive attitude towards responsible bike safety. Plus, Wheely Wise can be conveniently delivered onsite at your school.

We’re delivering Wheely Wise for Grades 4 – 6. Available in the Moreton Bay, Logan, Redlands, Upper Ross and Townsville regions.

There’ll be a variety of delivery options that schools can select from to cater to the different needs of schools.

• Option 1: 8 x 45-minute sessions
• Option 2: 4 x 90-minute sessions
• Option 3: 1 x full day session

• Wheely Wise works with QPS, community volunteers, parents, caregivers, and teachers to provide both theory and practical sessions, delivered at the school and within the surrounding local community.
• It engages children in interactive simulation, teaches road safety practices, and sets lifelong sustainable travel habits.
• Classes cater to different age groups and the individual needs of each school, so the focus is on helping children stay active and healthy while staying safe on the roads.

Braking the Cycle – Changing Gears is an adapted program designed to support the specific cultural and learning needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living within remote communities.

The program provides: equitable access to licensing, reduces instances of unlicensed driving, improves road safety outcomes, supports re-education of drivers who have been issued with an infringement that could lead to a licence suspension, and improves well-being, connection, and employment opportunities through community mentoring and volunteerism.

Available at PCYC Napranum, PCYC Palm Island, PCYC Yarrabah, and Mossman

Would you like to support young people to learn to drive?  Can you spare an hour or more a week?

If so, we’d love you to join our team of over 700 volunteer driver mentors.  You will need to hold an open licence (min 12 months) and have or be willing to obtain a Blue Card (we can help you with this).  Student participation is assessed by a driving school to ensure competency and vehicles, and comprehensive training is provided for mentors.

If you would like to get involved, please complete the enquiry form and a member of the team will be in touch.

Through $1.3 million of funding from the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training, PCYC Queensland supports the highly successful Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative to help improve the skills, employment opportunities and social inclusion of disadvantaged young Queenslanders.

Skilling Queenslanders for Work is a suite of targeted skills and training programs supporting Queenslanders to gain the skills, qualifications and experience needed to enter and stay in the workforce.

PCYC Queensland delivers four of the eight programs that form the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative including Community Foundation Skills, Community Work Skills, Get Set for Work and Ready for Work programs at several clubs across the state.

Get Set for Work aims to provide disengaged young people aged 15-19 years with nationally recognised training, combined with integrated learning support measures and foundation skills that will enable them to successfully transition to employment and/or further education and training.

PCYC Queensland is funded to deliver the Get Set for Work program, providing a Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways.

Available at PCYC Beenleigh, PCYC Burdekin, PCYC Caboolture, PCYC Zillmere,  PCYC Hervey Bay, PCYC Nerang, PCYC Pine Rivers, PCYC Sunshine Coast and PCYC Rockhampton

Assists disadvantaged Queenslanders to gain nationally recognised skills and qualifications up to a Certificate III level through nationally recognised training. Great for Job Seekers needing an extra qualification.

Available at PCYC Redlands, PCYC Ashmore and PCYC Crestmead.

Ready for Work is a short program of up to 6-8 weeks, primarily targeting young people aged 15 years and over to transition into the workforce by providing them with the practical skills they need to find work successfully.

Ready for Work programs, similar to Community Work Skills programs, provide job search assistance and training such as resume preparation and writing, job interview skills, job search advice, networking opportunities and employability skills.

Available at PCYC Mareeba, PCYC Mount Isa and PCYC Blackwater

Community Foundation Skills offers assistance to young people aged 15 and above with low-level language, literacy, numeracy and digital (LLND) skills. This program will equip young people with the knowledge and confidence to participate successfully in a modern knowledge economy.

Participants under Community Foundation Skills can be enrolled in nationally recognised foundation skills qualifications, or appropriate non-accredited foundation skills preparatory courses that provide an essential pathway to further education and work.

Available at PCYC Toowoomba

The Youth Skills Program empowers young people aged 15–24 years to gain confidence, direction, and nationally recognised qualifications while receiving the support they need to thrive.

Whether participants are disengaged from school, involved with Youth Justice or Queensland Corrective Services, or simply need a little extra help to get back on track, Youth Skills provides a flexible and supportive pathway forward.

Participants can work towards vocational qualifications up to Certificate III level, including a Certificate I in Construction (available at PCYC Hervey Bay) and a Certificate II in Skills for Work & Vocational Pathways (available at PCYC Whitsunday).

With 1:1 mentor support, a rolling intake, and up to 12 months of ongoing guidance, each young person receives personalised support to achieve their goals at their own pace. Along the way, they’ll build practical life skills, access personal support, and take part in positive, skill-building group activities designed to set them up for a successful future.

Youth Skills is more than just a program, it’s a fresh start and a step toward independence, confidence, and lasting success.

Available at PCYC Hervey Bay and PCYC Whitsundays

Team Up contains a variety of practical activities designed to build crucial life skills, with the weekly program including activities that aim to build resilience, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, social competencies and skills around communication, patience, assertiveness and problem solving.

The team building exercises create a strong team mentality between all members and they learn to work together and focus on perseverance, goal setting and achievement, priority setting, decision-making and consequences. A strong outcome of the program is teaching young people how to resolve issues without resorting to violence and intimidation.

Available at PCYC Beenleigh, PCYC Bundaberg, PCYC Caboolture, PCYC Dalby, PCYC Deception Bay, PCYC Edmonton, PCYC Gladstone, PCYC Gold Coast, PCYC Goondiwindi, PCYC Innisfail, PCYC Ipswich, PCYC Mt Gravatt, PCYC Mt Isa, PCYC Redcliffe, PCYC Rockhampton, PCYC Sandgate, PCYC Sunshine Coast, PCYC Toowoomba, PCYC Townsville, PCYC Upper Ross, PCYC Whitsundays and PCYC Zillmere.