Youth Albury Wodonga is a youth development organisation that provides young people with meaningful experiences and support networks through wilderness leadership programs, to assist educational and employment futures. 

History

In 2003, local Service professionals associated with Albury/Wodonga, non-profit organisations and community members' researched models of best practice to find a suitable program to assist local youth to achieve their potential. The major parameter was to identify a working program to complement local community youth initiatives and objectives. 

After researching local programs and recognising their limited outcomes, the core group identified the Operations Flinders South Australia Wilderness Program from a national wide search and adopted it as a model of best practice. 

In 2007 it was decided by the committee that in order to develop more opportunities for our young people, it would be an advantage to access local regional programs. As a result, Youth Albury Wodonga was formed giving the committee the diversity to seek further opportunities with local regional providers and create opportunities which would better service the needs of our youth as well as taking the focus from crime prevention to the enhancement of leadership capabilities. Our Mission Our mission is for Youth Albury Wodonga to provide young men and women from the Albury/Wodonga area, who are in need of different challenges and  an alternative setting to help them develop their personal attitudes, values, motivation, and sense of responsibility so they may grow as valued members of the community.

Our Aims

• Provide young people in the Albury/Wodonga regions with alternative settings for social development;
• Work with local schools and other agencies to assist with the development of young people;
• Access local wilderness programs within the Albury Wodonga region and across Australia, including but not restricted to Evolve at Typo, Outward Bound Australia, YMCA at Howmans Gap, alternative wilderness providers within the region and the Wodonga Police Youth Outdoor Program;
• Continually improve the quality of the program;
• To engage qualified, motivated, and experienced volunteer staff;
• Effectively respond to the needs of relevant agencies; and, 
• Initiate effective partnerships with the community, corporate, benevolent and private sectors.