Open Family Australia Providing outreach support and services to young people at-risk

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Community Ownership in the City of Frankston

Open Family Australia has established a development committee to raise funds to support a Community Read more

Who We Are

For more than 30 years, Open Family Australia has been providing a range of Outreach services Read more

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Community Ownership in the City of Frankston Who We Are When I was a little girl I wanted to be so many things

How It Works

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The Community Ownership Models works on the belief that if a community joins together to address problems within their community, that this is a powerful way for the community to recognise underlying issues causing these problems and to identify solutions.

 

The model includes case management of at risk and street frequenting young people to provide them with the necessary information, support and referrals, to allow them to make informed decisions, and reconnect them back into the community.

 

It also addresses issues of public space, and community perceptions of young people's use of this space, and strengthening the community through involving and maintaining local capacity.  By being directly on the street, our street outreach workers are often the first point of contact for many transient and at-risk young people.  They engage with these young people, identify the services and support they require and link them into those services during the day.

 
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