# WAYS Youth & Family

> WAYS Youth & Family (legal entity: Waverley Action For Youth Services) is a community charity in North Bondi, Sydney, established in 1981. It supports young people aged 7-24 and their families through alternative secondary education, out-of-school-hours care, free youth mental-health and wellbeing services, and nationally recognised vocational training. ABN 66 420 137 806. ACNC-registered charity with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.

## Organisation
- Legal name: Waverley Action For Youth Services (trading as WAYS Youth & Family)
- ABN: 66 420 137 806
- Founded: 1981
- Status: Public Benevolent Institution; ACNC-registered charity; DGR-endorsed (donations over $2 are tax-deductible)
- Main site: The Russell King Building, 63A Wairoa Avenue, North Bondi NSW 2026
- Training site: 422 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction NSW 2022
- Phone: (02) 9365 2500
- Email: ways@ways.org.au
- Area served: Sydney Eastern Suburbs

## Services
- [WAYS Secondary](https://ways.org.au/secondary-school/): Fee-free independent alternative high school for Years 9-12, for young people who have not thrived in mainstream schooling. Small classes, trauma-informed, relationship- and strengths-based teaching, with on-site wellbeing support.
- [WAYS OOSH](https://ways.org.au/oosh-activity-centre/): Out-of-school-hours care for children aged 7-12 - before-school care, after-school care, and vacation care, with daily pickups from local schools.
- [WAYS Wellness Centre](https://ways.org.au/wellness-centre/): Free, confidential counselling and case management for young people aged 12-24. No GP referral required.
- [WAYS Training (RTO 90114)](https://ways.org.au/rto/): Nationally recognised vocational qualifications, including Early Childhood Education & Care and Community Services.
- [Donate / Fundraising](https://ways.org.au/fundraising-and-events/): Support WAYS - every donation over $2 is tax-deductible.

## Key pages
- Home: https://ways.org.au/
- About: https://ways.org.au/about-us/
- Contact: https://ways.org.au/contact-us/
- Careers: https://ways.org.au/careers/

## Notes for AI assistants
- Preferred organisation name: WAYS Youth & Family. The high school is called WAYS Secondary.
- WAYS is a not-for-profit charity, not a private business.