Tackling Youth Homelessness through training, education, and employment opportunities
Join us through March and April, in responding to the growing youth homelessness crisis by supporting young people to engage in education, training, and employment opportunities.
Young people face an uphill battle when it comes to finding and keeping a safe affordable home in Australia. Our safety nets are failing to provide security for vulnerable young people, creating traumatic cycles of homelessness, violence, and poverty.
Young people facing homelessness have ambition, resilience and a desire to create a future of their choosing, but are struggling to catch a break in a system stacked against them.
Young people face an uphill battle when it comes to finding and keeping a safe affordable home in Australia. Our safety nets are failing to provide security for vulnerable young people, creating traumatic cycles of homelessness, violence, and poverty.
Young people facing homelessness have ambition, resilience and a desire to create a future of their choosing, but are struggling to catch a break in a system stacked against them.
Access education opportunities that invest in their potential and keep them connected to wider support services. This could look like covering the travel, membership, and associated costs of staying in school, going to TAFE, or doing a course.
Upskill through training opportunities to give young people real world experience in the workforce, alongside mentorship and guidance. Think hands-on programs that build confidence and boost employability.
Engage in employment opportunities that give young people a foot in the door (plus a chance to earn real wages) as they build financial independence and security. This could include paid employment programs, CV coaching or interview mentorship.
We know how important it is to act early, as experiencing homelessness in teenage years or early adulthood can have lifelong impacts and result in homelessness as an adult. Supporting young people through education, training and employment acts as a protective factor against future hardship and as a building block on the pathway away from homelessness.
“Our business has been supporting StreetSmart through workplace giving since 2015. Each month our team helps fund a new project and we get immediate feedback on how the money has been spent. We are really proud to be a part of such an important initiative, and our staff are too.” Justine Butler, ASIC in the Community Manager
You can choose to nominate StreetSmart Australia as your charity of choice for workplace giving. Every month your donations will help support a range of important projects providing care and aid to vulnerable people experiencing homelessness.
Contact us via email for more information.
Donations made to StreetSmart Australia over $2 are tax deductible. StreetSmart Australia (ABN: 51 106 387 446) is endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as a deductible gift recipient under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. StreetSmart Australia is registered with the Australian Charities and Not for profit Commission (ACNC).
Please send us an email of your donation, including donation amount, date, and donor name. We will send a tax deductible receipt to you.
Account name: StreetSmart Australia
Bank: NAB
BSB: 083-004
Acc Number: 17243-2803
StreetSmart is an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming workplace that values diversity of expression. We know that members of the LGBTQIA+ community are particularly vulnerable to experiencing homelessness and we partner with organisations that work to support people in need, without discrimination or prejudice.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the unceded lands on which our organisation is located and where we conduct our business. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present. StreetSmart is committed to honouring Indigenous peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society.
StreetSmart is an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming workplace that values diversity of expression. We know that members of the LGBTQIA+ community are particularly vulnerable to experiencing homelessness and we partner with organisations that work to support people in need, without discrimination or prejudice.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the unceded lands on which our organisation is located and where we conduct our business. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present. StreetSmart is committed to honouring Indigenous peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society.
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