youth homelessness

Home Stretch Make it 21

Home Stretch Make it 21 Campaign Update

June 22, 2023
The Home Stretch advocacy began in 2016 when 160 organisations joined forces to lobby for significant reforms for young people in out-of-home care. At the end of 2022 the NSW government announced universal extended care to 21 years for young...
Help us raise funds to employ two education specialists

End of Financial Year Campaign 2023

June 14, 2023
Our end of financial year campaign is asking everybody to get behind us to raise funds for the continued employment of our Education Specialists. We are delighted that even when times are tough, our supporters show up again and again!...
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...
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What it takes to be a Youth Worker

April 21, 2023
Being a Youth Worker is believing you can, and wanting to, make a difference in the lives of young people. Youth Workers are often those who have always been aware of others and the world around them and want to...
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...