2connect Youth and Community

Hansard ID: HANSARD-1323879322-112151

Hansard session: Fifty-Seventh Parliament, First Session (57-1)

2connect Youth and Community

Mr MARK COURE (Oatley) (17:17):

:37 Today I congratulate 2Connect Youth and Community on the worthwhile work it does in our local community. 2Connect Youth and Community is a helping hand to vulnerable community members across the St George and the Sutherland shires. 2Connect Youth and Community has a primary focus on tackling youth homelessness. It endeavours to create long-term, sustainable solutions that deal with underlying issues such as domestic violence, mental health issues and other personal factors. Its services include youth and family support and education in the areas of drugs and alcohol, mental health and wellbeing, employment and diversity. By offering these services, it is ensuring that young members of our community do not fall through the cracks of local support services. It came as no surprise to me that 2Connect Youth and Community was awarded the 2019 New South Wales Youth Service of the Year. It is a compassionate, thoughtful and effective organisation, and one of many in our local area. On behalf of the local community, I thank chairperson Bob and Valentina and the whole team at 2Conenct Youth and Community.