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Baptist Care (SA) - Children, Youth and Family(formerly Baptist Care (SA) - Youthcare)
Address
1 Crystal Ave, St Marys, SA 5042
Telephone
08 8177 4900
Fax
08 8277 9318
Email
Website
Postal Address
PO Box 444, Edwardstown, SA 5039
Eligibility
Children and young people aged up to 25 years who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, under the Guardianship of the Minister or experiencing barriers to independence
Comment
A regional service for young people in the inner southern metropolitan area who are homeless or under Guardianship. Provides a range of accommodation and support services that focus on attaining long term accommodation and independence within the community. Specialist services include a therapeutic support team, education and transition services, skilled case workers, youth workers specialising in high and complex needs, early intervention, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), domestic violence, Indigenous, CALD and refugee services
Services
- Residential services - Crossroads, a residential service providing intensive 24 hour supported accommodation for 8 young people focusing on personal development and independent living skills training; Crossroads Annexe, a residential service offering transitional support for up to 4 young people in independent accommodation
- Outreach services - youth workers assist young people in crisis and in transitional accommodation with a range of support services
- Medium to minimal supported accommodation
- Student Accommodation Support House - accommodation and support to homeless secondary students
- Outreach support services - crisis support, counselling, advocacy and access paths to minimal to medium supported residential accommodation for young people in the inner southern metropolitan region
- X-Alt Care - individual packages of care, as arranged through Families SA, for young people under the guardianship of the Minister
- X-Streams - residential supported accommodation for young people under the Guardianship of the Minister
- X-Cel - residential supported accommodation for children
- Youth Education & Transition Services - provides Youth Pathways, ICAN and FLO services (Innovative Community Action Networks & Flexible Learning Options) to children and young people in primary and secondary schools
