Community leaders say the programs are an invaluable resource which help young people learn, grow and access otherwise out-of-reach opportunities. But without better funding they'll have to close.
abc.net.au/news/nt-youth-services-in-remote-communities-thrown-funding-lifeline/101726354Federally funded remote youth programs in Central Australia have been thrown a lifeline and had their funding extended, but operators say the fix is a bandaid that fails to address ongoing funding woes in the sector.
Two of its Western Australian programs in Blackstone and Jameson have no secure funding past June 2023 and three of the NT programs are set to close in the next three years if additional funding is not secured. In remote communities — where every resource from cars and fuel to food and electricity are scarce — the programs and their facilities support a number of activities that would otherwise struggle to get off the ground.
She said when programs closed, young people and their families would be forced into town to access services.
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