After-hours 'youth patrols' in Alice Springs to stop

Staff who run an after-hours youth patrol in Alice Springs are shocked the community service will soon have to close its doors.

The program is one of the casualties of this week's Northern Territory government mini- budget.

The Alice Springs' night patrol provided an after hour volunteer transport service for Indigenous youth at risk from public places to their homes or a safe place.

The program was created by the community and is well supported, but relies on government funding.