Supporting and empowering young people
We provide children and young people in need with safety, support and education for a positive future.
Get support or get involved
Youth Off The Streets is a not-for-profit youth services organisation. We support 12–24-year-olds in NSW and QLD who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and disadvantage.
Are you looking for support or ways to get involved in our work?
Wednesday is the only day some children feel safe
Our outreach programs are safe spaces for children and young people facing poverty and disadvantage. Help us ensure they always have somewhere to turn to.
Our yearly impact
instances of support were provided through engagement and outreach programs
instances of homelessness and housing assistance were provided to young people
First Nations young people accessed culturally safe support services
young people in Years 9–12 were supported by our six independent high schools
See our work in action
Could you be our next scholarship recipient?
Sunrise is pursuing her passion for music with support from the National Scholarship Program. Is 2026 the year you take a big step towards your dreams?
“Education doesn’t just happen in the classroom”: Delivering the Duke of Edinburgh across our schools
“We have really high expectations [of students] and those expectations rise the longer they do Duke of Ed – I’ve found the young people just step up to the challenge,” says Jenny Dowley, Teacher and Sports Coordinator.
Converting compassion into change: Our Dunlea AOD program
Founded in 1996, the Dunlea Alcohol and Other Drugs Youth Service is one of our oldest programs, helping hundreds of young people struggling with substance misuse.
