The Youth Mentor Program aims to enhance the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable young people by providing them the opportunity to develop a trusting relationship with a positive adult role model.

The Youth Mentor Program matches committed volunteers with “at risk” young people who live in the Northern suburbs, are aged 11 to 18 years, and have current involvement with DHS, Protective Services.

This program is funded by the Department of Human Services.

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The Reconnect program uses community-based early intervention services to bring about family reconciliation for young people aged 12 to 18 years who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, and their families.

Reconnect helps these young people improve their level of engagement with family, services and their local community. The program covers the Cities of Whittlesea, Darebin and Yarra. The service model is based on outreach to young people, families and communities in Melbourne’s Northern Corridor.

Reconnect provides a range of services:

• Individual support, counselling and advocacy
• Family support and mediation
• Information and referral
• Lifeskills programs
• Facilitation of opportunities for youth participation and
• Service system development and co-ordination

Action research is a key component of the Reconnect program. For Reconnect's early intervention methods to be effective, all services – government and non-government - need to respond to their clients needs using a reflective and improvement-orientated approach to service delivery.

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Kildonan provides counselling and support for young people aged 11 to 17 years
and their families in the Northern region who have current involvement with the Department of Human Services.

The program utilises a range of approaches including individual and family counselling and practical support. Outreach is offered to various locations including homevisits, schools and youth centres.

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