Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we work, live, and learn. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have moved to this region and the important role they all play in ensuring our young people and our families thrive in a connected, strong, and nurturing community.

GUGAN GULWAN

YOUTH ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

About us

Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation (Gugan Gulwan) is an established nationally best-practice Aboriginal organisation supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, their families, and the community within the ACT and its surrounds. Gugan Gulwan has been successfully running for 31 years and provides prevention and early intervention supports and programs that are culturally safe and community-driven through true listening to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples so our community can thrive. From small and humble beginnings, Gugan Gulwan has continued to expand its services to respond to the current and emerging needs of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Gugan Gulwan walks the talk, and our commitment reflects what our community wants and needs to make it a better place for all.

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Who we are

Our History

Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation (Gugan Gulwan) was established and incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils Act 1976 on 17 August 1992.

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Our Memory

This page is dedicated to Dennis Davison, who worked tirelessly to make Gugan Gulwan what it is today.

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Our Vision

Our vision is to continue to grow and be a place where every First Nations child, young person, and adult has the best opportunity to heal, thrive, succeed, and reach their full potential through our offerings of culturally safe prevention and early intervention support and programs which are guided by the needs of our ACT First Nations community.

WHAT WE DO

We will enable our organisational purpose by working with the community, government, and entrepreneurial stakeholders to:

Be respected, heard, and share the narrative of the needs of the ACT First Nations community.
Develop and implement policies, programs and a service system that provide the First Nations children, young people, families, and community of the ACT with support to strengthen cultural identity, heal from trauma, and be culturally supported for positive futures.
Provide children and young people opportunities to become culturally strong and thriving adults.
Enable families’ easy access to services needed across all stages of a child and young person’s life through prevention and early intervention programs.

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