Well done to Foyer Warrnambool in Victoria that has celebrated their 100th resident, as celebration by Warrnambool’s The Standard this week. Foyer Warrnambool has helped 100 youth since it was established in 2013. Located at 210 Timor Street, Warrnambool, Foyer manager Jenny Hand celebrated 100th resident Tori Buchanan like most great celebration; with chocolate cake…
Reflecting on 10 years since Julia Gillard became Prime Minister, we look at the leadership shown by females in the Australian Foyers. Working and learning in a wide variety of industries, here’s a few examples of the strong leadership within the Australian Youth Foyers: Rikiesha is completing a traineeship with the Attorney General’s Office and…
Foyer Port Adelaide is located in a repurposed 1800s hotel in the port-side region of Adelaide, 14km northwest of the Adelaide CBD. The development was saved as a heritage listed building and contributes significantly to community activity and business renewal in the immediate precinct, with the revitalisation prompting renewed retail investment in Port Adelaide. Situated…
Finding strength in solidarity – Colin Falconer of InspireChilli reflects on how recent research conducted for the UK Listening Fund can help Advantaged Thinking in Australia. This month sees the publication of a research report I was commissioned to write for the Listening Fund to explore how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted on the ‘listening’ work…
As we enter July 2020 and the end of Phase 1 of the Foyer Foundations Impact Framework development project, the Foyer Foundation is excited to share an update on this significant work. The impact framework aims to capture outcomes for Foyer-connected young people across Australia. It is underpinned by the Foyer Foundation’s efforts to support…
Around 500 young people who have experienced homelessness are currently residing across Australia’s fourteen Youth Foyers. These young people are living, studying, developing skills and seeking employment across Australia and are looking forward to the new normal post COVID19. Australia’s initial lockdown lasted from March till the beginning of May 2020, when the flattened curve…
Last month our Southern Youth and Family Services including its Youth Foyer in the southern part of NSW was part of the SBS Documentary Filthy Rich and Homeless. We asked the Foyer coordinator Belinda Manevski for her reflection of this experience: It was a great experience to be a part of show which again puts…
This month an Australian Foyer was featured in the SBS documentary series, Filthy, Rich and Homeless when Australian comedian, Ciaran Lyons swapped his life of privilege to homelessness. Ciaran spent time with the youth of the Southern Youth Foyer Project, Illawarra in season 3, episode 3 of the TV series, joining their financial planning lessons,…
NAIDOC week has been moved to November 2020 due to the current covid-19 situation in Australia. National NAIDOC Week 2020 celebrations will be held from the 8-15 November. The November dates follow the decision by the National NAIDOC Committee (NNC) to postpone NAIDOC Week from the original July dates due to the impacts and uncertainty…
Core to the Foyer Foundation’s work is compiling threads of research, evaluation and thinking for a solution in youth homelessness. The Foyer Foundation are delighted to see a clear policy development option of Youth Foyers in the recently published report from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Redesign of a homelessness service system for…