Youth THE BLUE building on the comer of Kalum and Lakelse no onity has a new-roof, it has new tenants. The building now houses three youth programs under the um- brella of the Terrace and District Community Services Sociely. Having those programs — adolescent health, Reconnect pto- gram, and a youth worker — centralizes youth services in the downtown core; says Jacquie van der Horst. of Skesna Family Resources, a division of the com- munity services socicty. “The place is accessible, it’s visible and yet not too visible,”’ she said, “‘We thought it would be really conducive to the needs of the young people and the pro- grams.” When the building became available Mike Beausoleil, ad- ministrator of Terrace and Dis- trict Community Services negoti- ated with the landlord and ar- ranged a contract, Tt had been rented by the Ksan House Society which has since moved to offices on Lazelle Ave. The youth programs under (he community serviccs socicly were scattered throughout the city be- fore. Although the programs are housed in the same building they each have separate mandates, Reconnect was above Bert's The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 10, 1999 - AS News In Brief Alcan chronicled A VISITING environmental historian at UNBC has started a book on Alcan’s role in the growth and de- velopment of northern B,C. Dr. Jack August, from the Univeristy of Houston, says he’ll do a balanced exam- ination ofthe company. “T have found no parallel institution during my re- search in the American West, since the federal goverment has historically developed water resources south of the border,” he said. August predicts the book will take two to three years. Name needed THE SEARCH is still on for a name for the new CT scan room at Mills Memorial Hospital. Entries should be sub- mitted to the Skeena Mall business office. Also wanted are quilted squares that will be used to form one large quilt for the Delicatessen and the youth worker was in the community services socicty’s home office in FORMER POLICE station on the corner of Kalum and Lakesle has new tenants in the form of three youth programs. The idea is to provide young people with easy access fo various services run through the Terrace and District Community Services Society. That's Ursula Szymezyt walking by. eee re rrr errr errr rerr Teer er Piette ret Les eee D2 ee the basement of city hall. Combining those two services with. the new adolescent healih program seemed only natural, noted Beausoleil and others, The programs are run through the community services society through contracts wilh various government agencies and other organizations. Mills Memorial Hospital, for instance, helps finance the adolescent health program while the attomey-general’s ministry supports the youth worker and the social services ministry gives money to Reconnect. Workers in the new building are developing schedules and getting information out inta: the com- munity. The building is open Tuesday through, Saturday between 2-p.m. - and 8 pti. Three in one a good combination HERE’S A_ short brak down of youth services available in the blue build- ing on the comer of Lakelse and Kalum.. . The newly formed adoles- cent healt program is meant to provide casy ac- cess to care and informa- tion. Through the Terrace and District Community Ser- vices Society, the program employs a youth worker and a registered nurse, _ It offers help, information 80 young people can make decisions, emergency counselling and connections to other services. The employees arc con- tacting schools to tell them of the program. It’s called a self referral program for young people 10-18 yrs. kk kkk The Reconnect program is a provincial = program originally established to help young people return to their homes or to their home communities. Reconnect here is in con-' stant contact with similar programs around the pro- vince by fax and by tele- phone. There is a degree of visibility on the strect primarily to respond to crisis situation and to act as a link between young people and parents and guardians. The program is Lor young people 12-19 years old. Reconnect’s youth worker also accompanies young people to agencies such as social services, schools, physicians, ete. - kkakk The ‘youth worker is in- volved in the courts with teens between the ages of 12 to 17 years old. That takes in charges cur- rent or pending and deci- sions for diversion pro- grams. The young people can be referred through probation officers, school counsellers, mental health workers, parents or guardians. Each client is assessed, and a plan is tailored to the 1 Pre seer ty + needs of the cliehtss ty oh CT scan room. Those can also be dropped off at the mall business of- fice. The official opening of the CT service takes place the end of the month. 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