Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS) is an Organisation that has the main purpose of supporting and caring for children, young people, adults and families who are disadvantaged, including those who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness and their families. This work provides supported accommodation, community social housing, counselling, mediation, support and the delivery of a range of programs to improve the life situation of children, young people, adults and families.
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SYFS is based in Illawarra, Shoalhaven, South Coast, Cooma, Queanbeyan and Goulburn areas, all offering a large number of services and programs that support young people and families.
SYFS believes in young people and aims to support young people and their families to have positive lives and to be able to access resources and services to assist them.
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The organisation provides support services such as crisis, medium term and transitional supported accommodation, social housing, counselling, mediation, referral, information provision, court support, advocacy, encouragement, health advice, pre and postnatal care, drug and alcohol support and dietitian advice.
Along with programs such as living and social skills, personal care, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, exercise and fitness, managing and keeping rental properties, homework support, job seeking and preparation for interviews, communication skills, music and songwriting, art and dance, culture and also other training courses.
Services can be delivered through drop in support, case management, case work, home visit, crisis intervention, early intervention, community development and community participation.
Social enterprises including a cleaning business, venue hire and a fabulous cafe. Which provides training and employment for young people.
A well-equipped recording studio and music room.
A brand new first class conference and event space that is available for corporate and private occasions. With first class seating and staging it can also be used for live shows and the performing arts alike, with enough space to cater to 300 people.
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Beautiful newly renovated and modernized properties to safe accommodation and social housing.
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The M.E.T Cafe a social enterprise supporting young people
External Link Take Away MenuThe issues that are important to young people are many and its very positive to hear young people speaking up.
Link to Young People Speak About The Issues That Matter To Them View articleIn this difficult time of a National crisis in the housing area – inadequate amounts of affordable housing, shortage of social housing and high demand on supported accommodation services with…
Link to SYFS Supports Youth Homelessness Matters Day View articleFor most, the Christmas period is a time of celebration and joy in which family and friends come together to consume ample amounts of food as well as the giving and…
Link to Local Community Support SYFS at Christmas View article