Organisation Overview

Regional Youth Support Services (‘RYSS’) is a leading, locally based child and youth registered charity and Not For Profit agency, delivering frontline youth support services and innovative engagement strategies to vulnerable young people between the ages of 12 and 25, and their families in communities throughout the Central Coast NSW. Our main purpose is to help the disadvantaged to relieve poverty and distress and target people in need. RYSS is now in its 34th year of providing local, intensive case management, community outreach programs, early intervention support, material relief from poverty, family reconnections, Indigenous support programs, fundraising events, and education to reduce harm, poverty and distress. RYSS’ longstanding history on the Central Coast means that we possess a deeply grounded understanding of the local needs and diversity across the many communities in the region – an understanding that helps drive our many innovative and focused public programs and support strategies. These are broken down into three key areas.

Case Management
Specialised Individual Supports
Skills & Capacity Building

Case Management

RYSS offers a range of case management options that ensures the needs and goals of the individual are key to our support. Innovation and creativity drive the design and implementation of intensive case planning and early intervention strategies. Our regular support focuses on the development of life skills, building independence and resilience, to ensure children, young people and families are empowered to achieve their potential.

Early Intervention & Placement Prevention (EIPP)

Supports children, young people and families aged 12-25 with:

Intensive, Individualised Case Management
Transitional Accommodation
Advice, Referral and Information

Indigenous Justice Program (IJP)

Supports young Aboriginal men and woman aged 14-18 who are at risk of engaging in the Justice system with

Intensive, Individualised Case Management
Transitional Accommodation
Advice, Referral and Information
Cultural Engagements, Family Reconnections, Support and Events

Fee for Service

If you have a particular support need these are individually negotiated. Please contact our our Operations Manager with your enquiry.

Specialised Individual Supports

Disability Supports

Our Support Coordination Team supports children and young people aged 10 and over who are eligible for NDIS support Funding in a range of core and capacity building areas, including individual support work.

Coordination of Supports

Our Support Coordination Team is on hand to provide tailored and individual, youth specific Coordination of Support and Specialist Support Coordination for 12-25 year olds across the Central Coast who may have or need help accessing NDIS funding.

NDIS Funded Social Engagement and Living Skills Programs

We have a number of exciting and innovative 'social engagement' and 'capacity and independence building' group programs we deliver from a number of RYSS locations. Including our shopfront in Gosford CBD, the Youth Arts Warehouse, Wyoming Youth Skills Centre and our mobile youth outreach centre THE BUS

Rent Choice Youth

Providing support accessing the Housing NSW Rent Choice Youth Program, also known as the Private Rental Subsidy Scheme (YPRS), now being delivered across all areas of the Central Coast.

Employment Supports

Our Abilities Team is available to deliver a range of employment assistance including;

School Leavers Employment Support (SLES)
Individual Employment Assistance
Transitioning from school to further education
Personalised support tailored to your NDIS plan goals

Skills & Capacity Building

We deliver a range of workshops and group activities designed specifically to help children, young people and families to build their skills, independence and resilience. Groups are targeted, innovative and flexible in their delivery and guided by evidence-based content to ensure relevant, comprehensive and engaging experiences by all participants.

Youth Arts Warehouse

The RYSS Youth Arts Warehouse is a contemporary Music, Art and Theatre venue located in the heart of Gosford, boasting state of the art production and performance facilities in a 300 person capacity theatre space. Focussing on providing creative development programs for young people aged 12 - 25.

Wyoming Youth Skills Centre

RYSS Wyoming provides youth programs, information and acts as a referral service, networking with Central Coast services to provide the community with updated and ongoing projects, information and assistance for young people aged 12 to 18.

RYSS Wyoming Youth Skills Centre is a great place for young people in the Wyoming and Narara area to go in the afternoon. The young people have a safe environment and place to chill out with friends get involved in skill building activities including sports and workshops to express creativity. We also run some of Independence Building and Abilities Programs out of this fantastic facility.

THE RYSS BUS

THE BUS - Together Helping Everyone Better Utilise Services. Regional Youth Support Services mobile outreach innovation delivers targeted Child, Youth, and Family support services to areas of the Central Coast where it is needed most. The RYSS Bus Project, supported by Family and Community Services as well as a range of other local community and business groups, will deliver programs designed by local services, for their local communities – focusing in particular on children, young people and their families. The Bus will ensure communities have the support they need, where they need it most.

This full sized transit bus is custom fitted to deliver education and training sessions, forums, and information seminars, internet access, art and creativity workshops, outdoor cinema, music performances, and a range of other intervention and engagement programs.

Gen Q - LGBTQIA+ Support Group

GenQ is a network of young people (14-25), youth workers, services and health professionals who work collectively to provide young same-sex attracted and gender-variant people with support and social interaction.

Latest

Ngaliya

Ngaliya is our new Cultural Connections program by the Indigenous Justice Program. It focuses on bringing at-risk Indigenous young people aged 16 - 18 together for weekly activities and workshops to connect and engage with their culture and community.
Youth Collective

The Central Coast Youth Collective is a collection of supports that will offer a 3-tiered, multi-agency approach to support good mental health and reduce the risk of suicide within our younger community by directly addressing elements which impact it.
Take Charge

Take charge is a weekly program designed to help young people build independence and take charge of their abilities! Take Charge looks at building some of the most important life skills young people require in their quest to further their independence. This program builds confidence, knowledge, and ability – all in a positive, safe, social environment, with like-minded peers. It's time to boost your confidence and TAKE CHARGE!
The BUSking Project

The RYSS BUSking Project is finally here!! We have big plans to help young people across the Central Coast to capture and share their voices and musical talents with the World! Young musicians aged 12-25 from the Central Coast region can submit a video or recording of a song. It could be a cover or original music; you could be a solo artist or a group act. We would like to share the videos across multiple web and social platforms giving our region’s young musical talent the exposure it deserves.

Contacting Us

At RYSS we understand that many people are feeling anxious and isolated in this time of uncertainty. We want to assure the community that we are still open and operating to support children, young people and their families over the whole Central Coast Region, giving them better access to services and supports.
Youth Action Youth Work Awards Winners!

It was a proud moment for all at Regional Youth Support Services when our work was nominated and awarded at the 2019 NSW Youth Work Awards. We are extremely happy to win the award for “Outstanding Youth Participation” for the work of The RYSS BUS. A huge congratulations goes to the RYSS BUS Crew who do a fabulous job engaging the young people in our community and continue to pioneer best practice for Youth Outreach Engagement across the Central Coast.
Abilities Online Cooking Group

Each week participants will receive their own delivered ingredients pack and a step by step written recipe for that week's cook. They will then have access to a scheduled LIVE online zoom meeting where our qualified chef facilitator will be able to assist them step by step through the recipe, and they can interact with other participants showing off their cooking skills and their culinary masterpieces and increase independence with the opportunity to prepare and cook and meal for loved ones.
Indigenous Artwork Competition Winners!

We are excited to announce the winner and highly commended for our Indigenous Artwork Competition. It was so hard to decide so we have chosen two artworks! One being a chosen representative design for the RYSS RAP (Reconciliation Action Plan) and the other is highly commended for reconciliation messaging. Congratulations to our winners.
Ngaliya

Ngaliya is our new Cultural Connections program by the Indigenous Justice Program. It focuses on bringing at-risk Indigenous young people aged 16 - 18 together for weekly activities and workshops to connect and engage with their culture and community.
The BUSking Project

The RYSS BUSking Project is finally here!! We have big plans to help young people across the Central Coast to capture and share their voices and musical talents with the World! Young musicians aged 12-25 from the Central Coast region can submit a video or recording of a song. It could be a cover or original music; you could be a solo artist or a group act. We would like to share the videos across multiple web and social platforms giving our region’s young musical talent the exposure it deserves.
Metro Fest

Metro Fest an all ages, drug and alcohol free, mini festival that brought good vibes to the Youth Arts Warehouse in Winter 2019. A double headliner with Sydney based Gold Member and local legends The Moving Stills who were supported by three class acts that are emerging onto the scene, Loose Leeches, Turtle Custard and Aw Heck! 'Gossy Good Times' were had by all!
Take Charge

Take charge is a weekly program designed to help young people build independence and take charge of their abilities! Take Charge looks at building some of the most important life skills young people require in their quest to further their independence. This program builds confidence, knowledge, and ability – all in a positive, safe, social environment, with like-minded peers. It's time to boost your confidence and TAKE CHARGE!
Youth Week 2020

Well its not the year for the normal kind of Youth Week celebrations with events cancelled and everyone having to STAY AT HOME! But we have put some ideas together we can all celebrate Youth and participate in this years theme, Speak up. Be involved. Get connected. Have fun. We hope you find some inspiration with these recommendations and it makes social isolation the little bit easier!
Donate

RYSS is a not-for-profit regional community organisation based on the Central Coast serving the region to help young people who are vulnerable and at risk in our community for over 3 decades! Making a donation to RYSS will assist us in providing quality support services for those in our community who need it most.