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Reconnect

Reconnect is an Early Intervention Youth Homelessness Prevention Program funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services under the auspices of the Northern Rivers Social Development Council. Covering the Northern Rivers Region from Tweed to Grafton, the service is aimed at 12 – 18 year old young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and their families.

Assistance provided may include individual or family counselling, coaching, mentoring, mediation, the development of community supports, referral to other services and use of brokerage funds for specialised services or practical needs. Reconnect  also offers a variety of groups.  Our Case Workers will outreach where necessary.

The service is flexible in supporting family reconciliation, access to accommodation, employment, education, training, life skills and personal development. The emphasis is on advocacy, empowerment and safety.   On average the service takes on about 200 new clients per year, as well as maintaining ongoing client relationships.

The Northern Rivers Social Development Council Reconnect Service has five Case Managers conveniently located in offices in Lismore, Tweed Heads, Ballina, Casino and Grafton.


Getting it Together

Aims to help young people find opportunities for positive change in their life by:

  • the creation of ongoing positive family and community relationships
  • Building self esteem , personal growth and life skills
  • Addressing personal issues and health problems
  • Education on the impacts of alcohol and other drugs (AoD)
  • Promoting harm minimisation and AoD misuse reduction
  • Connecting young people to specialist services where appropriate

Those eligible for the Getting it Together program are 12 - 18 year olds with Alcohol and/or other drug misuse or abuse issues and people who want information about Alcohol and or other Drugs.

NRSDC Youth Programs values client privacy and self determination, to find out more just give us a call.


Youth Programs Brochure

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icon NRSDC Youth Programs Brochure March 2009 (245.28 kB)


Contacting NRSDC Youth Programs

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Youth News



Respect Earned after Life of Chaos PDF Print E-mail

The following is an article from the Northern Star 2/7/10.  

When Lismore teenager Lettica Mundine was in trouble with the police and getting kicked out of school, she never thought she would receive community recognition.   But now the 15-year-old has been recognised with an outstanding role model award at the NAIDOC Week 2010 Aboriginal Young Women’s Leadership Awards.

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100 School-Based Traineeships for the Clarence PDF Print E-mail

CareerLink is a school-based apprenticeship and traineeship program.   2011 Clarence Valley school-based traineeships and apprenticeships are now open.

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By Choice not Chance - New Youth Website PDF Print E-mail

A new website www.bychoicenotchance.com.au is being launched by the Centre Against Child Sexual Assault.  It is an information tool for young people about relationships, sex and ways to prevent and identify sexual assault or domestic violence in a relationship.  The key strengths of the website are the Information Kit and the fact sheets.  The aim of the website is to provide a source of information for young people and a resource for anybody working with young people around issues such as relationships and violence prevention.

 
NRSDC's New "Getting it Together" Service PDF Print E-mail

LogoNRSDC Youth Programs is excited to welcome Nikki Mercer as the newest Case Manager working for ‘Getting it Together’ Service. Getting it Together, funded by the NSW Department of Community Service's Alcohol and other Drugs program,  aims to help young people from 12 to 18 who are engaged in the use or abuse of Alcohol and/or other Drugs in the Byron, Ballina, Lismore, Casino and Kyogle Local Government areas.

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Funding supports homeless youth PDF Print E-mail
The Northern Rivers Social Development Council today welcomed the announcement of continued funding to support vulnerable young people in the region.
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