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Youth Homelessness - parental bereavement

Causes of youth homelessness – bereavement

March 17, 2023
According to CREATE Foundation, there were 45,000 children and young people living in out-of-home care across Australia between June 2018 to 2019. However, this number changes every year as children and young people come in and out of the care...
Youth Homelessness and Family Support Services

Demand for our services continues to grow

February 21, 2023
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...
NSW Makes it 21

NSW makes it 21!

November 9, 2022
The NSW government has announced universal extended care to 21 years for young people in state care (from February 2023). We are thrilled to have played a small part in this. Campaigning across the country for the leaving care age...
#itsyourturnNSW

Make it 21

July 11, 2022
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...
#makeit21

Home Stretch

May 10, 2021
The Home Stretch is a national campaign formed to seek change to the current leaving care arrangements for young people in care with the aim to extend the leaving care age from 18 to 21 years of age. Based on...