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Outreach
Programs
Airds Outreach
In 2002 as a response to a growing crime rate and the
identification of Airds as a community at risk, Youth
Off The Streets, after long consultation with the community,
started a free BBQ, basketball and Sega trailer program.
The Airds outreach program attracted a large number of
young people. The program was run on 3 evenings a week,
with an average of 60 young people attending. It has been
officially reported that these evening events have contributed
to reducing the crime rate in the area.
YOTS ASSET – The Airds Support Services and Education
Team have set up a learning centre at 10 Deans Road,
Airds. At the Centre, young people can access assistance
with their study, personal development and other service.
The program arranges sports competitions that are managed
by young people as part of positive peer culture practice.
The program also organises movie nights on the big screen
along with school holiday outings which compliment the
regular evening BBQ’s, fun and activities.
Macquarie Fields Outreach
The Macquarie Fields program provides an outreach service
to reach young people who are at risk or disadvantaged.
Program staff actively engage these young people in
discussion about their circumstances in order to provide
information about positive alternatives to their current
situation and to develop strength based interventions
on an individual needs basis.
The outreach program provides a safe and friendly environment
for young people to attend and involvement from the
wider community is encouraged. Activities include a
twice weekly evening BBQ, touch football competition
and dance group.
The Macquarie Fields program aims to reach
at-risk and disadvantaged young people in the Macquarie
Fields area by operating outside normal business hours
and at a location frequented by local youth.
Young people contacted through the outreach program
are able to be referred to other services, including
alternative education services; crisis accommodation
and youth refuges. Young people will be encouraged and
assisted to contact appropriate services in order to
assist them to begin to make positive life changes for
themselves.
Macquarie Fields Outreach Review
Click here to view Review as PDF
Griffith Outreach Review
Click here to view Review as PDF Walgett Outreach Review
Click here to view Review as PDF
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Aftercare
Young People Leaving Care
This program targets young people who have completed our
residential or educational programs and are living independently
or reconnecting with their families. They may be beginning
work or furthering their education, or reintegrating with
a mainstream school.
This is a transition period for these young people,
a particularly vulnerable time for them, during which
they may be struggling to cope with the demands of a
new job or living alone without access to support or
social networks. Our rationale for developing a formalised
Aftercare program is to ensure that young people do
not relapse in the first few years out of rehabilitation
programs.
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Holborow
House
 The
Holborow House Program is a residential rehabilitation
program for young males who are homeless or at risk of
becoming homeless as a result of substance use, family
breakdown, and/or abuse. The Program is designed for young
males, aged 12 to 16 years, meeting the above criteria.
The Program provides residential accommodation for
up to five residents in a safe environment allowing
young people to recover and continue their education
through local schools and TAFE. Opportunities also exist
for addressing their vocation via local businesses.
Youth workers will provide individual case management
and support in a structured environment to ensure that
all efforts are made to help our youth reach their goals
and develop a sense of belonging to our community once
again.
Holborow House is situated at Kayuga near Muswellbrook
in the beautiful Upper Hunter region.
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Outreach
Services
Youth philosophy is taken directly to its target group
of homeless and abused youth - to the streets of Sydney.
Often fleeing from dysfunctional and abusive environments,
these young people find themselves in a dangerous predicament
on the streets.
Our food van service is the only one that operates
365 days of the year specifically to feed the homeless
and at risk young people who, under darkness, frequent
the known prostitution and drug haunts of the city.
We provide more than 17,000 meals per year and crisis
accommodation and counselling for hundreds of young
people every year.
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Don Bosco House, Marrickville
NSW
Opened in 1991, Don Bosco provides crisis and short-term
accommodation for homeless adolescents aged 15-18 years
old. A large old home in Marrickville, the refuge provides
support, accommodation and basic human needs such as food,
clothing, safety, hygiene, access to health care and referrals
to other services.
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Bosco offers a positive and liberating environment with
a commitment to family support and reconciliation, but
also assists those unable to return to their families
towards independent living.
There is always a full house at Marrickville.
Young people staying at Don Bosco may
attend high school at Youth Off The
Streets' Key College or may be able to transfer to another
residential
program upon completion of their stay at Don Bosco.
Our staff includes 10 youth workers and dedicated volunteers.
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Dunlea Alcohol and Other
Drug Youth Service
 Youth
Off The Streets provides a non residential drug and alcohol
program for young people with problematic levels of drug
use. DAYS is a flexible program providing multiple entry
and exit points for young people aged between 14-18 years
old.
DAYS is delivered via four main components.
Initial
Assessment: Allows for the provision of harm minimisation
advice, discussion of suitability of DAYS, or referrals
onward to services that may better match the young person’s
immediate needs.
Monday
Program: All young people meeting the initial assessment
criteria are invited to attend the Monday Program. This
provides an opportunity to participate in ongoing assessment
and education and information sessions on alcohol and
other drug (AoD) issues, available services and harm minimisation.
Those attending will have the opportunity to speak personally
with an AoD worker if they choose. If interested, young
people can receive further information and assessment
for the Taking Charge Program.
Taking
Charge Program: Is suited to young people whose
goal is to cease using drugs and/or alcohol. The program
runs from Tuesday to Thursday and provides ongoing support
for up to 3 months after cessation of the program. Developed
by the Health Psychology Unit at the University of Technology
in Sydney, the program utilises Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy (CBT) to teach participants a range of coping
strategies to help them manage some of the personal challenges
arising in daily life.
Ongoing
Contact Unit (OCU): Allows young people who are
unable to attend DAYS to receive support and information
over the phone.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate
to contact any Dunlea staff member by phoning 9721
5714.
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New Pathways: Residential
Treatment Program, Sutton Forest NSW
New Pathways is a residential treatment program for
male adolescents who have sexual behaviour problems.
The philosophy is based on a strength-based, trauma
sensitive treatment with in a Positive Learning Culture.
Offering intensive supervision in a highly structured
environment together with specialised therapeutic treatment,
it is the only such program of its kind in Australia.
Through early intervention, the program aims to stop
the cycle of sexual abuse as studies indicate that if
we are able to treat and rehabilitate these young adolescents,
we can potentially prevent the abuse of many other young
people. The program encourages self respect, personal
accountability, responsibility and empathy for others
and includes an individually planned, therapeutic path
to rehabilitation through education and treatment.
Recent changes allow the program to meet high support
needs including young people with intellectual disability.
The length of stay can be from one year to 2 years depending
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Foundation House: CanyonLeigh,
NSW
 This
program, recently moved from Mark David House to Foundation
House. The program combines the treatment of early adolescent
offenders who have specific behavioural problems. The
program aims to stop the cycle of abuse and return the
child into the community to lead a safe, healthy and respectful
life. This project was awarded a Certificate of Merit
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Schools
Key College Information Sheet
Chapel School Information Sheet
Matthew Hogan School Information Sheet
Eden Learning Centre Information Sheet
A decade of experience has taught us that education is
the most effective way to break the cycles of abuse and
poverty that can trap young people. Our accredited high
schools, for young people aged 13 to 17 year, offer a
flexible curriculum with a focus on literacy and numeracy
that respond to the specific needs, interests and talents
of young people who have become disconnected from mainstream
education.
General education is available for years 7-12 and increasing
numbers of students go on to achieve their School Certificate,
their Higher School Certificate or vocational pathways
programs through OTEN (TAFE). The teachers work closely
with the Department of Juvenile Justice and it is unusual
for a young person to return to a detention centre while
attending school. Camping trips and outings are undertaken
as part of the living skills program and many students
also participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Many students leave us to study further or with a full
or part time job in hand:-
- one student was recently promoted to Supervisor
at the AAPT Call Centre
many students have completed a wide variety TAFE courses,
some continuing further studies at university
- one student has completed a nursing certificate
and works in a nursing home
- one student was awarded the Sport & Tourism
Youth Foundation’s Educational Scholarship in
2002 to pursue further education. She is currently
working full time as an Administrative Assistant while
she continues her studies
- one student won a Commonwealth Youth Award and is
now working as a youth worker in Sydney
- one student regularly returns to the Blue Mountains
to assist with rock climbing and abseiling groups
There are two dedicated full time teachers at Key College
and many generous part time volunteers. All the young
people in the Southern Highlands attend Mathew Hogan
School and are supervised by four full time teachers
and volunteers. Father Riley teaches English and mathematics
most mornings and his Great Dane, Woods, always attends
class with him. She walks up and down the aisles, lies
on the classroom floor snoring, is always ready to be
patted, and exerts a calming, comforting influence on
the students as they work.
Youth Off The Streets schools
– 2009 Annual Reports
Download
Annual School Report 2009 - Matthew Hogan College
(pdf ~691kb)
Download
Annual School Report 2009 - Key College / Chapel School
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Juvenile Fire Setters
Project
An Alternative for Magistrates
Youth Off the Streets was greatly concerned about the
2001 New South Wales bush fires and the devastation they
caused to so many people. Learning that many fires were
lit intentionally by young people was not unexpected but
nevertheless a great disappointment. At the time of the
bush fires, there was much debate in the media about what
should be done to the people who lit the fires when they
were apprehended.
In the case of young perpetrators, many of the ideas
put forward were most inappropriate
for healing to take place and for the long term safety
of the community. Youth Off The Streets offers an alternative:
Juvenile Fire Setters Intervention Project (please find
attached).
Project Information
Booklet |
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| Schools
Programs |
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Off The Streets, with support from the AMP
Foundation and input from the Department of Education,
Science and Training, has developed the YOUth
Making a Difference resource kit. Launched
in 2003 by the Federal Minister for Education, the
Hon. Brendan Nelson, this kit contains 4 comprehensive
units designed to support schools & youth groups
to educate young people on the everyday issues they
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1 – VALUES EDUCATION - 17 workshops/teaching
modules covering: Generosity - Honesty - Reliability
- Co-operation and teamwork - Leadership - Communication
- Citizenship - Integrity - Courage - Empathy -
Justice & Fairness - Equality and Tolerance
- Avoiding power struggles - Identifying a conflict
- Appreciation of diversity - Responsibility - Respect
- Fairness & Justice |
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2 - SERVICE LEARNING - 5 Workshops –
based on 3 successful Youth Off The Streets Service
Learning case studies including stimulus & project
videos. Service Learning is an innovative values-based
intervention program, which aims to teach young
people generosity and empathy for others –
putting values into action. Service Learning programs
enable students to translate their everyday learning
into meeting real community requirements by identifying
local needs. |
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3 – GETREEL Drug & Alcohol Information
Kit – This comprehensive teaching unit, comprising
of 8 x 45 minute lessons is designed to make it
easy to bring early intervention drug education
to the classroom. Including the GetReel
Design a Drug Ad Competition, students will
develop a comprehensive knowledge about licit &
illicit drugs. |
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4 – INHALANTS - This resource contains
valuable information on inhalants and has been designed
so that schools, counsellors, and community groups
can integrate information on inhalants into the
most appropriate setting – depending on their
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further information on Youth Off The Streets Schools
Programs please contact Lou Single on (02) 9721
5711 or lous@youthoffthestreets.com.au.
To order a kit please refer to our Teaching
Units page |
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Please help us to continue our work. Call (02) 9721
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