The Youth Space is open again in 2025 for young people aged 12-17 who are looking to kick back, hand with mates, have a lil snacky and learn some new skills after school.

This time around, we are focusing on a different theme each day, and have booked in some free activities and sessions based on your recommendations:

NEW IN 2025:

On the third and fourth Monday of each month we will have the following services in the space: ~ Services Australia: Here to help with Centrelink, housing, health and disability, education and work support. ~ Reconnect Peel // Mission Australia: Supports young people between 12 – 18 who at risk of becoming homeless, homeless, or experiencing family conflict, living in living Peel. Reconnect aims to prevent homelessness through the provision of accommodation, counselling, mediation and support, with a strong emphasis on family reconciliation and community engagement.

MONDAYS:

All about life skills + friendly competition. Upcoming sessions include resume and cover letter review and assistance, create an ABN (16+), save money and learn to budget, what the heck is tax, goal setting (you get a free journal!) PLUS access to our crafts room, games, ping pong and pool table.

TUESDAYS:

All things sports and (friendly) competition. Join us each week outdoors for cricket, basketball, totem tennis, volleyball, skating, rugby, footy and more. Check out our new ‘Challenge’ Board to see what scores you can break and win prizes for it. And, yes, we finally have a Handball/4-Sqaure court!

WEDNESDAYS:

Health & Community are important for everyone, which is why we have some great activities locked in! This includes ‘Quick Fix’ Cooking classes every Wednesday, ‘Stretch Sesh’ to make a daily stretch routine, Staff vs Youth Basketball, conversations around lung health and heaps more.

THURSDAYS:

Arts & Craft + Downtime to wrap up the week. Learn how to make Watercolour Bookmarks, dream catchers, clay pieces, street art and access to all our arts and craft materials. We have everything from painting projects to knitting.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The SJ Youth Space is only open to young people aged 12-17. All activities and sessions are completely free to participate in and pre-registration is not always necessary. We will prompt you if you need to register for a session. Please keep in mind that we are not open public holidays.