Youth

    Young people’s health and wellbeing is a key priority for family and community stakeholders in the Tangentyere service area. Young people in our region live precarious lives and are exposed to many risk factors from infancy with less access to education, exposure to family violence, substance misuse, systematic racism and marginalisation all impacting on the lives of young people. Tangentyere’s services for youth range from diversionary programs providing regular, safe, supervised activities for young people, programs centred on community development approaches – building better futures for young people to targeted individualised supported for young people around housing, income and health issues. 


    Our youth programs include:

     

     

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    Youth Centre at 3 Brown Street

    Our youth centre provides a safe, culturally appropriate place for young people on Town Camps at 3 Brown Street to enjoy themselves and be supported to deal with life’s many challenges. We transport young people to Brown Street and home again and provide a nutritious meal.

    Location

    Youth Centre at 3 Brown Street in Alice Springs. 

    Operating Hours

    Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 5.30pm to 9.30pm 
    Friday and Saturday: 5.30pm to 12.00am (midnight). 

    Activities

    We offer a range of activities in a safe, culturally appropriate and positive environment. Some of the activities include:
    • Family day events
    • Cultural exchange events 
    • Alcohol and Drug Education
    • Cooking and nutrition classes
    • Pool Tournament + match 
    • Movie Night 
    • Disco 
    • Basketball tournament 
    • Make up/hair 
    • NAIDOCC week celebrations 
    • Trampoline fun 
    • IT classes   
    • Painting and Artwork shops
    • Dance 

    We also provide four levels of support to young people:

    We do this through passive education, role modelling, the use of cultural elders, employment, education and training opportunities, provision of food and facilities to shower and wash clothes, as well as daily access to a range of safe, fun and healthy activities such as sports, music, art and digital access which are aimed at increasing wellbeing, self-esteem and resilience prevent the escalation of vulnerabilities in this at risk population. 

    This support includes mentoring through Tangentyere Youth Engagement program, employment and training opportunities through Tangentyere Employment Services, early intervention casework through ASYASS, high level co-ordination of school engagement, alcohol and other drug counselling, therapeutic support and access to legal services.

    These include referrals to the Tangentyere Intensive Family Preservation Service through the Territory Families FACES program for family support and/or therapeutic support of the young people, referrals to CAYLUS and/or Alcohol Harm Minimisation Individual Support Program for ongoing casework support related to alcohol and other drug related issues, referrals to Tangentyere Domestic Violence Specialist Children’s service and provision of both Emergency Relief and Crisis Accommodation at ASYASS.

    This is where we provide ongoing support to young people.

    Youth Workers in Town Camps 

    In supporting young people in their homes, this program provides regular active recreation and sport programs provided at Town Camps (Southern Camps, Northern Camps, Larapinta Valley, Hidden Valley, the Trucking Yards), including after school (Outside School Hours Activities) and during each school holiday period as well as a range of supports for young people.

    Activities

    The programs five Youth Workers are based at:
    • Larapinta Valley
    • Karnte
    • Hidden Valley
    • Warlpiri 
    • Trucking Yards

    These youth workers support all Town Camps, and organise several sporting and other activities for young people on Town Camps. They work under the direction of Community Coordinators and together form a formidable team to support young people on Town Camps as follows:

    We do this through passive education, role modelling, the use of cultural elders, employment, education and training opportunities, provision of food and facilities to shower and wash clothes, as well as daily access to a range of safe, fun and healthy activities such as sports, music, art and digital access which are aimed at increasing wellbeing, self-esteem and resilience prevent the escalation of vulnerabilities in this at risk population. 

    This support includes mentoring through Tangentyere Youth Engagement program, employment and training opportunities through Tangentyere Employment Services, early intervention casework through ASYASS, high level co-ordination of school engagement, alcohol and other drug counselling, therapeutic support and access to legal services.

    Crisis intervention support. These include referrals to the Tangentyere Intensive Family Preservation Service through the Territory Families FACES program for family support and/or therapeutic support of the young people, referrals to CAYLUS and/or Alcohol Harm Minimisation Individual Support Program for ongoing casework support related to alcohol and other drug related issues, referrals to Tangentyere Domestic Violence Specialist Children’s service and provision of both Emergency Relief and Crisis Accommodation at ASYASS.

    This is where we provide ongoing support to young people.

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    Central Australian Youth Link-Up Service (CAYLUS)

    CAYLUS works with remote communities and towns across the bottom part of the NT to reduce the impact of substance misuse on young people. We do this by reducing supply, reducing harm and reducing demand. Activities to reduce supply include supporting the use of Low Aromatic Fuel (often known as Opal fuel) and providing advice and support to retailers of high risk products so that they are managed as well as possible. Activities to reduce the demand center on providing better alternatives to substance misuse to at risk young people, examples of this work include supporting the development of youth programs as well as training skills development projects. The work of CAYLUS has been independently evaluated a number of times over the years copies of reports from these evaluations can be viewed on our resources page.