Reconnect - Inner City

Homelessness

Rushcutters Bay, 2011

Reconnect is funded by the Dept. of Social Services (DSS). The community-based program supports young people aged 12 - 18 who at risk of becoming homeless, homeless, or experiencing family conflict, living in or attending school in the Inner City Sydney catchment area. Reconnect aims to prevent homelessness by providing early-intervention, accommodation, counselling, mediation and support, with a strong emphasis on family reconciliation and community engagement. Young people can self-refer, or be referred by anyone with links to the young person including family members; friends; schools; police and youth justice; housing and accommodation services; Centrelink; and other community services.

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The young people that Reconnect works with face a variety of issues including:

Unstable accommodation and housing
Poverty and financial hardship
Domestic violence and family crisis
Alcohol and drug abuse
Parental unemployment
Disengagement from education
Mental and physical health issues
Challenges of being a newly arrived refugee, and a survivor of torture and trauma.

The program ensures young people and their families are provided with access to a wide variety of networks and services to support their needs including:

Education programs and services

Centrelink and employment services

Housing and accommodation services

Life skills development programs

Mental health and health support and services

Parenting support, education programs and services.

Who we assist

We assist young people who are aged 12 - 18 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and their families.

Eligibility criteria

To access Reconnect, you must be 12-18 years of age, living in the area (LGA) of City of Sydney or Leichhardt

Referral process

Anyone can call 9357 1144 and speak to one of the Reconnect Inner City staff and make a referral; please take note if you are ringing on behalf of a young person that we are a voluntary service and the young person must consent to the referral for support to be provided.