There are 27 Youth Foyers in Australia (16 existing Accredited Youth Foyers, and 11 under construction). Despite having concerning numbers of youth homelessness in local communities, South Australia (SA) has just one Youth Foyer in Port Adelaide. This pre-budget submission to the SA State Government outlines the need for five more Foyers in SA to…
More than 13,000 young people presented alone to specialist homelessness services in New South Wales (NSW) in 2023-24. With no access to “the bank of mum and dad”, these young people are competing in a rental market that is failing adults on double incomes. Housing affordability is at record lows, and about 2 in 3…
More than 2,500 young people presented alone to specialist homelessness services in Western Australia (WA) in 2022-23. Housing affordability and availability in WA are at record lows, and many young people requesting housing support are being turned away. There is an urgent need to support the medium and longer term needs of young people at…
In June 2024 Mission Australia opened Australia’s newest Youth Foyer in Townsville. The new Foyer welcomed 40 young people from Townsville and will support up to 350 young people over the next 10 years. In Townsville, over 55% of all young people experiencing homelessness are First Nations young people. The Townsville Youth Foyer works with…
Domestic and family violence is a national crisis that affects not only women and children, but also young people. We call on the Government of South Australia to collaborate with us to extend the Youth Foyer model across the state. Young people need more than a roof over their heads to escape violence, avoid homelessness…
2 New Youth Foyers in Victoria! We are thrilled with the Victorian Government’s recent announcement to invest $50 million into youth housing, including two new Youth Foyers in #Wangaratta and #Wodonga. More than 16 per cent of people experiencing homelessness in Victoria are aged between 15 to 24. Youth Foyers are an evidence-based solution to this issue, providing…
Welcome the Foyer Family! Congratulations to Gold Coast Youth Foyer on joining the accredited Youth Foyer network. Achieving accreditation is a testament to the incredible work of the whole team after 12 months in operation. The Gold Coast Youth Foyer is an exciting ‘point in time’ model of care which invests in young people aged…
We support the consortium to build an Education First Youth Foyer in Wangaratta and change the lives of young people experiencing crisis. Watch this video by the Foyer residents to hear why this build is so important, their stories are so powerful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-Tyi4xmSo A consortium consisting of GOTAFE, NESAY Inc., Uniting Housing (Victoria) Limited and…
Foyer Oxford offers young people facing homelessness a bright future Thanks ABC News for this wonderful article highlighting the impact and transformational work of the Foyer Model. “I think we have an incredible opportunity here because of the scale of a service like Foyer Oxford to be involved in hundreds of young people’s lives and…
After opening the doors to the newly purpose-built Foyer in August 2021, the team took a strategic approach to welcoming and inducting the new residents at a measured pace. With 40 units available, they commenced their Foyer journey with an initial 9 residents, one of which is a young mum and bub. Since then, the…