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Leave a bequest, consider a charitable gift
Leave a bequest Consider a charitable gift in your will, and change lives! home > Canada Bay > A bequest is the gift of a future Do you believe, like us, that all children and young people deserve to live in a safe, supportive...
Expanding opportunities for Avalon Youth Hub
Exciting news has emerged for young people and their families on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, as Northern Beaches Council has endorsed a significant development for Avalon Youth Hub! The former Avalon Customer Contact Centre will now be offered to...
Scholarships donation sparks transformation!
The Burdekin Association is proud to announce that our patron, Professor Brian Burdekin AO, has generously donated $20,000 today to The Burdekin Association to fund 20 young people's further education scholarships. These are for young people in our care. Professor...
People’s Commission into Homelessness
Have you heard of Everybody's Home? It's a national campaign that's aimed at fixing the housing crisis in Australia. It's organised on behalf of homelessness and welfare organisations, including: National Shelter, Mission Australia, Shelter NSW, Tenants Union of NSW and...
Creative Collaborations!
The Burdekin Association is thrilled to announce that a former employee, Jay Williams, has established a new skincare company - ACTIVEAUSSIE Skincare - and he has committed to donating 15 per cent of the company's profits to The Burdekin Association...
Youth Homelessness Matters Day
Across Australia in 2022-23, almost 39,000 young people (15-24 years of age) presented alone to a specialist homelessness service. Of these young people, the majority were in need of short or long term accommodation. Half of the young people who...
What a difference volunteers make!
A huge thank you to the amazing team of volunteers at Qualtrics for helping us transform a single storey, two-bedroom property for a 19-year-old single mother with two children under the age of two. Six employees from Qualtrics, which helps organisations...
Meet Rae, our Education Specialist…
Rae Usman is a one-of-a kind. A qualified teacher, she also has extensive experience in the recruitment industry, where she provided careers guidance and resumé building opportunities. The combination of these skills has meant that she is able to comprehensively...
A different type of foster care…
Late last week, 'The Sun Herald' published an article by Amber Schultz that outlined that "NSW's foster carers are leaving the system in droves, with nearly 1,000 authorised carers quitting in the past year. There were 17,623 authorised carers in December 2022, compared to...
The difference education makes…
"One in every five children in Australia are not completing their full 13 years of basic education," stated the ABC News on Tuesday February 6, reporting on the Productivity Commission's 2024 Report on Government Services. "The dropout rate of students...
Financial distress in Australian households
Do you feel your finances are stretched more than ever? You’re not alone. Many of us are noticing that we're trying to stretch our finances further than ever before. With living costs on the climb, it's an everyday reality that’s...
Alcohol Education Workshop proves a hit with students!
The Burdekin Association recently conducted an Alcohol Education Workshop as part of the Canada Bay Youth Space Project, in collaboration with Concord High School. Thirty Year 9 students actively participated in these informative sessions. Throughout the workshops, Year 9 students...