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Important life skills for adulting

Life skills for young people

As young people navigate and survive the challenges of growing up - their everyday life skills are so important. More young people today are taking a little longer to grow up than in past generations with mixed success. It’s a...
Annual Charity Golf Day 2022(3)

Golf Day 2022

Thank you for making our Annual Charity Golf Day of 2022 a huge success - every single one of you helps us in our efforts to solve issues causing child and youth homelessness! Many of you know how challenging it...
Burdekin Annual Charity Golf Day

Our Golf Day is finally HEEEEERE!!!!

After one of our busiest years and multiple postponements, for reasons beyond our control, our Annual Charity Golf Day is almost here! Held in the unique and natural surroundings of Cromer Golf Club, the day brings us together as a...
Vote for Jacqui your Westfields local hero for Burdekin

Westfields Local Hero

Winner update We are so, so proud of Jacqui and her achievements on behalf of the children and young people we support. Congratulations on being recognised by your community as a Westfield Local Heroes finalist for Westfield Hurstville for 2022....
#itsyourturnNSW

Make it 21

With the QLD Government recent announcement of their commitment to funding the needs of vulnerable young people in care up to age 21, the CREATE Foundation is now urging the NSW Government to follow suit. Amplify the Voice of Care...
Kids in out-of-home-care highly vulnerable

EoFY thank you and winner!

Through the generous support of our amazing community across Sydney we managed to raise $51,870... just slightly off our $60,000 target with another $8,230 to go! We are incredibly grateful for each and every person who supported our 'Educational Inclusion Pays Off' EoFY...
The Dee Why Project

Dee Why Project – old

The Dee Why Project is an initiative driven by The Burdekin Association Youth Services - focusing on young people and gaming. The initiative was funded by the Office of Responsible Gambling NSW, To develop a gambling, gaming, education and case...
Property Industry Foundation

A Safe Haven in Balgowlah

We are beyond thrilled with the completion of Haven House in Balgowlah and want to thank everyone who has been involved from the bottom of our hearts. Before During After Back in April, we wrote about the start of this...
Burdekin Learning to Drive Program

FleetPartners offers driving opportunities for youth

The road to independence just got a little easier for our young people thanks to an incredible helping hand from FleetPartners and The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles. The Burdekin Association will now have the ability to provide more young people...
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Celebrate our Volunteers with us

We recently celebrated National Volunteers Week as well as the second anniversary of the Burdekin Volunteer Program so, we saw this as a perfect time to celebrate our volunteers and all they do for our young people with an appreciation...
Helping young people reach their full potential

Education Outcomes – old

On any given night we house over 100 young people in bedsits, one and two bedroom homes across the Northern Sydney region and Inner West Sydney. We provide case management support to ensure that these young people are equipped to...

King Living

King Living have been donating the most beautiful furniture from one of their stunning ranges to one of our Stanmore properties. These pieces have gone into new homes for our young people and look amazing. “We received the beautiful couch...