Pacific & Australian Community Services (PACS)

Empowering The Rising Generation - Through Culture, Connection & Care

Supporting young people through mentorship, cultural identity and leadership development

Welcome to PACS

Pacific & Australian Community Services‎ (PACS)

Pacific & Australian Community Services (PACS) is a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation based in Western Sydney. We are dedicated to empowering young people through mentorship, guidance, and support. We focus on creating a safe and inclusive space for youth to express themselves, build skills, and forge a brighter future. Our programs are designed to address real-life challenges while encouraging personal growth and community connections.

Our mission is simple: to build resilience, restore identity, and reimagine futures through mentoring, leadership programs, youth development, and culturally safe community engagement.

What We Do:

Empower youth through culturally-grounded programs
Build strong community connections and leadership
Create safe, supportive spaces for youth from multicultural backgrounds

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Our Programs

Youth Outreach Engagement & Steps to Success Program

Supports disengaged youth with mentorship and life skills including workshops on anger management, cultural identity, and resilience. Steps to Success provides one-on-one mentorship and promotes positive decision-making through culturally grounded leadership development.

PACS Leadership Pathways Program

In partnership with correctional facilities, this program addresses reoffending and promotes reintegration through culturally rich leadership training. Youth reconnect with their identity, learn goal-setting, and build resilience in a safe, supportive environment.

PACS Men's Group

This initiative supports the mental health of mature men, offering a culturally sensitive space to break stigmas and promote emotional well-being through shared stories and healing conversations. Grounded in Pasifika values, the group encourages open dialogue, mutual support, and resilience in a safe and respectful environment.

GET INVOLVED

Support PACS & Make a Lasting Impact

Your support is crucial in helping us empower Pasifika youth and men. Whether through donations, volunteering, or involvement helps us create culturally safe spaces and partnerships, your deliver life-changing programs.

Donate to support our programs
Volunteer your time and skills
Partner with us to expand our reach

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TESTIMONIALS

From Our Pasifika Youth

Samu
I've been coming to the Wednesday night program for over a year. I like coming because I like to see the boys. I've been going through hard things and sharing them with the boys-and letting them share with me. That way, we can help each other. It makes us feel safe.

Seki
I love coming to PACS mentoring night. It makes me feel loved. It makes me feel safe. It lets me know that whatever I'm going through, I can speak up about it-and know that the boys in the group have my back. They can open up without feeling judged. You never know-maybe what they're going through is something someone else is going through too. You can talk amongst each other, get to know each other, and feel safe to be yourself.

Viliami
Three things I love from the PACS program, is getting advice, seeing the boys and getting feeds. Just trying to change my life around and be a respectful person. Starting to realise that my actions are not a great look. So the program is helping me learn how to control my temper and my language and attend school more often.

Annual Report 2024–2025

Year in Review

The 2024–2025 year saw PACS continue to expand its influence and deepen its impact within the community. We strengthened partnerships with organisations like Cobham Youth Justice, POLEN, MCM, and the NRL community. Through mentoring, leadership programs, and cultural events, we've continued to advocate for young people, ensuring their voices are heard and valued in policy discussions.

Message from the Founder, Bruce Pikula
At the heart of everything we do at PACS is connection. Connection to culture. Connection to community. Connection to one another.
Over the past year, I've witnessed how powerful these connections can be-how a single conversation, a shared story, or a meaningful experience can spark change. And when these connections grow, they create something even more powerful: collaboration.
Collaboration is how we've been able to grow our reach, deepen our impact, and continue to walk alongside our young people in ways that are real, relevant, and respectful. Whether it's through our ongoing work with partners like Cobham Youth Justice, POLEN, MCM, or the NRL community, or in the day-to-day mentoring circles, cultural camps, or community forums-we've seen that genuine connection opens doors to lasting change.
Young people are at the centre of this work. They're not just participants; they're leaders, storytellers, and system-shapers. When we invest in them-through mentoring, leadership development, and cultural identity work-we're investing in a stronger, more united future.
To our partners, collaborators, parents, volunteers, and young people: thank you. Thank you for trusting us, standing with us, and continuing to believe in what's possible when community leads.
As we look to the future, we'll keep building with the same values we started with-culture, connection, and care. Because it's through these relationships that real, lasting transformation takes place.

PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS

Our Community Partners

At PACS, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We work closely with a range of community groups, government agencies, and private sector partners to broaden our impact and ensure our programs meet the diverse needs of Pasifika youth and men.