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For further information please contact Pauline Eglinton or visit our contact us page.

Reach Recreation is a Youth Activities Services (YAS) program funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services.

It provides an adventure based camping program that enhances problem solving skills and expands life experiences for young people aged between 11 - 16 years.

The program aims to increase personal confidence, interpersonal skills and self reliance as well as agility, physical coordination and motor skills.

Camps are conducted over one weekend each month. A small fee is charged to assist with the cost of activities, food and accommodation.

Camp activities include:

Canoeing
Snorkeling
Bushwalking and Orienteering
Bike Riding and Road Safety
Camp Crafts
Team Sports
Sailing
Nutrition and Food Preparation
Personal Development Programs
Budgeting and Money Handling
Leadership Skills
Cultural Experiences

A weekend 'Day Option' program is also offered once each month to further develop and practice social skills, encourage community participation and active involvement in leisure pursuits.

Reach Recreation Life Skill development program for young people with a disability.

Community Living and Support Services Inc (C.L.A.S.S.) assumed sponsorship for the Reach Recreation program in 1995.

Reach Recreation has offered over 100 camps to young people with a mild to moderate intellectual disability.

Reach Recreation offers a development based camping program as a vehicle on which practical life skills can form. Monthly camps are typically conducted over a two day period.

A monthly Day option program is also offered to participants to further develop and practice social skills, encourage community participation and active involvement in leisure pursuits.

Reach Recreation also aims to increase the sense of personal confidence, increase mutual support within the group, aid in the development of agility, physical co-ordination and develop self reliance.

A ’Volunteer/Buddy’ program has also been developed with the support of The Pickard Foundation where older/past participants continue with the program supporting younger and newer participants as well as developing leadership skills.

For further information contact:

Pauline Eglinton

Ph: (08) 8388 6545
mobile: 04380 66 531
email: paulinee@internode.on.net

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