Today, Queensland celebrates a significant step forward in its commitment to tackling youth homelessness with the official opening of the Townsville Youth Foyer. The Foyer is located in the Pimlico suburb and is an integrated learning, employment and accommodation approach that supports young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. It…
The Foyer Foundation welcomes the ACT Government’s focus on housing in this year’s Budget, in particular a commitment of $10 million to run a new Youth Foyer in Woden. The Education First Youth Foyer will provide 20 units at the new CIT Woden Campus to support young people aged between 16 and 24 engaged in…
The Foyer Foundation welcomes the NSW Government’s focus on housing in this year’s Budget, with a commitment to build 8,400 social and affordable homes. We are pleased that the Minns government has recognised that housing affordability and availability is the biggest single pressure facing the people of NSW and is setting NSW on a path…
The Foyer Foundation recognises the important measures announced in the Queensland Budget to address the drivers of homelessness by relieving cost-of-living pressures and tackling the housing crisis. We know the need is dire, with an estimated 4,800 children and young people aged 12 to 24 sleeping rough, couch surfing, or living in improvised or severely…
The Foyer Foundation welcomes the government’s focus on youth housing in this year’s Federal Budget, with measures aimed at increasing the supply of safe and affordable housing and additional funding for homelessness services. Across Australia, there are up to 40,000 young Australians without a place to call home. Young people experience the highest rates of…
Hon Anthony Albanese MP Prime Minister of Australia Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 via email: [email protected] 15 February 2024 Dear Prime Minister, My name is Brea (pronounced Bree) Dorsett, and I am a 25-year-old woman born and raised on Yorta Yorta lands in a small country town in Victoria, known as Mooroopna. I am…
The Foyer Foundation is calling on the federal government to fund 10 new accommodation sites across Australia that will house and support more than 3000 young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness over the next decade. A consortium of 13 community organisations known as FoyerInvest is seeking funding to construct 10 new 40-unit buildings…
Creating pathways to thriving futures for young Queenslanders experiencing homelessness 2 February 2024 Earlier today, the Queensland Government announced their commitment to deliver eight new Youth Foyers. This announcement was welcomed by FoyerInvest’s Queensland partners who are working together to transform the lives of young Queenslanders at risk of or experiencing homelessness. This commitment could…
The Foyer Foundation calls on the Government to invest in housing solutions for young people that work 14 September 2023 A quarter (22%) of all people experiencing homelessness in NSW are children and young people. In fact, 3 in 5 young people who request Specialist Homelessness Support (SHS) are repeat users. Which is why a…