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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 […]

Posted Feb 24, 2025

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 […]

ABC NEWS: Early intervention services to address Australia’s family violence crisis

Experts say working with perpetrators when they’re still teens could shift the dial on Australia’s family violence crisis. A 2021 Senate inquiry found while early intervention is critical there are too few programs and not enough evidence on what works. Lou Baker [from Brisbane Youth Service] said reports of teens breaking phones or engaging in […]

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 […]

Annual General Meeting – 26 November 2024

Posted Oct 18, 2024

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

Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) is excited to announce the move to a purpose-built Youth Support Centre at 518 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley. The new centre will open on Monday 4 November, offering a one-stop-shop for young people seeking help with housing, health, domestic and family violence, and other support services. In preparation for the move, […]

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 Oct 08, 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 […]

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