Queensland Youth Services Programs

Youth Support Coordinator Program

The Youth Support Coordinator Program funded by the Queensland Department of Communities is an innovative program which works directly in selected secondary schools in Townsville / Thuringowa, Ayr, Ingham and Charters Towers. It assists young people who have been identified as being at risk of disengaging from the education system and not transitioning into the senior phase of learning, by linking them into appropriate and accessible services, providing relevant information, capacity building and resourcing of the school and fostering local community links. Phone: (07) 4771 3648.

Reconnect Program

The Reconnect Program funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services is an early intervention outreach program which targets young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness by reconnecting them with their family, education, training or employment options and the broader community. The program operates in partnership with government agencies such as Centrelink and the welfare sector with the aim of improving the local coordination of services for young people. Phone: (07) 4721 1948 or 4721 1978. Currently we have two Reconnect programs - Townsville and Thuringowa.

Young Parents Programs

Young Parents Programs are aimed at assisting young parents (parents who are under 25 years of age), their partners and their children through various projects, outreach and information and referral services. The programs also assist young people who are expecting a child and those whose children are in foster care. The Young Parents Programs currently incorporate the Munchkins Playgroup and PPOSSIBLEE Program.

The Munchkins Play Group Program funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services is a preventative program which provides the opportunity for young parents and their children who are marginalised and disadvantaged due to socio-economic circumstances to engage in social and recreational activities on a weekly basis. The program focuses on promoting positive interaction with children and provides a supportive, non-judgemental environment where parents can share experiences and concerns about parenting, relationships, and other related issues.

The PPOSSIBLEE Program ("Providing Parents with Opportunities for Support & Self Sufficiency in Building Links to Employment & Education") is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services. The program assists young parents to further their education or access to training and other services where they are seeking to make a transition to employment. PPOSSIBLEE builds partnerships between local services, strengthens family support in the community, and delivers services as required. The program aims to build and strengthen young parent's effective parenting and relationship skills.

Get Set For Work Program

The Get Set for Work program is funded by the Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, is designed for disengaged young people aged between 15 and 17 years old. The aim of the program is to provide participants with skills that will enable them to engage in further training or employment opportunities available in the local region.

The Get Set for Work Program in Ingham cooperates with Ingham State High School, Gilroy Santa Maria Catholic College, Hinchinbrook Shire Council, Mungalla Aboriginal Corporation, Australian Agricultural Corporation and other local organisations.

The Get Set for Work Progam in Townsville , cooperates with a number of key stakeholders in the Townsville area such as -

• Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE - Townsville
• Centrelink
• Queensland Police
• Local Businesses
• Child Youth Mental Health
• TECNQ
• Skill 360 Australia
• Defence Force
• Townsville City Council

Townsville Youth Housing and Reintegration Service

The Townsville Youth Housing and Reintegration Service is an initiative of the Queensland Government's Department of Communities.

The Youth Housing and Reintegration Service’s objective is to reduce homelessness affecting young people aged 12-20 years who are either exiting, or transitioning from child protection orders, are transitioning to the community following a period of sentence or remand in a Youth Detention Centre, or are homeless, or in inadequate housing.

Cut Above Youth Employment Program - A Productivity Places Program

Queensland Youth Services Inc. in conjunction with Paraskevi International, a national training organisation, have been approved to deliver a free course in Certificate II in Hairdressing to eligible job seekers of Townsville region.

The Productivity Places Program (PPP) is part of the joint Australian, State and Territory Governments initiative to provide additional training places for existing workers and job seekers. It's part of the Australian Government's Skilling Australia for the Future policy  which in Queensland is being jointly managed by the Department of Education Training and the Arts and the Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation. A component of the job seeker training places will be administered through the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative

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