Bush to the Bush, which was co-founded by Adam DeMamiel, Richard Leahy and Tim Sanson, has a number of branches in regional NSW, including large and successful programs in Albury and Forbes, but the information night on Friday is hoping to draw more attention to the Bathurst one.

Former St Pat's premiership winning coach and current Western Rams under 18s coach Kurt Hancock has been tasked with heading up the Bathurst branch and has been in his role since the start of the year.

He said the Boys to the Bush program is focused on building a positive influence in the lives of boys that have fallen on tough times.

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"We do work with a lot of agencies like DCJs [Department of Communities and Justice] and FACS [Family and Community Services]," he said.

"Basically, we mentor the boys during the week in the school term. We also run school programs at Forbes and Albury and they're having great success with that but we're trying to get into the school systems in Bathurst and that's probably going to take a bit of time.

"Our camps during the school holidays are the big one. We take the boys to the bush,do some works on the farm. We reward them with a bit of work like fishing and water-skiing."

Having coached rugby league for a number of years, Mr Hancock knows all about working with younger people.

"I've always been around young kids and even back home growing up, I was always around these kids," he said.

"I can't see myself doing anything else now. I really enjoy spending time with these kids. Sometimes it can be tough but most of the time it's really rewarding."

At Friday night's information session, there'll be a number of guests including Bathurst MP Paul Toole, Bathurst mayor Bobby Bourke and co-founder Adam DeMamiel, with Kathleen Watton to MC the night.

"We're going to have some pretty important people there: Paul Toole, Bobby Bourke, along with a lot of tradies from around town, case workers, general people," he said.

"We're trying to create that network of people around Bathurst that we could get the boys or girls around.

"We just want to show what the norm is and build a real positive influence on their life. That's what we're trying to do."

The information session is set to get underway at 6.30pm at the Panorama Hotel on Friday night, running to 10.30pm.

For more information on the Boys to the Bush program, visit its website at boystothebush.org.au.

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