Streetwork’s Purpose
Our purpose is to support vulnerable young people in the community to turn their lives around
What we do
Teenage years can be difficult and confusing. For Streetwork's young people, they are also dangerous and can be life-threatening. Shut off from a close adult role model and some poor decision-making, the 11 to 25-year-olds referred to our program struggle with mental health (often suicidal thoughts and self-harm), alcohol and substance misuse, social isolation, school or work disengagement, youth crime and at risk of youth homelessness.
To break the cycle of these destructive behaviours, we match a high risk, vulnerable young person with their own trained and experienced Youth Caseworker who supports them to:
Set goals to address the behaviours that place them at risk.
Connect with the specialised youth services that can help them achieve those goals.
Our mentoring model combines case management with a youth work approach.
Youth Case Management is about assessing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating a young person's improved outcomes and experiences.
Our professional Youth Caseworkers do this by:
Building trust and nurturing open conversations.
Empowering young people - partnering with them to set and achieve the life goals that they care about.
Using evidence-based strategies - our theory of change ensures we work collaboratively with young people to achieve the best outcomes possible.
A commitment to service improvement - we engage with Huber Social to evaluate our programs to ensure we are using data to improve our program and the way we deliver service.
Streetwork's early intervention and prevention program works. PwC's 2020 research confirmed that an impressive 93% of Streetwork's young people graduated last year and achieved their goals. The research also highlights that every $1 donated to Streetwork delivers a $16 positive return to the community.
Does Streetwork’s Program Produce Results?
Streetwork’s focus is first and last on the high risk, vulnerable young people we support. We know our program produces results. Read Huber Social’s - Social Impact report measuring the shift in the wellbeing of high risk, vulnerable young people in our program by clicking the button below.
StreetWork’s vulnerable young people
Our medium to high-risk young people face a range of challenges and behaviours that, through no fault of their own, place their lives at risk. These videos share their Streetwork experiences and life stories.
Meet Will and listen to his thoughts on mentoring.
Meet Streetwork’s youth caseworkers
Streetwork Youth Services Team Members
Streetwork volunteers Share their experience
Helen Campbell, Streetwork North Shore Local Board Chairperson
Maria Chan, Streetwork North Shore Local Board Member
Annette Nazaroff, Streetwork North Shore Local Board Member
Meet the Streetwork team
Youth Caseworker - What we do at Streetwork
GET INVOLVED
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