You Can Centres
- 5 You Can Centres (scroll down to view)
- 1865m2 of space in hospitals dedicated to teenagers and young adults with cancer
- Over 6,000 patient visits to a You Can Centre since 2013
- 8 hospital partners
- Workshops hosted in You Can Centres by: Youth Cancer Services, RedKite, Look Good Feel Better
- AYA Palliative Care Unit, Melbourne
Camperdown You Can Centre
Status: Donation of $1.5 million. Build complete and fully operational at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse Hospital in Camperdown, Sydney. Opened in 2022.
Brisbane You Can Centre
Status: Donation of $1.8 million. Complete and fully operational You Can Centre at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Opened in 2019.
Sydney You Can Centre
Status: Donation of $1.5 million. Complete and fully operational at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick. Opened March 2020.
Melbourne You Can Centre
Status: Donation of $1.5 million. Complete and fully operational You Can Centre at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Opened in 2016.
Perth You Can Centre
Status: Donation of $1.8 million. Complete and fully operational You Can Centre at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Opened in 2013.
OUR YOU CAN STORY:
Click to watch the short videos below, highlighting the journey and milestones of You Can.
Our You Can journey started with a '60 Minutes' story by Peter Overton and evolved to fund and open five You Can Centres around Australia.
Nine's 'A Current Affair' visit the new Sydney You Can Centre, two years after reporting on the epic $1.5 million raised at Wharf4Ward 2019 to fund the space for 15 - 25 year olds.
