Yerrabi Yurwang Child and Family Corporation is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Child & Family support service in Canberra's north providing culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal Families & their Children. YERRABI YURWANG Child and Family Aboriginal Corporation...
(Yerrabi Yurwang means "Walking Strong" in Ngunnawal language)
Yerrabi Yurwang Child & Family Aboriginal Corporation was established in 2019, due to the high unmet health and wellbeing needs of the local Aboriginal Community residing in Canberra’s North Western Ngunnawal region. Yerrabi Yurwang means to walk strong and was bestowed upon the organisation by esteemed and respected Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Agnes Shea OAM, who is also a Founding Board Member of Yerrabi and our Inaugural Patron. Yerrabi is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Service, which means it is owned and operated by Aboriginal People, for Aboriginal People, and so, we are committed to the principle of self-determination, whereby we seek to engage and empower the Aboriginal People and their Families who utilise Yerrabi’s services. OUR VISION
To deliver quality service to build generations of strong and thriving Aboriginal children, families and communities who live on Ngunnawal country in Canberra’s north/western area. OUR OVERARCHING PURPOSE
Facilitate the Empowerment of our Children, Families and Community, Building on their Resilience to improve their health and well-being through the strengths of our children, families, and community to improve their health and well-being. With our future in our hands with our people inspired, empowered and self-reliant with hope, aspirations, and real choices about their future. OUR VALUES
• Preserving Culture & Pride
• Aboriginal Strength and Resilience
• Aboriginal Perspectives
• Self Determination
• Holistic Approaches
• Trust, Loyalty and Respect
• Leadership, Courage & Listening
• Collaboration & Partnerships. OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
The four strategic priorities for the next three years are:
One | Effective Governance & Cultural Practices | We will embed excellent governance practices within a culturally appropriate environment, and provide high levels of accountability and transparency to our Communities and our Funders. Two | Delivering Quality Services |
We will deliver highly accessible services to Aboriginal People and their Families, by ensuring that we address their needs across the lifespan. Three | Supporting Our Staff |
We will recruit, retain, support and develop our staff to ensure they deliver high quality, culturally responsive services to Aboriginal Children, Young People and their Families and ensure our Staff have a respectful and safe workplace. Four | Walking Together |
We commit to working in partnership with Aboriginal organisations, governments, research institutes, universities and other organisations to build healthier lives for the communities we serve. OUR ULTIMATE AIM
Building Generations of Strong Thriving Aboriginal Children Families & Communities...! We are currently operating from the Margaret Hendry School in Taylor, (ACT); however, our long-term vision is to provide a wholistic one-stop-suite of Aboriginal child and family support services. This will entail providing supports to Aboriginal families, additionally including advocacy and support to navigate both ACT Government and non-government human services systems. Yerrabi Yurwang Aboriginal child and family supports, (what we do):
• listening to our children and their families to ensure they receive wholistic, culturally safe and respectful services;
• developing, promoting, encouraging, and advancing broad-based community education to promote Aboriginal health and wellbeing in the home and community;
facilitating the development and understanding of culturally safe and respectful services;
• promoting a safe and caring support program for Kinship carers;
• developing resilience and respect for Aboriginal language, stories, and culture, starting with the Yerrabi Women's Gathering Group; and
• linkage to additional culturally appropriate supports and services.
