The Salvation Army's Oasis Hunter division have used $80,000 given to them by Newcastle Permanent's Charitable Foundation to upgrade their Ourspace mobile training unit and buy a coffee cart.

The Ourspace initiative is a bus with high-speed internet, a high-definition projector, laptops, air-conditioning, a fridge and a commercial generator.

The program holds events including "Masterchef" and hip-hop nights to engage with young people.

It also offers accredited training in business administration, IT and multimedia, and offers more informal training in everything from linguistics to anger management.

Oasis Hunter manager Peter Martin said the coffee cart would help financially support the program and provide staff training.

Mr Martin also said having coffee available would make the program more approachable for young people.

"It's not a hand-out so it's a bit less daunting than coming up to ask for help," Mr Martin said.

"You can come up and grab a cup of coffee and listen to what we have to offer, and paying for something helps to divert focus from yourself."

Ourspace has reached 3500 people a year since the program was started in 2012.