News

On the 23rd of April, Annemaree Callander (BYS Chief Executive Officer), Rhianon Vichta (Research and Evaluation Coordinator), Kim Stewart (Only Human 4ZZZ Host) and Madonna Brady (Only Human 4ZZZ Host) went live in the Valley mall on the 4ZZZ Only Human slot to talk about youth homelessness and BYS couch surfing research. It’s great to see the […]

On the 11th of April 2018 Brisbane Youth Service participated in the U Matter Games, which was part of Brisbane Youth Week and Youth Homelessness Matters Day. This year the U Matter Games was all about getting into the Commonwealth Games spirit to raise awareness of youth homelessness. The Brisbane Roar Soccer Team were special guests who participated with young […]

Brisbane Youth Service research reveals young couch surfers worse off than those sleeping rough. Research conducted by Brisbane Youth Service, Research and Evaluation Coordinator, Rhianon Vichta, and Katie Hail-Jares, post-doctorate researcher from Griffith University, has found evidence that couch surfing can be just as damaging and traumatising as rough sleeping for young people. The research […]

Throughout the month of May, Officeworks Milton customers shopping in-store can support vulnerable and disadvantaged young people by simply rounding-up the value of their purchase to the nearest dollar. The extra amount will be donated to Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) and used to help vulnerable young people who are experiencing or facing homelessness. This might include […]

Another Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) property has recently received a makeover thanks to a local church group. The inside of our Phoenix House property at Carina is looking a lot fresher after a group of 27 volunteers from GIFTS, Riverlife Baptist Church gave up part of their weekend to do some painting for us. GIFTS stands for […]

Thanks to a herculean effort by everyone involved, we are very proud and excited to announce that Burpees for BYS 2018 was a huge success. Dave Kramer (a.k.a. Dave the Trainer) – the guy who started it all – smashed out 2,840 burpees in eight hours and together with BFS Australia, Dexter ENP, Blueprint Health and Fitness, […]

Calling all young people who have used BYS services! BYS need you to have your say. At BYS we try hard to provide the best possible services for you. Your feedback is important to us, to help us keep improving. We are really keen to make sure that we listen to young people and learn […]

A huge thank you goes out to Foot Locker who recently brought together Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) and the Brisbane Bullets as part of their Week of Greatness campaign, to give young people a real behind-the-scenes experience they would never forget. Foot Locker teamed up with the Brisbane Bullets to put on an afternoon of […]

New Housing for Young People BYS is very excited to be partnering with the Property Industry Foundation (PIF) to develop additional housing for young people on land made available by the Queensland Government under their GLASS (Government Land for Accommodation and Support Services) program. A combination of one and two-bedroom units will be constructed on […]

A Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) property has recently been revamped with the help of a neighbouring local business. Our new office for the Housing and Tenancy Support program at Winstanley St, Carindale has been transformed by the crew from Rochele Painting. ‘Painting with Purpose’ is a community goodwill project created by Rochele Painting, who have […]

Bust out a burpee (or two, or ten, or twenty …) and help raise vital funds for vulnerable young people this Youth Homelessness Matters Day on Wednesday, 18 April 2018! The Burpees for BYS challenge began in 2017 when Dave Kramer (a.k.a. Dave the Trainer) put his body on the line in a personal challenge […]

BYS has received $14,000 of funding from Queensland Police Service as part of their Communities Against Substance Abuse (CASM) program. The funding is being used to provide BYS outreach services between February and May 2018 targeting young people identified as vulnerable in the CBD. The goals of the BYS Street Outreach program are: To engage […]