Brisbane Youth Service Housing Archives

Posted Apr 28, 2025

ABC Radio: Brisbane Youth Service CEO Speaks on Urgent Need for Action on Youth Homelessness

Ahead of Youth Homelessness Matters Day, our CEO Pam Barker spoke with ABC Brisbane’s Kelly Higgins-Devine about the urgent issue of youth homelessness in Australia and the need for immediate action. Listen to Pam Barker’s full interview with ABC Brisbane: Key facts: Many Australians are unaware of the extent of this crisis happening right here […]

Posted Mar 20, 2025

BYS launches early intervention program designed to keep families together and young people out of homelessness

Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) is proud to be the first in Queensland to launch Ruby’s, an early intervention program designed to keep families together and prevent children from entering the homelessness system. With homelessness at crisis point in Brisbane and too few beds available to meet the need, early intervention is critical to relieving pressure […]

Posted Mar 10, 2025

ABC Listen (PM Podcast): The year-on-year increase in young people seeking housing support

Our CEO, Pam Barker, recently spoke with ABC’s Elizabeth Cramsie about the year-on-year increase in young people needing crisis accommodation and the barriers they face in accessing housing. With youth homelessness at crisis point, we have joined over 150 other organisations in supporting the national Home Time campaign, urging federal, state and territory governments to […]

How our Positive Transitions Program supports young people to create new futures

For young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, maintaining stability and independence can feel overwhelming. That’s why our Sustaining Young Tenancies and Transitions services, like our Positive Transitions Program (PTP), are so crucial in addressing the needs of those facing housing challenges. The Positive Transitions Program is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council. This […]

Posted Dec 02, 2024

Our Youth Support Centre is now open! A new era of support begins

Home sweet home Our 13-year vision of a purpose-built Youth Support Centre has officially come to life. Located at 518 Brunswick Street in Fortitude Valley, this new centre serves as a safe and welcoming space for young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness to access youth-specific critical services, all under one roof. “Today we […]

Brisbane Youth Service to Move to New Youth Support Centre at 518 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

Posted Oct 16, 2024

Building New Futures Together: MinterEllison’s Decade of Support for Vulnerable Youth

Contributions from the corporate community come in all shapes and sizes. From Christmas hamper donations and Daggy Jumper Day fundraisers to pro bono legal advice on lease agreements, policy developments, and governance practices. For more than a decade, our partner MinterEllison has supported BYS in all these ways – and so much more. Supporting behind […]

Posted Sep 17, 2024

COURIER MAIL: Desperate plea after jump in youth homelessness in Qld

A jump in the number of young Queenslanders at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness has seen a desperate call for action. New data from Brisbane Youth Service showed there were 68,310 support occasions in the last financial year compared to 58,664 the year before. Approximately half of the young people Brisbane Youth Service support were […]

Posted Aug 21, 2024

Every Conversation Matters: Transforming Young Lives Through Meaningful Dialogue

This National Child Protection Week (1-7 September), the theme “Every Conversation Matters” underscores the crucial role that meaningful dialogue plays in the lives of young people and children. At Brisbane Youth Service (BYS), these conversations are at the heart of our work—whether we are supporting those at risk of or experiencing homelessness or advocating for […]

Posted Aug 06, 2024

COURIER MAIL: Jump to it and help our young homeless

Brisbane young people are increasingly dependent on homeless charities, prompting the Brisbane Youth Service to urge people to participate in Daggy Jumper Day on Wednesday. Brisbane Youth Service CEO Pam Barker said the service had experienced an 88 per cent increase in requests for support in the past four years. “The latest census data paints […]

Posted Mar 01, 2024

Brisbane Times: Are empty properties in affluent suburbs the key to housing young people?

This is what it looks like when all sectors come together to solve the housing crisis. Last week, Brisbane Youth Service and the Property Industry Foundation, with support from the Queensland government and Brisbane City Council, brought six corporate partners together to turn an empty property in an affluent Brisbane suburb into short-term housing for young people […]

Media Release

Media Release, Sep 28, 2023

Brisbane Youth Service Welcomes State Government Announcement of New Emergency Accommodation for Young People

Brisbane Youth Service is grateful to Minister Scanlon and the Queensland Department of Housing for today’s announcement that a vacant Brisbane motel will be transformed to accommodate vulnerable young people experiencing homelessness. Brisbane Youth Service CEO Pam Barker said that while the sector works to create long-term housing solutions, all emergency options must be explored […]