Youth thriving in the Top End

We help young people in the Top End to connect with positive role models by providing mentoring and social-emotional wellbeing programs.

Improve health and wellbeing

Develop your leadership skills

Connect with others

Our Services

  • At Pathfinders, we deliver therapeutic mentoring and adventure-based programs for NDIS and other participants. Our programs are designed to be accessible and promote pro-social behaviours, internal capacities, and community connections. Depending on the needs of the young person or group, our programs can range from a few hours to a few days in length.

  • We deliver social-emotional wellbeing programs in schools across the Top End to promote the biopsychosocial wellbeing of young Territorians. Our programs are designed to be fun and engaging while building skills and knowledge in creativity, leadership, physical activity, and emotional resilience.

  • We believe that investing in youth workers' development is critical to any programs success and the wellbeing of the young people we serve. That's why we offer comprehensive workforce training for youth workers and other organisations working with young people. Covering a range of topics from social-emotional wellbeing and trauma-informed care to adventure-based programming and leadership development.

  • “I have had Jessy working and supporting my son for a long period and have seen a huge turnaround in my son over that time. I like that Jessy works very closely with the whole family and is a valuable asset to this industry. Having been caught up in this area with the government agency circus, I find that they don't hold the same belief with outcomes as much as Jessy does. Jessy, you're a credit to the industry working with our disadvantaged youth. Well done, mate.” - Parent feedback

  • Yesterday's training was amazing! I really appreciated your presentation style, which was not only fun but also engaged almost everyone in the activities. I enjoyed how you combined your presentation with activities, videos, and clear explanations that made it easy for everyone to understand and retain the knowledge discussed.

    As someone from a non-English speaking background, I've attended many trainings in the past where presenters just read from their slides, making it difficult for me to understand and retain the concepts. However, your training was different, and it was one of the best I have experienced. I appreciated how I was able to learn new words, have a good laugh, join discussions, and hear other participants' perspectives on the topic.

    Thank you for being an excellent trainer. I have already shared the knowledge and understanding I gained with my daughter, who was happy to hear about it (she's always correcting my grammar and English usage - LOL). I look forward to attending more of your courses/training in the future. - Workshop participant feedback

  • “The team at Pathfinders NT are some of the most professional and qualified youth workers in the Territory. Their programs are informed by trauma theory and their staff are all experienced practitioners. They are a pleasure to work with.” - Aaron at Ultimate Youth Worker

  • “Amazing work! The session was great. Made me feel really involved and engaged.” - Workshop participant feedback

See some of the work we’ve been doing

Nightcliff Jetty putting on a show for our adventures last night! Another classic Darwin sunset. Tell us where your favourite sunset spot is!?
Want to do something fun and meaningful with your Saturday nights? If you like... 🤸‍♂️encouraging safe and healthy opportunities for young people 👥connecting with the community 🤝meeting new people 🏀being involved in fun sports and activities
An old box, an off-cut, $20 worth of supplies at Bunnings and some ingenuity is our adventure for today. Can you guess which life skills we are working on here? #ndissupport #craft #pathfindersnt #ingenuity #lifeskill
#AYearOfPathfinders saw the pilot of our Young Pathfinders Program with some Year 7 students. It was a learning experience for all involved and everyone learned so much from this 20-week program. Young people engaged in activities that focused on em
🎣 Reel Connections: Making Waves Together 🎣 Rain couldn’t dampen the spirits at our first Reel Connections program, a new collaboration between Pathfinders NT and @reelingveterans charity. Here’s a glimpse of the incredible day: Despi
Kermit may have said "it's not easy being green" but it is easy fishing in this green fishing top! A huge thank you to our friends at Rapid Clean N.T and Ironbark for donating these sun-safe, visible and awesome fishing tops to use in our n

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