Parramatta Young Christian Workers (YCW)

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A movement based in Parramatta run by, for and with young workers. In this way the words young, Christian and worker describe three aspects of our reality.

Parramatta YCW offers a range of services to help those in need and to empower young people and adults to engage in their community as leaders and volunteers to make a change. We are inclusive of all peoples from all backgrounds, uniting to promote change in our local community on a person-to-person level. Many people fit in to one of these definitions or perhaps all.

07/10/2026

Spring is here and so is spooky szn! 👻

We’ve got horror movie nights and our upcoming Halloween House Party fundraiser! Come get your scare on while supporting a good cause 🎃

We’ve also got an incredible day coming up with Martha Hennessy, social activist and granddaughter of Dorothy Day, journalist, activist and anarchist who spent her life challenging poverty, war and injustice through community and action.

Organised alongside a whole bunch of amazing organisations, we’d love to see young people there asking questions, joining the conversation and getting energised to make social change! ✊

And of course, Community Kitchen and our International Students Initiative are still going strong! Come along, meet some new people and get involved.

🔗 All links are in our bio to register + shoot us a DM if you have any questions!

23/09/2026

The YCW workers had an incredible time at St Columba’s Catholic College running a See, Judge, Act workshop with an amazing group of students! 🫶🏽

Students from Years 9 to 11 joined us after volunteering their time to organise the food pantry and fold clothes at Jesuit Social Services. Together we discussed why poverty exists, who really holds the responsibility and power to create change, and ways young people can start making a difference in their own schools and communities.

See, Judge, Act is an amazing tool we use here at YCW to help young people unpack the issues they see around them. We start by looking at what is happening and who is affected, dive deeper into why we think it is happening and what our values tell us, and finally get to the ACT part, where we work out what we can actually do to make a difference.

Because noticing an issue is only the beginning. The next step is working out what we can do about it!
If you’ve noticed an issue in your workplace, school, university or community and want to do something about it, send us a DM! We’d love to run a See, Judge, Act session with you and explore how you can turn your ideas into action.

A massive thank you to the students at St Columba’s for having us and for bringing such thoughtful conversations, ideas and energy to the day! 💛

10/09/2026

Spring is here and what better way to enjoy the sunshine than a picnic in the park with good company!!

Bring a picnic blanket, a snack to share, and come hang out with us for a relaxing afternoon. YCW is the best place to meet new people & get chatting about what matters to you.

Free to join and open to anyone 18+!

🔗 Link in our bio to register!

01/09/2026

Goodbye winter, hello spring!! ☀️

Did you miss us? Because we missed you!

September is here and we’ve got plenty happening at YCW!

🍳 COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Calling all volunteers who love to cook, meet new people or just lend a hand! We’re looking for more people to join our fantastic Community Kitchen program. Whether you’re the next MasterChef or somehow manage to burn water, we’re happy to have you 🤪 Come cook, connect and help us serve our community!

📣 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INITIATIVE
Our International Students Initiative is officially back! We’ve had so many young people sharing their experiences of studying, working and living in Sydney, and now we want to turn those conversations into action.

If you’re passionate about advocacy, social justice and equal rights, join us online to meet new people, share ideas and help make a difference. Everyone is welcome, and we’d especially love to see some domestic students getting involved too!

🌳 PICNIC & A YARN
Lastly, the sun is finally coming out, so let’s make the most of it! Join us for a picnic, a yarn, games, food and good company in the park. What more could you want? 🌞

🔗 Link in our bio to register for any of these events!

21/08/2026

WE’RE BAAAAACK. Did you miss us?

📣 CALLING ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (and everyone else!)

Come decompress after a long Monday with a fun night of games, snacks and good company! As part of our International Students Initiative, we’ll also be sharing what we’ve got planned for advocacy around issues affecting international students and how you can get involved!

Everyone is welcome, so bring yourself, bring a friend, and come hang out with us 👉👈

Registration link in our bio! See you there!

P.S. Keep an eye out for September events, we’ve got a few surprises 👀

04/08/2026

Finding your light. ✨ What an incredible day!!

Our 2026 YCS Mid-Year Retreat brought together students from St Luke’s Catholic College and St John the Apostle YCS Group from Canberra for a day of connection, reflection, celebration and leadership!!!

YCW and YCS celebrated the incredible social justice initiatives happening in our schools and communities, spent time reflecting on the realities facing young people through our See–Judge–Act method (if you know, you know), and learnt from one another through a leadership panel. We were also privileged to hear from our YCW National Mentor, Joe Magri, who shared his journey through YCW, and Deacon Jeff Hoods, who offered a powerful reflection on the impact and importance of the work YCW continues to do.

If you haven’t heard of YCS before, it’s the high school movement of YCW. While YCW works alongside young people in workplaces, universities and communities, YCS empowers high school students to identify the issues affecting their schools, reflect on them through faith using our See–Judge–Act method, and take action to create meaningful change. Every YCS group looks different because every school community has different needs 🫶🏽

A massive thank you to everyone who joined us, especially our past and current YCS leaders who shared their stories, mentored our younger members, and inspired the next generation of leaders. 💙

Think your school could use a YCS group? Or keen to start one at your high school? We’d love to support you. Send us a DM and let’s make it happen!

We’ll see you at the next one. ✨

18/06/2026

In celebration of both pride month and refugee week this past week, we will be screening the movie ‘Flee’ for our next community movie night!!

Flee is an animated documentary that follows a q***r Afghani man’s journey to Denmark as a child refugee and his experience grappling with his own identity in a new country. It is a beautiful and vital story of love and resilience especially in our current context where anti-immigration rhetoric is proliferating and the rights of refugees and migrants are being increasingly threatened.

Don’t miss out on this special screening❤️❤️

📍Parramatta Mission Building (119 Macquarie St Parramatta)

🔗LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER

16/06/2026

Here’s to another semester of Community Kitchen complete!!!🤩🥘

We are endlessly blessed with such an amazing team of volunteers here at YCW that work so hard every week to feed the community🥰🌟

As we reach the end of the term, we wanted to take the time to say an even bigger THANK YOU and farewell to Kathy who has been our volunteer head chef (and newly a mum🥹) at Community Kitchen for the past 3 years. She has held up this program for so long and we wouldn’t have been able to do this all without her.❤️❤️

We will catch you all next semester! And as always, new volunteers are always welcome!! So pls send us a dm if ur interested in joining the team🤭

11/06/2026

Come to our energy literacy workshop next Tuesday and equip yourself with the knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in the energy system and the transition to renewable energy!!🌎🌱

This free workshop will be facilitated by Sydney Community Forum, so don’t miss out on gaining some invaluable knowledge as well as tips and tricks on how to save and be more energy efficient😛

🔗LINK IN OUR BIO TO REGISTER

02/06/2026

We are super excited to share our pride month instalment of Community Movie Nights for June!!✨🌈

First up is ‘ASOG’ a beautiful Tagalog film that follows a non-binary Filipino teacher in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.🇵🇭🇵🇭 It is a gorgeous portrait of both trans survival and ecological recovery. This will be a very special movie so don’t miss out!!

📍119 Macquarie St Parramatta (Parramatta mission building)

LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER!!

Address

25 Union Street
Granville, NSW
2142

Telephone

+61296826719

Website

http://www.ycw.org.au/

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