Midnight Basketball is designed to provide a catalyst for the positive transformation of youth within targeted communities by providing young people with an opportunity to engage in sport, have access to positive role models and youth workers and to educate young people on a variety of youth related issues of concern through workshops.

Youth Solutions has been involved in this project since 2009 and have facilitated workshops in Tournaments 2, 3 and 4, we have taken the lead role in organising all life skills workshops and attended every night the program has run.

For information on Midnight Basketball see the Midnight Basketball Australia website www.midnightbasketball.org.au

Project aims

The aims of the Midnight Basketball program are to:

• provide young people with a safe, healthy and positive environment at times when they may be vulnerable to harmful and anti-social behaviour
• combat drug, alcohol and other physical abuse by young people
• support the learning needs of young people and providing them with encouragement to participate in mainstream society and their local community
• provide positive role models and reinforcing the importance of self esteem among young people
• divert young people in areas of need from the risk of anti-social and criminal behaviour