A Co-Op of Support Providers at the VS Centers..

There are many Support Providers that struggle to care for the homeless and the disadvantaged in our communities..
In an average city, there may be 20 Youth Support centers.. All of them have inadequate facilities, next to no government funding and their isolation forces all of them to duplicate most of the services they provide. They could work so much more efficiently if they could share infrastructure and services.

We propose the development of community centers that combine a welfare support venue with a music Workshop and a Food Hall..

These 'VS Centers' would provide the following..

• A 365 day 'food hall' for the disadvantaged with free meals and evening live music.
• The Center would also provide Daytime music schools and workshops.
• The daytime 'food hall' would also provide an audience for these budding musicians.
• There would also be workshops for Sculpture, Painting, Martial Arts and Dance.

• The Center would also provide showers, laundry, day beds and emergency accommodation.
• Personal storage, second hand clothing, welfare support, emergency financial relief.
• The center could also house Crisis councilors, Medical GPs and Nursing staff, Mental Health workers, Drug & Alcohol outreach workers, a Government Welfare office.
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One of the Youth Support centers that we admire and that we would like to promote is the 139 Club in Brisbane..   139club.com.au < Link
Quote from their site..
The 139 Club Inc is a drop-in center with an “open door” policy, offering support for people in adverse personal situations. Over 250 people come through the doors of the 139 Club Inc every day, accessing a whole range of supports including: meals, showers, laundry, mail distribution, rest on day beds, storage, second hand clothing, welfare supports, and emergency financial relief. The center also provides a range of allied services including: Nursing staff, a bulk billing GP, a chiropractor, Mental Health outreach workers, Drug & Alcohol outreach workers, Medicare staff.