young people
Community Matters
We are always saying how much our community matters to us, especially at Christmas - because we mean it. The Burdekin Association can honestly do so much, because of you. We'd like to shout out a big thank you to...
We’ve been awarded a FutureSteps Grant!
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...
Foster Care and Kinship Week 2023
"More than 100 vulnerable children and young people are living in alternative emergency housing, such as hotels and motels, as the child protection system faces a dire shortage of Foster Carers," reported Amber Schultz in The Sun Herald on September...
Professor Brian Burdekin on ABC Radio National
Click here to listen to the radio interview. The Burdekin Association's Patron and Australia’s first Federal Human Rights Commissioner, Professor Brian Burdekin AO spent over 30 years advocating for the needs of children - those with disabilities and mental illness....
Causes of youth homelessness – mental health
There are many causes of youth homelessness including family breakdown and bereavement. The top three causes of youth homelessness are generally considered to be: Family and domestic violence Housing crisis Relationship/family breakdown There are multiple others causes which are often...