Sep 23, 2025 | First Nations Services, Our community, Team Streets
For First Nations people, community – or ‘mob’ – is at the heart of culture. It’s woven into every part of life, from decision-making to spiritual connection. And for the Hill family, that bond with mob even shapes their work. Uncle Max is a respected Elder working...
Sep 8, 2025 | First Nations Services, Impact stories
Leo* was referred to Youth Off The Streets’ First Nations Services in Dubbo in November last year. His referral followed a Youth Action Meeting (YAM) – monthly forums led by the NSW Police Force, bringing together local government, non-government agencies and key...
Jul 16, 2025 | Events, First Nations Services
This NAIDOC Week, our First Nations Services team held a deeply moving cultural camp in Dubbo for the First Nations children and young people we support – a space where tradition, learning and pride came together in the most powerful way. For Youth Off The Streets’...
Jul 3, 2024 | First Nations Services, Impact stories, National Scholarship Program, Youth homelessness
In 2005, Sam Alderton-Johnson applied for a scholarship through Youth Off The Streets’ National Scholarship Program at his caseworker’s suggestion. “I had ambitions to go to university, but I failed all my trial HSC exams,” Sam remembers. “That’s when I realised...
Jan 17, 2023 | First Nations Services
While 26 January is a day of celebration for some, many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience the date as a reminder of colonisation, dispossession and centuries of racial injustice. The debate surrounding the official date of ‘Australia...
