Young people make up 15% of those experiencing homelessness each year in Western Australia. Most aren’t in education or employment and repeatedly access overstretched Specialist Homelessness Services that are frequently unable to provide medium or longer term support. Half are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and up to 60% have been in out…
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…
Leederville in Perth’s inner city has become one of the city’s most desirable neighbourhoods. Its bustling retail and café strip is usually filled with students and young workers employed in creative pursuits – though COVID 19 related events this last week have made for a more subdued atmosphere. But let’s cast back to earlier times…