Contact Details
9398 8440
shack@shack.org.au
11 Rainbow St, Kingsford, NSW, 2032

Who We Are
The Shack Youth Services Incorporated is a community-based organisation providing support services for young people aged 9 to 24 years who live, attend school, work or spend their leisure time in Randwick and Botany Bay Local Government Areas.

Our Mission
The Shack Youth Services strives to ‘build an inclusive thriving community’ by ‘supporting the wellbeing of young people and their families’.

Our desired outcomes are to:
• Support the most disadvantaged people in our community.
• Implement positive programming that recognises the value of caring, fun and friendship.
• Work directly with young people so they can develop into well-rounded adults, free from poverty and disadvantage.
• Step in and provide immediate support when young people are at risk.
Develop links between young people and service providers.
• Be a role model for broader community values.
• Develop strong management and administrative practices.

The Shack Provides
• Safe and supervised meeting places and activities.
• Free and low-cost recreation and education programs.
• Practical support, information, advocacy and referrals.
• Case management and one-on-one support.

Management Committee Members
Jo Bowen (Chairperson)
Avril Jeans (Secretary)
Paul Freeman (Treasurer)
Olga Vilshanskaya
Kate Witherdin
Joanne Bowen
Emma Golledge


Staff of the Shack are:
Coordinator   Gavin Peek
Youth Support Worker   Cathy stewart
Youth Outreach Worker  Simon Wheatley
South Maroubra Casual   Holly Read
Casual Wade Mathias
School Tutoring Co.   Ann McEwin
Book Keeper    Nina Chehade


Volunteers
Thank you to our student placements and more than 100 volunteer tutors who are students of the University of NSW.

Acknowledgements
The Shack would like to acknowledge and thank its staff, Management Committee, and more than 100 School Tutoring volunteers for their hard work and contributions.

Special thanks to the following organisations for their funding and support: Randwick City Council, Botany Bay City Council, NSW Department of Community Services, NSW Department of Housing, NSW Department of Health, Souths Juniors, Matraville RSL and Maroubra Seals Club.