Off the back of resounding success in the City of Hume, Youth Projects’ youth-specialist outreach program (YHOP) has now expanded into the City of Moreland to provide young people with easier access to individualised housing, mental health, education, training, employment and crisis supports. Read more
After campaigning long and hard to ensure young people are not left behind post-pandemic, Youth Projects is set to launch a suite of new and expanded programs over the coming months. Read more
Our Employability Skills Training program goes back to face-to-face and expands to second location to support THREE times more young people gain meaningful employment in an evolving and highly competitive job market. Read more
As part of Youth Week 2021, our Youth Advisory Group are hosting a Visual Art Competition to spotlight the talents and achievements of young people and their unique contribution to the community. There's also $500 of prizes up for grabs! Read more
Youth homelessness is still a very real problem. It's street homelessness, it's couch surfing, it's living in sheds, tents & squats, it's primary and secondary homelessness. And, it is happening right now. Read more
After almost 15 years, the award winning Stepping Up consortium will be winding up on 31st March this year. The winding up of the consortium will not impact services to clients, as all programs will continue under a new structure. Read more
The winners of the first-ever HESTA Impact Awards were announced last night as part of a national celebration of health and community services professionals working to protect the future of our people and planet. Read more
What does the latest circuit breaker lockdown mean for any interactions you might have with Youth Projects | Current as at 12 February 2021. Read more
Eleven finalists - including Youth Projects - were today announced for the first-ever HESTA Impact Awards, recognising health and community services professionals taking positive steps to create a better world. Read more
The Little Social is giving young people from Banyule and surrounds the opportunity to participate in meaningful training and up-skilling to be well prepared to launch into a (very) competitive job market. Read more
All the details you need to know about what services and programs are impacted by closures over the December / January period. Read more
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. Read more
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! Read more
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. Read more
Food insecurity is a prevalent challenge faced by people experiencing homelessness and disadvantage who are often met with not knowing how and where their next meal might come from. The COVID-19 crisis exacerbated this dire reality for hundreds of Victorians across inner Melbourne. Read more
This year we reflect on the enormous impact that Youth Projects continues to have in the wider community, and the thousands of life changing opportunities to young people and people at risk of, or experiencing homelessness. Read more in our latest Impact Report. Read more
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. Read more
International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event that aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related death. It’s a time to acknowledge the grief felt by families and friends, remembering those who have died or had a permanent injury as a result of drug overdose. Read more
The escalation of the pandemic has forcibly reshaped the AOD and homelessness sector's collective priorities, resources, and capacity for overdose prevention, resulting in a radical re-think of harm reduction and overdose response activities at Youth Projects. Read more
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. Read more
Homelessness in Australia is often misunderstood, so we’re here to debunk the misconceptions and shine a light on the reality thousands face. Read more
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. Read more
What does COVID-19 mean for any interactions you might have with Youth Projects. Current as at 01 August 2020. Read more
What does COVID-19 mean for any interactions you might have with Youth Projects. Current as at 01 July 2020. Read more