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Volunteer Week and 3 Years of our Volunteer Program
Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering and will be held on 15 – 21 May 2023. The week also means the Burdekin Volunteer Program turns three! This year the theme for Volunteers Week is The Change Makers....
Youth Homelessness Matters Day 2023
Youth Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD) takes place on Wednesday 19th April and was conceived in 1990 to raise awareness and public discussion about child and youth homelessness. Over the years, it has grown into a national celebration of young people’s...
Confront the Crisis – Housing for all
We recently attended the Confront the Crisis - Housing for All summit on ending homelessness and confronting the housing crisis in NSW. Confront the Crisis Confront the Crisis is a campaign by Community Housing Industry Association NSW which calls on...
Demand for our services continues to grow
The Burdekin Association exists to support young people towards a better-quality life. Many of us have found ourselves in this job because we love the idea of helping others and advocating for our most vulnerable people in society. We have...
Emerging Leaders Mentoring Program
Burdekin recently partnered with the City of Canada Bay Council and Ethnic Communities Council of NSW to deliver the Emerging Leaders Mentoring Program. The aim of the program was to help build participants' skills in leadership, advocacy and community engagement,...