youth homelessness

Youth Homelessness Matters Day 2024

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...
Qualtrics volunteers assist to transform a property for a young person.

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

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...
Boy seeking help while learning on a computer. An Education Specialist with The Burdekin Association could help him.

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...
An empty wallet

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...