Mar 26, 2025 | Impact stories, National Scholarship Program
Just over three years ago, Emery and his friends decided to go ice skating. “We all made fun of each other, because we were so bad at it,” Emery laughs. Emery soon enrolled in a ten-week skating course. He was surprised to learn that he had an innate talent for the...
Mar 25, 2025 | National Scholarship Program
There’s still time for scholarship submissions! Enter or nominate a young person here until 4pm May 23 2025 At Youth Off The Streets, we believe that all children and young people deserve the chance to achieve their potential. That’s why our founder, Father...
Sep 13, 2024 | Impact stories, National Scholarship Program
Sunrise fell in love with performing when she was in Year 2. “I felt the most validation when I was singing,” she remembers, “and teachers and the other students would say, ‘Wow, you’re really good’.” “Sometimes, even my mum helped me with my singing – it was a way...
Jul 3, 2024 | 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...
Jun 18, 2024 | National Scholarship Program
Rasha remembers the day her parents decided to flee Iraq. An envelope arrived in the mail, stained with blood. “It was an anonymous letter, and our family was threatened to be killed,” she says. “Though we loved our life and community there, it no longer felt...
