Inner West

Ben and Jerry's Community Volunteer Day

Ben & Jerry’s Volunteers Transform Properties!

July 2, 2024
At Burdekin, we believe in the power of community and the impact of collective effort. Recently, we experienced a great example of this when the amazing team of 60 Ben & Jerry's volunteers from all across Australia and New Zealand...
Youth Homelessness Matters Day 2024

Youth Homelessness Matters Day

April 3, 2024
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...
Education Specialist, Rae Usman, at The Burdekin Association's Learning Space

Meet Rae, our Education Specialist…

March 12, 2024
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...
Stanmore House, a property to be renovated using the FutureSteps grant program.

We’ve been awarded a FutureSteps Grant!

October 11, 2023
The Burdekin Association is excited to reveal that we are the recipient of a FutureSteps Grant of $89,000 to be spent on renovating one of the houses we manage for young people transitioning from out of home care to semi-independent living...
The Burdekin Association youth homelessness services

Causes of youth homelessness – family breakdown

June 6, 2023
Family breakdown is one of the leading causes of youth homelessness in Australia today. According to AIHW, in 2020–21, around 41,700 people aged 15–24 presented alone to SHS agencies, accounting for 15% of all SHS clients. The main reasons these...