StreetWork - Restoring Young Lives

Air & Soul -Aspray painting workshop held at Willoughby council's youth centre every second Wednesday afternoon at 3pm. It is aimed at encouraging young people to develop their artistic skills on safe legal walls and divert them from illegal graffiti.

Gym Sessions - Weekly workout sessions sponsored by Willoughby Leisure Centre.

Street Duke of Edinburgh - SDOE is currently running at The Narremburn School and The Beach School.

Kickstart is our most requested service. It is contract based, goal focused intensive case management. Our Youth workers determine areas of change with the young person and support them through the process by positive affirmation and reinforcement. Goals are individually tailored according to the needs of the young person and may include assistance with legal issues, counseling, education, employment, housing, alcohol and substance abuse and relational issues.

Parent Support

StreetWork provides support to the immediate families of our young clientele. Parent / Carer Support includes a social group which conducts informal get togethers as well as educative guest presenters and strategy development through consultation with our Youth Case Workers.





Our Youth Workers Jenny Grindell, Executive Officer Jenny has an extensive background in senior executive roles in multinational organisations. She was a national director for the Zurich Group as well as Ernst & Young Australia and later headed up a change management consulting arm for E & Y in Hong Kong. Since repatriation Jenny has worked for those in need in our community. She was one of the founding members of Woodbury Autism Education and Research, Australia’s only Applied Behaviour Analysis school for children with autism, and was CEO for an expanding disability advocacy organisation prior to joining StreetWork. Garth Hughes, Youth Services Manager Garth has been involved with StreetWork for almost 10 years as both a volunteer and worker. Before he joined us, Garth worked with SWIM, a youth outreach program which operated in Manly. Garth is our Youth Services Manager and Kickstart Coordinator. He also manages a caseload of clients as a senior youth worker. Garth was born and bred on the Northern Beaches and this geographical area of Sydney remains close to his heart. Nancy Malik, Youth Case Worker Nancy has a background in design and photography but has been working with young people for over 5 years now. Nancy has worked at youth centres and in a juvenile detention centre. She started volunteering with StreetWork at the start of 2006 and began full time work with StreetWork that November. Nancy has a caseload of clients and uses her creative background to contribute to StreetWork’s marketing and promotional material. Nancy also enjoys fostering creativity in young people and runs an aerosol art program. L-R: Penny, Richard, Jenny, Nancy and Garth Richard Eifler, Youth Case Worker Richard has been working in community services for 6 years both in a paid and a volunteer capacity. He has worked with a wide range of high needs clients with complex and challenging behaviours, provided disability services, developed case plans, provided behaviour support through mentoring and respite care and crisis refuge work. Richard has worked in intensive residential settings, outreach settings and supervised staff. Richard coordinates the Mall Worker Program and manages a caseload of clients. Penny Taber, Youth Case Worker Penny has a background in theatre and psychology and has been involved in youth ministry for over 9 years. Prior to joining StreetWork Penny was working with the Disability Employment Network. Penny coordinates a drama program at a local behaviour management school and also manages a caseload of clients. Penny is passionate about getting young people involved in creative arts, helping them find work and thinks teenagers are awesome ‘cause they tell it how it is! Streetwork provides 4 main services to young people: 1. Outreach Services 2. Skills Building Programmes 3. Kickstart - 1:1 Mentoring Programme 4. Parent Support Outreach Services Mall Outreach - Our youth workers and volunteers frequent Chatswood and Warringah Mall to connect with and support young people in the area. Juvenile Advocacy - We provide 24/7 support at North Sydney, Chatswood and Dee Why police stations to young people when arrested on suspicion of criminal activity. Crisis and Welfare Response - The team are on-call to respond to crisis situations. This could include situations where a young person urgently needs accommodation or is suicidal. Skills Building Programmes Air & Soul -Aspray painting workshop held at Willoughby council's youth centre every second Wednesday afternoon at 3pm. It is aimed at encouraging young people to develop their artistic skills on safe legal walls and divert them from illegal graffiti. Gym Sessions - Weekly workout sessions sponsored by Willoughby Leisure Centre. Street Duke of Edinburgh - SDOE is currently running at The Narremburn School and The Beach School. Kickstart - 1:1 Mentoring Programme Kickstart is our most requested service. It is contract based, goal focused intensive case management. Our Youth workers determine areas of change with the young person and support them through the process by positive affirmation and reinforcement. Goals are individually tailored according to the needs of the young person and may include assistance with legal issues, counseling, education, employment, housing, alcohol and substance abuse and relational issues. Parent Support StreetWork provides support to the immediate families of our young clientele. Parent / Carer Support includes a social group which conducts informal get togethers as well as educative guest presenters and strategy development through consultation with our Youth Case Workers. These services are available to young people on the North Shore and Northern Beaches of Sydney. For more information please call us on 9419 7559. Other useful telephone numbers: Legal Aid: 1800 10 18 10 Homeless Accommodation Line: 1800 234 566 Kids Help Line: 1800 551 800
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