CENTRE for Hope has been running the Tilligerry Drop In on Tuesday and Fridays afternoons since April in Tanilba Bay.

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They provide a place for young people age 6 to 16 to enjoy indoor and outdoor activities in a safe space.

Social work students from the University of Newcastle have developed a program specially designed for the Centre and their young attendees.

This program will be delivered through the January school holidays.

Wheels for Hope program is an additional initiative the Centre plans to establish.

It is designed to teach young people how to build and maintain bicycles.

The program will be run out of The Drop In as well as in partnership with Hunter River High.

The Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation has donated money to organise a mobile workshop for Wheels for Hope.

The Tilligerry Drop In coordinator Jamie Brewster told News of the Area, “We have had some amazing support from local businesses and organisations.”

“It is amazing to have such great locals giving a hand for the young people of Tilligerry.”

TOMRA return and Earn scheme has nominated Centre For Hope as the local Charity for the Coles Return point at Tanilba Bay between 28 November and 28 February 2019.

All money raised will go directly to run The Drop In.

With their ever increasing popularity in the area, Centre for Hope is looking for more volunteers to be a part of the team at the Tilligerry drop.

Volunteers are needed to help deliver the new programs as well a Homework Centre for primary school children in the new school year.

By Kelly O’BRIEN