Young People and their Families

The Hub Casework Team

This service works with young people (high school age to 21yrs), who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Caseworkers provide one on one outreach support and advocacy for young people who may be experiencing problems with housing, living skills, alcohol and other drugs, mental health, legal system, education/employment, family, relationships, health issues and any other difficulties as identified by the young person.

The service also provides supported accommodation for pregnant and parenting young women.

24 hour on call support is available to clients if required.

The Hub Casework Team
P 4922 1502
P 1800 17 1800
F 4922 1562
E thehub@samaritans.org.au

Click here to download the Request for Service document

Reconnect Services

Reconnect services aim to provide a range of supports to young people aged between 12 and 18 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and want some assistance with their family relationships.

A worker is linked to each young person to help in sorting things out with their family; connect them with training and employment services; help them to stay in school when it gets tough; provide income support and find somewhere safe to stay if necessary.

Samaritans Reconnect Services can be found at Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Maitland.

LEAF Reconnect Maitland and Cessnock
P 02 4936 2688
E mburke@samaritans.org.au
Creative Times Reconnect Newcastle/Lake Macquarie
P 02 4942 5466
E reconnect@samaritans.org.au

Port Stephens Early Intervention Project (PSEIP)

Port Stephens Early Intervention Project works with young people aged between 12 and 18 years who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. It aims to reconnect young people and their parents/carers and strengthen their realationships. We support families, where possible, to stay together.

PSEIP covers Port Stephens Local Government Area. Our office is located at Nelson Bay, however if you are unable to attend our office, we can arrange to meet with you at another location.

We support young people to:

Particpate in employment, education and training

Link with appropriate health services

Link with appropriate cultural and social services

Maintain suitable accommodation

Reconnect with their community

PSEIP provides:

Assistance for young people, where practical, to stay at home

Alternative accommodation during periods of family reconciliation with trained carers

Assistance establishing independent living arrangements where appropriate

Information and referral

Dedicated youth worker

Short-term community care placements

Please note that young people under the age of 16 years must have parental or DoCS permission to engage in with PSEIP.

Community Carers are:

Volunteers who have offered their home and support for young people reconnecting with their families

People who want to enhance family and community connectedness

People who are fully trained

People who aim to provide the best possible outcomes for the young person and their family with respect to location and cultural diversity

Community carers are fully supported through:

24 hour on call backup support

Regular supervision

Professional training

PSEIP offers carers:

Community involvement and a chance to give back to the community by helping young people

The chance to develop community awareness of the problems experienced by some young people

The chance to share your knowledge with a young person

PSEIP
P 02 4984 9511
E gbetts@samaritans.org.au

Creative Times

Creative Times is an innovative program offering group work and individual support services to young people aged 7 – 13 years and their families, in the Gateshead and Hamilton areas of Newcastle.

Creative Times has a focus on early intervention and prevention, supporting people by promoting individual, family and community strengths.

Creative Times
P 02 4942 1621
E creativetimes@samaritans.org.au

Spiral of Strength - Resource Kit

A resource for supporting Children & Families facing tough times.

Please click to download PDF versions of Spiral of Strength Resource Kit. Please note that you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software to open and read these files. To download this software please click here and follow the links to download the Acrobat Reader software.

Click here to download the Spiral of Strength Resource Kit