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The Majura Youth Program provides services to young people aged between 12 and 25 living in the Inner North with access to opportunities that promote their personal resilience, and enable them to be active contributors in building a community that is inclusive of young people and their needs.  NCS utilises a person-centred approach which places high value on relationships with young people in order to more fully understand and respond to young people’s needs and preferences. The following are some of the programs delivered:

 

SOULBEAT (Something Other than U that Lets the Beat Escape And Talking begin) uses African drum playing to tap into the therapeutic nature of music, assisting participants in reducing stress, dealing with emotions, feeling confident making life choices and building a strong identity and strong relationships with others. The drumming process promotes a range of social skills including listening skills, problem solving and empathy. The program runs for10 weeks at various times throughout the year.

These important life skills are developed while having fun playing music with your peers. 

 

GATES (Gaining And Teaching Each other Life Skills), is based on best practice, youth development international research.  It is a   program packed with fun, adventurous character building activities designed to increase personal development and resilience.  As they say, you have to be in it to win it … so we won’t say too much about the activities.

The Migrant and Refugee Youth Program aims to increase the knowledge of refugee and migrant young people about the services available to them, including community and government structures, while also providing a forum for them to talk about their dreams and aspirations.  The program also endeavors to increase cross-cultural understanding by creating opportunities for young people from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds to learn from each other.

 

NCS offers one-on-one individual support (case management) to between 7 and 10 young people to support them to achieve their dreams and aspirations.

 

 

This program has been designed for students needing extra tuition and assistance with science, maths, english and other school subjects.

 

The aim of the program is to assist young people in the Inner North Canberra who are struggling to get their assignments done outside of the classroom environment.

 

Homework Club will further encourage and support students to stay in school and achieve better results in education.  The program will focus mainly in areas of english, mathematics, sciences and other subjects.

 

The program will also focus on students with complex needs who have had a disrupted formal education, by supporting them to undertake secondary education and attend English and as second language classes.

 

Young people can use the facilities and time to complete homework, research assignments or seek assistance with their studies and time management.

 

 

Tutoring is provided by students from the Australian National University .

Tuesdays and Thursdays; 3.30pm to 5.00pm

 

 

 

The aim of the Breakfast Club is to provide a healthy start for young people who often miss breakfast, to help them start the day well and concentrate better in the classroom.

 

The program will provide opportunities for young people to gain excellent informal experience in a social setting by sharing a meal with others, practice the basic skills of listening, learning to be polite, sensitive to others and display responsible behaviours and basic life skills such as cleaning up after breakfast.

 

The Breakfast Club will encourage and support young people experiencing homelessness or living in hardship to access a free breakfast in a convenient location at The Bega Community Room , Ainslie Avenue

 

The Club also provide a safe environment and social support for vulnerable children and youths in need along with enhancing confidence, maturity and social skills in children and youths.

 

Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays; 8:00 am to 9:00am

Young people aged 12 to 25 years in the Inner North. These include

 

 

 

The School Holiday Program engages young people to help facilitate NCS’ HACC-funded groups for older people and people with a disability.  The young people are involved with cooking, cleaning, serving and helping the older/ disabled people and participating in activities

 

If you would like any further information about any of these programs, or if you would like to make a referral, please contact 6163 0433, or drop in and see us at The Majura Youth and Family Hub, Majura Community Centre, 2 Rosevear Place, Dickson (next to the Dickson Pool)