The new youth centre could be used as a base for Glen Innes' first ever PCYC.
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Mayor Carol Sparks revealed the Glen Innes Severn Council, which officially opened the youth centre on Wednesday last week, is in talks with the police to offer the building as a base for Armidale's PCYC to offer programs like learner driver training and the Fit For series.
PCYC Armidale, over 60 years old, already offers out-of-town residents of Guyra and Uralla an array of programs including the Fit For series. Fit For Life, for instance, is an early intervention program for young people aged 10-17.
Mayor Carol Sparks said the PCYC are also planning to offer programs at the high school.
She was careful not to over-egg what remains just potential deal, but said she expected a request from Armidale police for the use of premises.
"I'm hoping that council will offer them a place to go which will be the youth centre," she said.
"We might be able to come to some agreement with them about it and have (the PCYC) there maybe in the mornings - for breakfast."
The council's 'delivery program' calls on the mayor to lobby for the PCYC to provide services in Glen Innes by 2021.
Council has long debated options for how to entice PCYC to set up shop in town.
Mayor Sparks also says PCYC will also take a list of kids to Armidale next month.
The youth centre opened on Wednesday in a ceremony which included ARIA nominated group Justice Crew, who were in town to perform at the Services Club.
It's the end of over a year of debate as to how to where to establish the facility, among other things.
Mayo Sparks said Deputy Mayor Newman developed the youth centre concept in the context of a perceived mental health crisis last year.
"Our first concern was that we had two or three suicides within five years; that's 2 or 3 suicides too many.
"The last one was the straw that broke the camel's back for me - I went were's our youth going; where can they go?"
In February council finally resolved to use their building on Wentworth street for the facility. Previous occupants the Toy Library was forced to find new premises.
Council is looking for a new new youth officer to run the facility after their previous pick resigned for financial reasons. Their hiring process is underway.
They are also short of volunteers to run the centre. Mayor Sparks says she has handed out dozens of packages for the role, and encouraged everyone who made a commitment to help to front up at the Town Hall to get their own.
Mayor Sparks expects a gradual accumulation of interest from the town's young people as the word gets around. She said she hopes in six months the youth officer is overworked and asking for more hours.
"If they've got too many kids and they're overworked I would see that as a success," she said.
The youth centre will be open from 3-6pm and will feature a music room.