Youth Accommodation & Support
Alice Springs Youth Accommodation & Support Services (ASYASS) – Ampe Akweke Place
Ampe Akweke Place (Mothers and Babies Place) is a program for young woman, 13 to 23 years of age, who are having a baby or have a baby 2 years and under. Ampe Akweke offers both outreach support and residential support, if the young women have nowhere suitable and safe to stay. Young women can stay in a safe house for up to three months.
Ampe Akweke works with young women to ensure they have theirs, their unborn child or their babies health needs met. Ampe Akweke residential support workers provide parenting, education and support as well as case management to all young women accessing the program.
Ampe Akweke house is a 5 bed facility that caters to the current needs of each individual who requires a safe space. Ampe Akweke’s main goal is to create independency, seek safe housing options and provide support for raising strong, healthy babies.
Please contact the Team Leader by calling or texting 0429 405 082 for further information.
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Alice Springs Youth Accommodation & Support Services (ASYASS) – Crisis Refuge
The Crisis Refuge provides safe supported accommodation for young men and women, 15 – 17 years, 7 days a week.Accommodation can be provided for one night or up to 3 months.
During their stay at ASYASS Crisis Refuge, young people will be provided support through case management (where appropriate). Young people will also be supported to;
identify and work towards their goals;
address their health, education and income needs;
develop appropriate life skills
(re)engage with family (where appropriate)
Access long term accommodation where necessary
- Attend school or some form of work activity.
After hours Mobile 0438 534 096
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Alice Springs Youth Accommodation & Support Services (ASYASS) – On Track
The On Track Intensive Youth Support Program takes a holistic/case management approach in working with young people, and their families if appropriate. The program focuses on the young person’s transitioning to independence and re-engaging with the wider community, whilst living in a home environment.
The program:
Offers a longer term accommodation option
Assists in school and ongoing educational supports
Offers one on one support to young people to assist in developing independent living skills
Assists young people with their personal development
Ensures young people are linked into appropriate health/mental health services.
Assists young people to engage in the wider community
Arranges involvement in recreational activities
Assists young person to develop long term goals
Links young person to financial counselling and assist with money management.
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Alice Springs Youth Accommodation & Support Services (ASYASS) – Youth Housing
The Youth Housing Program provides semi-independent accommodation (up to twelve months) to young people aged 16 to 24.The ASYASS Housing Program currently manages eight properties located across Alice Springs.
The housing program offers young people, who are unable to reside with family, through case management, the opportunity to re-engage with education, training or to gain employment, as well as to develop and strengthen the life skills (including living skills) required to establish themselves independently.
Where appropriate ASYASS also supports and encourages involvement with family.
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Anglicare NT – ReConnect
ReConnect is a youth homelessness early intervention service. It is free,voluntary and confidential and focused on young people aged 12 to 18 of age (and their families) who have left home early or who are at risk of becoming homeless. We work closely with young people to address presenting issues,sort through family tensions and reconnect with family,school and community.
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Anglicare NT – Youth Accommodation Support Service (YASS)
YASS provides transitional accommodation (short to medium term),case management, outreach support, information, referrals and advocacy support to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness aged between 15 – 19 years in Katherine, Darwin and Palmerston (and the rural) areas. We work with young people, stakeholders and communities to raise awareness about Youth Homelessness and to explore solutions.
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Anglicare NT – Youth Housing Options & Pathways Program (Y-HOPP)
YYHOPP provides accommodation and assists 15–19 year olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to develop the necessary skills to access and sustain housing in the private, communty and social housing rental sectors. YHOPP has a strong focus on engagement with training and employment opportunities and securing long term housing options.
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CatholicCare NT – Youth Outreach
Young people can be at risk of homelessness due to different circumstances. When this happens, they can need help with family life, school or employment. The youth outreach program works with young people to help them become healthy, happy and avoid homelessness. We help young people aged 12 to 18 years in Tennant Creek that are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We work with young people to address issues such as AOD misuse, family violence, mental health concerns and school non-attendance. We help them to strengthen family relationships and maintain stable accommodation. We help them to participate in education or employment.
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Gap Youth & Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation
The Gap Youth and Community Centre is a grass roots organisation which was established in 1977 by the local Aboriginal Community. The organisation’s central goal is to provide a safe place for young Indigenous people and their families. Gap Youth has a high level of understanding of the youth context and a long history of delivering programs for young Aboriginal people in Alice Springs.
After-School Care
After-school is available to assist parents of primary school children attending local schools.
Playgroup
Social and recreational activities are provided for infants and preschool children and their parents or carers.
Seniors’ Leather Workshop Group
Aboriginal elders meet to make leather goods.
Sport & Recreation
A sport & recreation program provides a range of activitiesincluding basketball, pool, table tennis and a drop-in centre with internet cafe facilities for children, young people and their families.
Stay Strong Women’s Group
A group focusing on issues of concern for young and adult indigenous women.
Vacation Care
Various holiday programs assist parents by providing recreational activities for primary-school children.
Youth Homelessness Program (Reconnect)
A preventive early intervention program for 12 to 18 year olds and their families where the young person is homeless or at risk of homelessness. The program seeks to improve relationships where the youth is becoming disconnected from their families, school or work and where there is a risk of their leaving home prematurely without family support.
As an independent, membership-driven, not-for-profit association, we work with our members to support and strengthen AOD service delivery for people who experience harmful substance use in the NT.
Our mission is to build and maintain a strong, sustainable and culturally diverse Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) sector that works together to reduce alcohol and other drug related harm across the Northern Territory.
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MSJ Australia
We provide Support Coordination, Disability Support Services, Residential Out of Home Care, SIL, MTA, Respite, Return to Country and Community Access services across the Northern Territory and Nth QLD.
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