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Posted Apr 05, 2018

St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace Reidy House Rice Lunch

On the 26 February 2018, Reidy House at St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace, held their annual Reidy House Rice Lunch. Students share in a bowl of rice to show solidarity with those that go without. BYS Drug and Alcohol Intervention Workers Sian and Jesse went to Gregory Terrace on the day and spoke to the students about […]

Posted Apr 05, 2018

febfast 2018

As a beneficiary partner of febfast 2018, Brisbane Youth Service was the recipient of nearly $10,000 in funding from the organisers of febfast – YSAS (Victoria’s Youth Support + Advocacy Service). A total of 272 people registered for febfast in Queensland, including eight of BYS’s own dedicated staff who raised over $1,000 themselves. BYS will […]

Media Release, Mar 29, 2018

GALA ON THE GREEN 2018

RAISING FUNDS FOR BRISBANE YOUTH SERVICE, WILL BE THE FIRST EVENT TO BE HOSTED AT THE BRAND NEW LUXURY BOUTIQUE VENUE – THE CALILE HOTEL The annual Gala on the Green event has now been secured on the 13th of October as the first external event to be located in the grand ballroom and pool […]

Posted Mar 23, 2018

Pop-up Dental Clinic – March 2018

The very week before World Oral Health Day 10 amazing oral health practitioners from South East Queesland volunteered their time at the BYS pop-up dental clinic during the week of 12-16 March. 29 young people went away with bigger, brighter smiles due to these generous oral health professionals. BYS offers week long ‘pop up’ dental […]

Posted Mar 23, 2018

Celebrating 24 years with Dr Andrew

We are lucky to have some incredibly dedicated people who work with us at BYS. This is Dr Andrew who has just celebrated 24 years at BYS – what an achievement! Dr Andrew is our GP who is available each week at the Hub in Fortitude Valley for consultations with young people. Rumour has it […]

Posted Mar 23, 2018

Art for Change

Art for Change – Art Therapy Program Open Doors and Brisbane Youth Service are banding together to deliver an 8-week Art Therapy program – ‘Art for Change’. The aim of the group is to provide a space to express feelings and thoughts about change. We would like to learn more about the experience of change […]

Posted Mar 21, 2018

Launching the Queensland edition of Parity Magazine

Launching the Queensland Edition of the Parity Magazine The Parity Magazine “Responding to homelessness in Queensland” was launched on 15 March 2018 by the Department of Housing and Public Works. View the magazine This edition of the magazine included nine articles by BYS and collaborators focused on youth homelessness, demonstrating the breadth of BYS’ work and […]

Posted Mar 08, 2018

International Women’s Day 2018

International Women’s Day 2018 BYS #PressforProgress by supporting vulnerable young women to navigate life challenges and create new futures. “I needed to come to BYS for help because, I couldn’t live at home and I was sleeping in a friend’s sitting room chair… When I was six months pregnant, someone gave me BYS’s number and […]

Posted Mar 01, 2018

A Home for Christmas Appeal

In response to the Brisbane Youth Service’s ‘A Home for Christmas Appeal’, BYS raised $29,640 for young people through 97 donations. Thank you to our incredibly generous donors for choosing to support homeless and at-risk youth at what can be a very challenging and lonely time. We smashed our $20,000 target and thanks to our donors, […]

Posted Jan 25, 2018

UQ thanks donors for BYS’s Pop Up Dental Clinic

The University of Queensland has put together a short video thanking donors for supporting key projects including BYS’s pop-up dental clinic. The clinic offers young people the opportunity to have simple dental procedures like check ups, fillings, cleans at the Brisbane Youth Service Hub in Fortitude Valley. Our next clinic will run from 12th -16th March […]

Posted Jan 22, 2018

febfast

Febfast is a fun, annual fundraising event which supports Brisbane Youth Service and helps raise funds for vulnerable young people. This year we are encouraging friends and supporters of Brisbane Youth Service to get behind febfast by registering for febfast. The idea is very simple – you give up sugar or alcohol or something else […]

Posted Nov 07, 2017

Outcomes for young tenants

The BYS Sustaining Young Tenancies team have been celebrating the findings of the interim evaluation report, completed by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). BYS were funded by the Department of Housing and Public Works to deliver an 18 month Sustaining Young People’s Tenancies trial project in August 2016. AHURI are undertaking an […]