Detour Program - Melbourne City Mission

  1. About this service

    The Detour program works with young people aged 12–24 who are dealing with problems at home and feel they need to move out or who have recently left home and are having trouble finding a secure place to live.

    The Detour Youth Coaches support young people who are recently homeless or at risk of homelessness to get through a tough time and get back on track.

    Detour can help with:
    • Improving relationships with family if a young person wants to remain at home
    • Finding alternative accommodation to the family home if it is unreasonable to stay there
    • Figuring out what to do next
    • Family counselling/mediation
    • Identifying people in a young person’s life who could be a support to them and strengthening those  relationships
    • Stabilising accommodation options
    • Identifying goals and priorities
    • Making a plan to reach those goals
    • Health, including addressing mental health issues if necessary
    • Education and employment. Often it can be hard to keep up with education or work when things are difficult at home.

    How Detour works:
    • A young person or a support worker contacts Detour to make a referral.
    • If Detour is right for the young person, they are given a Youth Coach.
    • The Youth Coach meets with the young person and starts working with them.
    • The Youth Coach assists the young person to make their own plan for the future based on their own ideas, strengths and abilities.



      • Service name

        Detour Program - Melbourne City Mission

      • Service address

        3/6–12 South Road Braybrook, Vic 3019
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      • Phone

        1800 338 687.

      • Urgency levels

        Some Help, Direct Help

      • Service area

        Western Metropolotan Region (Sunshine and surrounding areas)

      • Service hours

        Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm

      • Age group

        12 - 24 years

      • Additional age criteria

        Young people aged 12-24 years in the Western Metropolitan Region of Melbourne who are at risk of becoming homeless.

      • Eligibility criteria

        Young people aged 12-24 years in the Western Metropolitan Region of Melbourne who are at risk of becoming homeless.

      • Interpreters

        Available on request

      • Service type

        INDIVIDUAL

      • Public transport information

        Across from Centro West Shopping Centre, Braybrook 216 and 219 Bus located out front Near Tottenham Train Station

      • Service for

        Young People

      • Disability access

        Yes

      • Drop in service

        Yes (During Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm)

      • Outreach

        Yes

    More information for service professionals

      • Participation length

        Ongoing

      • Participation type

        In Person

      • Funding limit?

        Ongoing

      • Who can refer

        Anyone

      • Referral mode

        via the phone in person

      • Point of intake

        Office Administration

  2. Detour Program - Melbourne City Mission