Page 1214 - Week 03 - Thursday, 22 March 2012
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Young people will still be able to access information and services provided by regional community services. Community service providers will also assist young people to access information and engage with services through Youth and Family Connect and other services funded under the new Child, Youth and Family Service Program. Additionally, youth workers and related professionals are embedded throughout the community in schools, community hubs and government agencies. Youth workers are also undertaking outreach and assertively engaging hard to reach groups.
(5) A key feature of the new Child, Youth and Family Services Program is the new information, engagement and coordination services called ‘Youth and Family Connect’ that is being delivered by Parentline ACT. This service will provide young people and their families with a central point of contact for information, initial support and engagement with services.
(6) Key features of the youth engagement services funded under the new Child, Youth and Family Services Program are:
• Street outreach on Friday and Saturday evenings and other times when young people congregate.
• Open access (or ‘drop-in’) activities in safe places that are appropriate and accessible to young people. This may include existing youth centre space.
• Late night programs or recreational activities at locations and times that young people are likely to congregate and that have the capacity to move location based on the needs of young people in the area.
• Brokerage funding to support engagement and connections with family and/or to other services (eg. phone cards, bus tickets, meals, family outings).
• Assessment to identify additional support needs and facilitate the engagement of family or other services with young people.
• Strong relationships with other services including those that provide case management and group activities and the capacity to support the young people to engage and remain engaged.
(7) A range of free or low cost sporting or recreational activities are available to young people. These are supported from a range of government and community sources. Some examples include:
• PCYC RecLink - supports access to gym membership and a variety of other recreational and sporting groups.
• The Aboriginal Corporation for Sport and Recreational Activities at Boominalla Oval provides grants for individuals and teams to meet the costs associated with participating in sport and recreation.
• The YMCA Chifley Health & Fitness Centre offers reduced rates for young people. The YMCA also offers sponsorships.
• A variety of community services providers offer program activities during school holidays at free or low cost, for example Woden Community Service, Communities @ Work, Gugan Gulwan Aboriginal Corporation, Belconnen
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