Amanda Arndell

Support my challenge to care for young Western Australians

Every school day across Western Australia, 250,000 students walk into a school where someone knows their name. In 2025, YouthCARE chaplains and volunteers showed up in 600 school communities and 38 sporting clubs across the state, from the Kimberley to the Great Southern.

They sat with students navigating hard things, served nearly 700,000 meals through Breakfast Club, delivered 30,760 wellbeing sessions, and supported more than 10,000 athletes and their families on the sidelines.

260,000 people. One consistent presence. Ridiculously good care.

Your support helps provide ridiculously good care to young Western Australians.

Walking 10,000 steps for 10 days!

I love the benefits of walking especially in nature!

Walking improves physical health, mental wellbeing, and overall quality of life. It strengthens the heart, muscles, bones, and lungs while helping with weight management, blood sugar, energy, and sleep. Mentally, walking can reduce stress and anxiety, boost mood, improve focus and memory, and create clarity for thinking and problem solving. Regular walking also supports long-term health, independence, social connection, and healthy ageing — even short daily walks can make a meaningful difference. I hope you can get outside and take walk sometime too if you don't already.