Providing free and confidential advocacy and support services to people with a disability, their families and carers
Advocacy and support
Ability Incorporated Advocacy Service
3/106 Main Street
Alstonville
PO Box 417
Alstonville NSW 2477
1800 657961
02 6628 8188
02 6628 8199
Bugalwena Health Service
Cooloon Place, Tweed Community Health Centre, Florence Street
Tweed Heads
Services include crisis intervention, counselling, advocacy and support, immunisation programs and supported playgroups.
07 5506 7597
07 5506 7855
Youth Action and Policy Association
YAPA is the peak community group working in the interests of young people and youth services in NSW.
YAPA strives to achieve social justice for young people, including the appropriate provision of services for young people. The role of YAPA is to:
- Monitor and respond to government policies and proposals affecting young people
- Promote and advocate on issues affecting young people and youth services
- Bring young people and youth workers together to act on issues affecting them
- Work to raise a positive profile of young people in the media and in the community
- Provide training, forums and conferences to young people and youth workers
- Provide information and referral
- Produce a range of resources, publications and newsletters.