This section will help you decide if Halo is right for you.

How do most people find about us

Most participants find out about us through family, friends or community networks. Other participants have played Aussie Rules, basketball or cricket against our teams in the Reclink Community Competition inside Banksia Hill or the Rangeview Remand Centre.

Sometimes a worker will recommend our programme to a young person they are working with eg Centrelink, Community Justice Services, Job Network, Teachers. In this case we will meet with the young person to assist them decide if this is the right choice for them.

Everyone coming to Halo is here because they want to be.

Who is eligible and why are they here?

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Any young man aged between 15 - 25 that is eligible for a Centrelink beneifit (don't worry if it has been cut off we will help you sort this out).

Students attending high school at risk of disengaging and would like to combine school with 2 days per week at Halo.

Many of our participants:

• have spent time in detention or are in conflict with the justice system.
• sometimes struggle with their reading and writing.
• have personal issues or family issues they are trying to deal with.
• have issues with drugs.
• fell out of school many through no fault of their own.
• have not connected well with other programmes.
• feel abandoned or not accepted by society.

All of our participants:

• want to make something of their lives.
• want to be around others that understand what they are going through.
• want to be around others who are trying to make a better life for themselves.
• want to support and help others along the way.

Our commitment to participants:

• we will believe in you.
• we will never judge you.
• will will support your decisions whatever they might be.
• we will work with you until you are ready to transition out of the programme no matter how long that takes.

Anyone is welcome with most young people on the programme being Aboriginal. Our programmes are respectful and embrace Aboriginal ways of working. This way of working benefits everyone and advances our Nations commitment toward reconcilliation.

For more information on what we do on the programme click here

Referral

To begin the referral process you can phone the office at anytime and leave a message if we are busy with programmes.

Alternatively send us an email anytime click here and we will get back to you to arrange a suitable informal interview.

If making a referral for a young person in custody please try and organise this at least 8 weeks prior to their earliest possible date of release.