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End of year closure information

All the details you need to know about what services and programs are impacted by closures over the December / January period.
MEDIA RELEASE: Homelessness to surge unless we invest in social housing

According to a landmark economic study measuring the economic fallout of COVID-19, homelessness will surge nine per cent and 24 per cent more Australian families will experience housing stress in 2021 due to the impact of the crisis.
The scoop on how you should celebrate Youth Week 2020

Youth Week is back on the cards in Victoria and is taking place across a very special, month-long string of activities and celebrations... starting right here at Youth Projects!
Not one, but two new social enterprise cafes opening

As local labour markets move through recession young people will be the first to feel the impact of severe lack of job suitability and availability. Our focus is on being at the forefront of job creation for young people, and we are doing exactly that through 2 new social enterprise cafes.

After dark on Melbourne's streets with a Night Nurse

"We have no fancy equipment or medication on us, not even a doctor. What we do have is a backpack filled with basic medical supplies, our collective experience as nurses and compassion."
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COVID-19 Update 01 July 2020

What does COVID-19 mean for any interactions you might have with Youth Projects. Current as at 01 July 2020.
The Good Life Podcast

Ben Vasiliou's journey through life has not been without challenges or vulnerability, but it has led to him becoming a passionate advocate for social justice. Listen to Ben's interview on The Good Life podcast.
Amber's Story

Amber needed someone who she could relate to and openly speak to about the challenges that she was experiencing. We didn't hesitate to invest time and energy building a connection with her to provide the support she needed.
Client Engagement Officer

Work at the heart of an organisation providing high impact support to young people and people experiencing homelessness.
OPINION | Last line of defence, front line of ending homelessness

We live in a first world country, yet we continue to accept homelessness as an intractable program that we would love to fix, if only we knew how. But, we do.
OPINION | A stark contrast of journeys through a broken system

It was in one exact moment that I saw so clearly just how differently the fork in the road can go; our childhoods bonded by circumstance, yet our journeys in such contrast. We know that homelessness can be solved, and I will not stop fighting to end homelessness.
Youth Transitions Coach

Work at the heart of an organisation providing high impact support to young people and people experiencing homelessness.
Nurturing the next generation of Youth Workers

We recently teamed up with RMIT to provide students studying Youth Work to explore the sociological impacts on young people and facilitate practical change projects as part of their studies.