Funding Partners

The core focus of the TPYSA is to provide a continuum of support that encourages our clients to participate and achieve social and personal advancement.   Our multifaceted service delivery remains the foundation from which we can best assist clients.  The services and programs we deliver continue to evolve to best reflect the developmental needs of people locally and ensures that we can provide support in key focus areas.  We achieve this with a value-added approach which channels funds into the organisation from a variety of sources which work collectively to provide clients with effective holistic support.

We continue to maintain very positive relationships with our funding bodies, which are collaborative, cooperative and based on a high level of mutual respect. As an organisation we appreciate the financial support provided and in return we feel that our success as a community service provider is enabled, supported, and recognised.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore

We continue to work in partnership with Rio Tinto and the funding provided to the TPYSA supports service delivery at both the Tom Price and Paraburdoo Youth Centres.  Following negotiations in the latter part of 2016, we entered into a new partnership with Rio Tinto for a three-year period between 2017 and 2019.

Our partnership with Rio Tinto is more than a one dimensional ‘financial’ arrangement, but is reflective of a collaborative and consultative approach between a corporate company and the not for profit community sector with specific attention to delivering supports in communities which predominantly support the mining industry.  The partnership with Rio Tinto has enabled the TPYSA to enhance the activities, events and services available to young people, and has also allowed for counselling and intensive support services to be expanded to include members of the broader community.  This enables us to respond to local people in many areas of inquiry, and fill the gaps which sometimes exist in the availability of essential services.

Department for Child Protection

The Tom Price Youth Support Association continues to maintain a strong relationship with the Department for Child Protection & Family Support (DCPFS), and has worked in partnership with the department for thirty years.  We are a Preferred Service Provider (PSP) and are classed as an intervention agency responding to youth at risk.

Funding from the department is utilised in a variety of ways but specifically supports the drop-in services available at both centres, and the case management that we undertake with those young people who demonstrate high risk levels from complex issues and challenging behaviours.  Case management is intensive and does require a high level of response to ensure that the crisis and risk level of young people are reduced.  Funding from DCP, has allowed us to sustain adequate staffing levels, extend opening hours and ensure that young people are supported in all areas of inquiry.

Department of Human Services

We were re-contracted in June 2017 to deliver services on behalf of the Department of Human Services (formerly Centrelink) for 2017-18.  The formal ‘fee for service’ arrangement that we have with Centrelink has existed for over twenty years and maintains our ability to provide additional essential services locally.  It is a good example of a value-added approach where we have created links and internal referral points.  This allows us to offer more holistic support to youth and other community members and gives us direct links to income support, Medicare, Child Support and rehabilitation services on their behalf.

Department of Corrective Services

We maintain a collaborative and cooperative partnership with the Department of Corrective Services, which is long term and spans over twenty years. This relationship allows us to provide youth and adults with broad based support with justice and legal issues and results in ongoing assistance that operates regularly at the coal face. The support we provide includes case management, counselling, assistance with the completion of community work hours, advocacy with court appearance and court progress reports.