Safe, responsive support
- Crisis Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Child Safe Processes and Procedures
- First Aid and Mental Health Supports
- Youth Response to High Risk Incidents
About JCP Youth
Every young person matters.
We are a Tasmanian organisation working with young people nationally. Through connection, mentoring and meaningful experiences, we help young people work towards better futures.
Connection with purpose
Supporting young people to become their best.
Our core work is BEAST, a proactive intervention program built around personal development and reform. Our facilitators engage with young people on our streets and provide intensive mentoring, case management, camps and outdoor recreation experiences.
We also deliver seminars and smaller development programs using our own content. Every engagement aims to guide young people towards positive outcomes, support their development and help create future leaders for our communities.
As a charitable organisation, JCP Youth relies on community support, donations and partnerships to sustain this work.
Our capabilities
Experience behind the support.
Our team is trained across youth development, responsive support and program delivery.
Understanding young people
- Youth Assessment and Evaluation
- Youth Development
- Cultural Competence
- Behavioural Management
- Trauma Informed Practices
Programs and engagement
- Program Development and Implementation
- Proactive Intervention Supports
- After Hours Engagements
- Content Delivery and Development
The story behind our name
John “Cobbler” Pounds.
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In Portsmouth, England, in the late 1700s and early 1800s, John Pounds devoted his life to helping vulnerable young people. Born into a family with little wealth, he was seriously injured in an accident at 14 and later became a cobbler, making and repairing shoes.
From his modest shop, he shared food and clothing and taught young people the education and life skills they needed. His work showed the lasting difference an ordinary person could make in their community.
JCP takes its name from John “Cobbler” Pounds. His example reminds us to hold to our values, keep young people at the centre of our work and pass those values on.
The people behind JCP
Meet our team.
Our people are dedicated to improving the lives of young people through the delivery of meaningful programs.
Executive Team
Will Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Bonde
Chief Operating Officer
Sarah Luck
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Leadership Team
Samantha Bull
Southern Team Leader
Emma Brooke
North West Team Leader
Connor King
Northern Team Leader
Amy Walker
Corporate + Community Team Leader
Statewide Co-ordinators
Josh Prichard
Supervision + Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Matt Galea
Family + Service Co-ordinator
Emma Brough
Kaleido Co-ordinator
Nat Purden
Administration & Finance
Program FacilitatorsMeet the people delivering our programs
Jade Marquis
North
Trousseau Gregson
South
Hayden Neu
North
Andre Byamungu
South
Dallas Burgess
South
Kate Levett
South
Thomas Mitchell
North West
Chevy Fraser
North West
Chewy Jomo
South
Korey Sutcliffe
North
James Dawson
North
Oskar Huber
North
JCP Youth Ltd
Our board.
JCP Youth Ltd is a registered charity with PBI endorsement.
Michael Phillips
Board Member
Jamie Lawrence
Board Member
Be part of the story
Help create better futures.
Community support helps us keep showing up for young people. Get in touch to learn more about our work or explore ways to support JCP Youth.
Child safety
Safe. Heard.
Respected.
Every young person has the right to feel safe and be treated with dignity. JCP Youth is committed to child safety, listening to young people and responding to concerns.