Youth

426 Anglicare’s 426 program provides a range of exciting and creative after school activities in the north, for young people 8–18 years old. There are sporting activities, as well as craft and other ideas. The program will be rolling out through into 2008. 426 will not just provide young people with great activities, but help them improve team work, partnerships and leadership. For more information about 426, call 8209 5470.

Reconnect is a service provided by Anglicare for young people who are at risk of homelessness, or of dropping out of education. Reconnect staff work with families and the young person, in groups and in one to one counselling.

Reconnect can be contacted on 8209 5400

Drop Zone is a safe place for young people to hang out, at Smithfield Plains Community Centre on Tuesdays from 7–9pm. Enquiries to Katrina on 8209 5440.

Breakfast Club A good start for the day for children of local primary schools at Davoren Park. School terms 8am–8.45am Mondays–Wednesdays, telephone 8254 1937 And at Smithfield Plains, school terms 8am –8.45am Tuesdays–Thursdays, telephone 8254 8181.

After school activities Creative fun for kids from Davoren Park Primary School during school terms, from 3–4pm Mondays and Wednesdays
At Smithfield Plains Tuesdays and Thursdays

School holiday program
Fun, craft, and things to do in the school holidays, for children and their parents who live in the Davoren Park and Smithfield Plains area. For the Davoren Park Annexe call 8254 1937, and The Smithfield Plains Community Centre, call 8254 8181

Police Drug Diversion Initiative operates in the North (Elizabeth) and South (Morphett Vale) It is part of the South Australian Police Drug Diversion Initiative (PDDI).

The drug diversion programs are based on minimising harm, and the aims are to divert minor drug offenders, help users identify and address early drug problems, provide education and support for early treatment and avoid a criminal record.

The service is free and confidential.

In the south, contact 8329 0802
In the north, contact 8256 2177.

Youth Pathways

The program aims to assist eligible young people aged between 13 and 19 yrs who are most at risk of not making a successful transition to reach their full potential by keeping them engaged or re-engaging them with education or training. Participants receive personalised assistance specifically directed to their needs with support and guidance to overcome the barriers to effective participation in education, training or employment services.

Evolution is a service to help young people who have problems in mainstream education. It was set up to help children in care, but can also cater for other adolescents, identified as 'at risk'. Evolution helps re-integrate young people to school, providing an individual and structured plan in which the young person has an active role. It's not an alternative to school, but a safe environment which supports a young person's re-entry to school.

Evolution staff are youth workers who act as mentors and guides, and have a huge variety of skills. Staff are on call Monday to Friday, and young people attend the program Mondays–Fridays.

If you'd like to know more about Evolution, you can download a brochure and information sheet.

For more information contact Family Centre North on Freecall 1800 855 873 or Reception 8209 5400