Youthlink Adventure Recreation Services

Highlights from our Youthlink Discovery Program for Young Women run for Prairiewood High School students. A big thank you to St Johns Park Bowls for generously donating to the program.

Our students from Cambridge Park High School on the YARS Outdoor Discovery Program for Young Women. A big thank you from all the staff and students to EVOLHOPE for generously funding the program.

🎉🎊WELCOME to our new page for
Youthlink Adventure and Recreation Services (YARS)🎉🎊

We provide recreational and adventure therapy programs for at-risk young people aged 12-25 with depression, anxiety, defiant behaviour, attention deficits, family conflict, negative peer relationships, drug and/or alcohol abuse, disengagement from education and the wider community.

YARS is designed to provide meaningful and effective experiences for young people through the use of the outdoors. The program places a strong emphasis on transferring the lessons and skills learned in the program setting and applying them to daily life.

Adventure based activities challenge all participants on their leadership, conflict management skills, ability to work effectively with others and feedback skills. Being active in the outdoors provides an enriched program where current life choices and consequences are explored and future directions are discovered.

Participants in YARS programs are introduced to activities such as canyoning, abseiling, rock climbing, canoeing, bushwalking, bush camping, high and low ropes, raft building.