Mission and Focus

Purpose

YWCA NSW is the friend and champion that exists to help people develop the life skills and behaviours they need to move forward with their lives and become confident, happy and contributing individuals.

Mission

Our mission is to develop resilient connected people engaged in their community by building both Human Capital and Social Capital.

Human Capital

Human capital is the knowledge, skills, competencies and attributes embodied in individuals that enable them to contribute to their own, and their community’s, social and economic well being.

Social Capital

Through strong relationships, individuals and families feel connected their local community – their Village - people they trust; people who share their values; people they can turn to for support when needed. This social capital is a critical resource for disadvantaged communities as a strong and resilient community is one that is harmonious and prosperous and is underpinned by its stock of social capital.

Our Strategic Focus

Our Y It Takes a Village strategy underpins all our work and this is centred upon collaborating with communities to ensure that services are coordinated, effectively targeted and achieve the best results for people and the communities in which they live.

Values

The values that drive and guide us are that:

  • We are BOLD: we dare to stand up for what we believe
  • We have INTEGRITY: we deliver what we promise
  • We CARE: we take the time to understand