Youth Outreach

Provided by: Family Service of Eastern Nova Scotia

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Service Description

Community based program designed to improve the immediate and long term social, educational, vocational, economic, and health outcomes for youth.

Core services include:

Drop-in
Crisis management
Supportive counselling
Programs/workshops
Referrals/linkages
Mentoring
Accompaniment
Outreach
Family work/support

Workers can help with:

Making decisions about your life
Making plans for housing, food, clothing, or transportation
Accessing services, programs or workshops
Planning the next steps (education, job)

Eligibility

Youth ages 16-19 years who are identified to be at risk

Youth at risk can be defined as:
• Facing environmental, social, and family conditions that hinder their personal development and their successful integration into society as productive citizens
• Having a greater propensity than their peers to engage in or be subject to risky behaviour, including school absenteeism, risky sexual behavior, delinquency, violence, and substance use and abuse