Reconnect – Youth Homelessness Early Intervention Program

Reconnect is a Commonwealth funded Youth Homelessness Early Intervention Program.

Reconnect aims to work with young people aged between 12 and 18 years who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, and wish to improve their level of engagement with family, work, education, training and the community.

Reconnect is a mobile service and has the capacity to see young people and their families in their home, at school, coffee shops, in the office etc.

This program provides a service to both young people and their families who are experiencing family conflict, which may lead to, or has led to a young person leaving home.

Formerly The Metropolitan Early Intervention Team, Reconnect commenced in February 1997, as a pilot program, under the Prime Minister’s Youth Homelessness Pilot Program.

Service Provision

The service provided includes:

Reconnect also collaborates with other agencies and schools in promoting early intervention strategies through community development projects.

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Region Criteria

This service is currently available to young people and their families who live in the local council areas of Salisbury.

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Referrals

Clients are referred by Centrelink, the police, schools, youth agencies and many other agencies.

Young people and families are also able to self refer.

Referrals can be made directly to Reconnect workers in Salisbury.

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Program Location

Paralowie House 94 Waterloo Crn Rd Salisbury.

Paralowie House is a service of UnitingCare Wesley Port Adelaide

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Contact Us

Paralowie House
94 Waterloo Cnr. Rd,
Paralowie SA 5108

Phone: 08 8285 3780
Fax: 08 8285 7410

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