Youth Connections
Youth Connections offers a range of flexible and individualized services to young people who are most at risk of disengaging from school through to those who are severly disengaged from education, family and community.
Youth Connections supports young people aged between 11 and 19 years of age to attain their Year 12 or equivalent and to help them make a successful transition through education and onto further education, training or work.
Click here to download the Youth Connections brochure
Contact Information:
Youth Connections
Queanbeyan Office
105 Monaro Street (Next to Queanbeyan Workwear)
Phone:(02) 6162 0510 Fax: (02) 6295 3600
Email: youthconnections@catholiccare.cg.org.au
Adolescent Mediation & Family Therapy (FACES)
FACES is a counselling service for young people (aged between 10-21 years) and their parents or caregivers. The aim of the program is to help improve the communication between parents and their children. The counsellors work towards helping families develop skills to resolve these difficulties.
Payment is on a sliding scale according to income.
Click here to download the FACES brochure
Contact Information:
Ph: (02) 6162 6100
Homelinx
Homelinx is a CatholicCare Youth Housing program funded by the ACT Department of Disability Housing and Community Services. The Program provides a housing outreach service to young people aged 15-25 years, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and live in the ACT region. The Program can offer assistance to young people by helping them to find affordable, stable and independent accommodation as well as teaching participants living skills such as budgeting, cooking and cleaning to assist them to gain and maintain independence. The Program operates Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Click here to download the Homelinx brochure
Contact Information:
Homelinx
Blackfriars reception
(Please ask to be put through)
Ph: (02) 6163 7600
Fax:(02) 6163 7676
Reconnect
Reconnect is an early intervention Program that aims to reconnect young people aged 12 to 18 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and their families. The Program has strong linkages with community agencies and offers an outreach model of service delivery. Reconnect aims to keep young people connected with their families, school and community by increasing opportunities, choices and support. Reconnect is funded by Family and Community Services, Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and operates Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm.
CatholicCare operates the Reconnect program in the ACT, as well as the Central West including West Wyalong Cowra, Grenfell, Canowindra, Blayney, Molong and Boorowa. The offices are located in Watson, Cowra and West Wyalong.
Click here to download the Reconnect Central West brochure
Click here to download the Reconnect (Canberra) brochure
Contact Information:
Reconnect
Blackfriars reception
(Please ask to be put through)
Ph: (02) 6163 7600
Fax: (02) 61637676
Reconnect Central West
West Wyalong
Ph: (02) 6972 3304
Fax: (02) 6972 0573
Cowra
Ph: (02) 6341 2657
Fax: (02) 6341 2658
Student & Family Counselling
This program offers counselling and support for students (and their families) attending Catholic schools in the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese. The focus is to assist a student with any issues relating to their emotional, social or educational wellbeing.
Click here to download the Student and Family Counselling brochure
Contact Information:
S&FC Admin Assistant
Ph: 6162 6104
Email: SFC@centacare-canberra.org
Youth and Wellbeing Program
The Youth and Wellbeing Program is funded through ACT Health. The purpose is to support young people in the community between 12 to 25 years of age who have a mental health condition and/or drug and alcohol, anger and behavioural concerns and related issues. The staff at Youth and Wellbeing aim to encourage resilience and independence through a process of support, education and advocacy. Referrals can be made over the phone on the numbers listed below.
Click here to download the Youth and Wellbeing brochure
Contact Information:
Youth and Wellbeing
Blackfriars reception
(Please ask to be put through)
Ph: (02) 6163 7600
Fax: (02) 6163 7676
