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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
We’ve awarded over 500 scholarships
And until 15 May, we’re accepting applications again.
See our work in action
Terra’s* story: Shaping her tomorrow
The first in her family to go to university, Terra is studying to be a paramedic with the help of a Youth Off The Streets scholarship.
Kai’s* story: When support doesn’t stop at a bed
On Youth Homelessness Matters Day, Kai shares how consistent outreach, safe housing and counselling helped him move from sleeping rough towards stability and independence.
It’s difficult for young people to escape homelessness – here’s why
For many young people, homelessness isn’t temporary. It becomes a cycle – one that is extraordinarily difficult to break because the pathways out are narrow, blocked or simply don’t exist.