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Youth work allows us the unique opportunity to spend time with people of different generations, in their community spaces and buildings, out bush on country, and in neighbouring communities. Youth program also runs both in the daytime and at nighttime, often on the weekend and throughout holidays. The program is defined by the seasons, working with local and regional cultural, spiritual, hunting, looking after country, family occasions, musical, sporting and other events. Local youth workers and young people coming to youth program may speak anywhere between one to five or more languages.
This means, when a youth program runs regular and inclusive activities, it is the most accessible service in a community.
This also means, youth workers are VERY popular… almost as popular as disco, bush trips, band night, cook ups, hairdressing, filmmaking, mural painting… and all the other favourite activities across the desert.
Youth Workers work together with Eastern Arrernte, Anmatjerre, Pitjatjantjarra, Central Arrernte, Western Arrernte, Pintupi, Luritja, Warlpiri, Warumungu, Alyawarr and Katyetye people.
The following organisations provide youth services across the region, in remote locations, and in Alice Springs/Mparntwe.
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