Newcastle Youth Services
Newcastle Youth Services has been informing, educating and empowering the young people of Newcastle and the Hunter since 1965. Funded by NSW Health and the NSW Department of Community Services, we continue to provide a wide range of free, professional and holistic services for young people, 12 to 25 years, their families and communities in the region.
Newcastle Youth Services provides casework, counselling, crisis intervention, information & referrals, advocacy, outreach, community education and early intervention and prevention group work programmes for young people 12 to 25 years, their families and communities in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and the Lower Hunter.
The expected outcomes for the program:
- Improved functioning for young people provided with a service from the program
- Improved networks for young people
- Enhancing young people’s resilience as indicated by school, community and family connectedness
- Strengthening individual and family resilience by reducing risks/harm minimisation
- Protecting against harm
- Integrated service delivery/networks
- Effective service pathways for young people
- Developing community capacity/capability: creating social capital.
Newcastle Street Smart Youth Outreach
Funded by Xstrata Coal NSW as part of its Corporate Social Involvement initiative, Wesley Mission Newcastle Youth Service’s Street Smart Youth Outreach program is a crisis intervention, information and referral service for young people, 12-25 in schools, youth centres, events and on the street.
Street Smart aims to reach and support young people who would not normally engage with mainstream youth services. Street Smart is committed to ensuring that all young people have equal and fair access to community services
Contact Information
Wesley Newcastle Youth Services
14 Wood St, Newcastle West NSW 2302
Telephone: 02 4962 2188
Fax: 02 4962 3980
Central Coast Getting It Together Program
The Getting It Together (GIT) program, funded by NSW Community Services, is an early intervention strategy primarily for young people 18 or under with alcohol and/or drug misuse problems. GIT workers use an intensive case management approach to assist these young people to address a range of issues relating to income support, health, mental health, homelessness, justice, education, employment and relationships. It is acknowledged that young adults 19-24 may experience difficulties accessing such services; therefore some flexibility exists for providing services to these older clients.
Contact Information
Central Coast Getting It Together Program
Telephone: 02 4328 1053
Fax: 02 4328 4798
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