Power
Backing young people with lived experience to shape the movement – through lived experience board roles, paid Ambassadors, the Independence Fund and partnerships with the Aboriginal Community Controlled Sector.
Quality
Supporting Youth Foyers to train staff, measure outcomes, continuously improve and reach Accreditation – ensuring every Youth Foyer delivers consistently strong results for young people.
Growth
Helping communities plan, design and fund new Youth Foyers sustainably – so young people get the support they need faster.
Our Story
Every young person deserves a safe place to live, opportunities to learn, and the support to become independent.
Youth Foyers provide 16 to 24-year-olds with a safe, stable home for up to two years, combined with education, employment, and life-skills support – a genuine launchpad.
For more than two decades, the Foyer Foundation has believed in the transformational power of Foyers.
There are now 18 Accredited Youth Foyers currently supporting more than 650 young people each year but far too many still miss out on this life changing opportunity.
We work with more than 70 organisations and more than 100 young people with lived experience to grow and strengthen the Youth Foyer movement. Our goal is 50 quality Youth Foyers supporting 15,000 young people over the next decade.
Our Funding
We’re a small organisation with a big ambition – 100% powered by funding partners and individual donors.
We rely on generous donors to grow the Youth Foyer movement, back young people with lived experience, provide practical support like laptops, transport, training and life skills; and ensure every Youth Foyer delivers consistently high-quality outcomes.
Your support today helps young people access the same opportunities every young person deserves.
