Meet the Clubhouse Community – Lynda

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Meet the Clubhouse Community – Lynda

Lynda has been completing 80 hours of work placement at the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse. It has been fantastic having Lynda as part of the Clubhouse Community and we caught up with her to chat about her experience at the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse.

How did you connect with the Clubhouse?

I’m studying Youth Work, Community Service, Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol through CIT and am doing my 80 hour placement with the YWCA Canberra. I heard about the Clubhouse through my work placement and I’ve had the opportunity to engage with the young people at the Clubhouse.

What kind of activities have you mentored or assisted with in your time at the Clubhouse?

I’ve done lots of drawing, papier mache (I fixed my balloon that I ruined!), we’ve made video projects, and spent lots of time interacting and getting to the know the members.

What have you found most rewarding about being a mentor at the Clubhouse?

The experience of meeting the members, there all such a good bunch of kids and are so funny.

About Lach Howarth

If you drop by the Clubhouse, you’ll come across one friendly face in particular – Lach Howarth. Lach is YWCA Canberra’s Clubhouse Coordinator, and he loves his job! Lach has a background in software engineering at university and a passion for music. He got in to the community sector teaching music at a youth program as well as running ukulele classes at the YWCA Canberra Lanyon Youth Centre and loved it. When the Clubhouse Coordinator position came up, Lach knew instantly that this is what he wanted to be doing, as it combined his love of youth work and IT. Lach loves all kinds of technology, so make sure to pick his brain about the exciting projects you want to try out at the Clubhouse!