Youth Connections

Important Information

Youth Connections provides a safety net for young people who have disengaged from education, or are at risk disengaging, through the provision of tailored case management, mentoring, and alternative education.

The aim of Youth Connections is to support young people to re-connect with education or training and build resilience, skills and attributes that promote positive life choices and wellbeing

Youth Connections is a program for young people aged 13-19 years who are at risk of not making a successful transition through school and from school to further education, training or work.

Youth Workers meet with young people either at our office, school or at a place that is convenient to them in order to support and assist them to achieve their goals.

Accessing This Service

The Youth Connections program can be accessed by any young person that meets the criteria for any of the specific streams. This criteria is as follows

General Criteria

Young people must be;

  • Aged 13- 19
  • Be an Australian citizen, Permanent resident or on a Humanitarian Visa
  • Not currently in full time employment

Youth Connections Stream 1

  • Young person must still be at school and be the most at risk of disengaging from education

Referrals can be made by phoning BJL (08) 9242 9800, Monday to Friday (9.00am– 4.30pm)

Youth Connections Stream 2

  • Young person must be at imminent risk of disengaging or have recently disengaged from education, or;
  • Young person must be severely disengaged from education, training or work, family and community
  • Young person may also have multiple barriers and complex personal requirements

Referrals can be made by phoning JYSS (08) 9300 2677, Monday to Friday (9.00am– 4.30pm)

A young person is deemed ineligible if:

  • They have completed Year 12 or equivalent
  • They are undertaking tertiary studies
  • Are participating in full time employment

Youth Connections Stream 3

Outreach workers will work in partnership with other community and local government agencies to link in with existing outreach programs, with the aim of engaging young people who are not accessing support services.

The Youth Workers will build rapport with young people and support them to identify their needs and goals. The Youth Workers will facilitate the most appropriate referral for the young person into a Stream 2 Youth Connection service or to specialist services as required.

To discuss how your business can support Youth Connections please contact our Organisational Development Manager on (08) 9300 2677 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .