PCYC’s Youth Support Service provides holistic, individualised, practical, and case management support to at-risk young people. The service is provided in 12 locations across Queensland.
In the most recent financial year, we’ve provided:
Our Youth Support Service provides case management services to vulnerable young people aged between 8 and 21 years-of age who are experiencing disadvantage or at risk of disconnection. We also work with 8 to 11-years-old if they have a sibling who is an active service participant.
The service is funded by the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs
Youth Support Services are tailored to the individual young person’s needs. While it is not time-limited, it is purposeful. It works towards achieving goals to enable young people to develop skills and resilience to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
Our youth support workers can help a young person to:
Young at-risk people are eligible for support under this program if they are:
Our Club & Culture Program takes young people out of our clubs and into the local community for fun and engaging activities.
Our program creates a generational change by providing supportive and productive programs that encourage school attendance, literacy, numeracy confidence, resilience, belonging and connection to community and culture.
Each session includes ball sports, recreational activities (fishing, shell gathering for jewelry making) and cultural programs (arts and crafts, spear making, didgeridoo carving, traditional games, gathering and baking traditional foods).
Our aim is to engage in sporting, recreational, educational and cultural activities through their journey with PCYC Queensland, have access to productive activities inside and outside of school, connect with culture, develop resilience, healthy routines and have access to community resources and support.
Available at PCYC Aurukun, PCYC Mornington Island, PCYC Napranum, PCYC Palm Island, PCYC Yarrabah and PCYC Woorabinda
This year, we have been able to provide
Drop-In is designed to keep young people off the streets and give them a safe place to associate, make friends, and engage in positive social activities.
Drop-In is a free program provided to ages 12-18 to engage high school-aged students in semi-structured activities after school.
The Youth Drop-In creates a space for youth workers and local police to get to know young people, build a rapport, and discuss issues or problems that may be affecting them.
Each club’s Youth Drop-In has different activity offerings ranging from board games, pool, free Wi-Fi, card games, video games, air hockey, movies, table tennis or chill out lounges.
This year, we’ve been able to provide
RUBY (Rise Up, Be Yourself) is a free physical fitness program for women who are, have been, or likely to be experiencing Domestic and Family Violence (DFV).
This program empowers women through physical exercise, companionship and connection to community supports.
Held weekly at a number of PCYCs across Queensland, RUBY is a safe place for women to socialise and exercise, while accessing support from community organisations and building positive relationships with QPS officers.
The unique program gives participants a different outlet and tools to continue their recovery journey and break their domestic and family violence cycle by fostering connected relationships with other women in a safe, group environment. RUBY is designed to enhance women’s general well-being, emotional resilience, self-esteem and confidence in a safe and welcoming environment.
There is a 24-hour national sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line for any Australian who has experienced or is at risk of domestic and family violence – call 1800RESPECT or visit 1800respect.org.au.
Sessions include a 1-hour exercise session followed by a group chat over tea and coffee, or a healthy snack.
Available at PCYC Bayside, PCYC Beenleigh, PCYC Bundaberg, PCYC Burdekin, PCYC Caboolture, PCYC Cairns, PCYC Carindale, PCYC Crestmead, PCYC Dalby, PCYC Deception Bay, PCYC Fortitude Valley, PCYC Gladstone, PCYC Gold Coast, PCYC Hills District, PCYC Ipswich, PCYC Logan, PCYC Mt Gravatt, PCYC Pine Rivers, PCYC Redcliffe, PCYC Sandgate, PCYC Townsville and PCYC Zillmere.
PCYC Queensland’s After Dark youth development program is a free after-hours sport-based activity program for young people aged 12 -18 who are likely experiencing some level of disengagement from community, family, or school.
The program is designed to empower young people by improving physical health and wellbeing, emotional resilience, self-esteem, and confidence using sport in a safe and structured peer environment.
After Dark is delivered on an ongoing weekly basis utilising PCYC Queensland’s facilities. The primary sports offered are Basketball, Boxing, Touch Footy, and six other endorsed sports that can be chosen. The program serves as a safe place for young people to come and participate, make friends, and engage in a weekly sports-based program with program mentors and Queensland Police Officer’s supervision.
This year, we’ve provided
Volunteers are an integral part of PCYC Queensland. At any one given time thousands of members of the community are engaged in volunteering activities to support PCYC Queensland deliver its programs and activities. After Dark volunteer mentors are responsible for providing general program support, maintaining a positive engagement with program participants, and promoting positive social interaction.
Mentorship opportunities may be available across our After Dark Program delivery sites, find your local PCYC club delivering After Dark and other such youth programs.
