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Posted Aug 01, 2024

Brisbane Youth Service wins Silver at the Australasian Reporting Awards 2024!

Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) is proud to announce its silver Australasian Reporting Award 2024 for distinguished achievement in reporting! The BYS Annual Report provides comprehensive details of the organisation’s operations and financial performance over the past year. It showcases the extensive range of essential programs and services that BYS provides to young people, and their […]

Posted Jul 10, 2024

Flip Joins Forces with Brisbane Youth Service to Tackle Homelessness Crisis

In an inspiring collaboration, Flip has partnered with Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) to raise awareness of the homelessness crisis in Brisbane and advocate for crucial early intervention measures. Offering pro bono creative services, Flip has played a pivotal role in amplifying BYS’s mission through innovative campaigns. Flip’s Head of Strategy, Bryce Schneider, shared the team’s […]

Posted Jun 10, 2024

Bursting Bubbles: How St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace’s Rough Night In is Making a Difference

At St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace, something special has been happening since 2011. Reidy House, a cornerstone of the College’s commitment to social responsibility, has been on a mission to burst bubbles. Imagine this: high school boys, armed with nothing more than a sleeping bag and a cup of soup, spending a night outside. It’s […]

Posted May 21, 2024

Brisbane Youth Service Partners with Charter Hall and Investa to Expand Support for Vulnerable Young Families

Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with Charter Hall and Investa, in collaboration with the innovative 360 Queen Street development. This exciting alliance marks a significant milestone in BYS’s mission to provide critical support and services for vulnerable young people and their children facing or experiencing homelessness. “Our valued […]

Posted Mar 20, 2024

BRISBANE TIMES: “He was there to learn not to be violent towards women, including me.”

“He seemed so nice and sweet at the start.” This is how 22-year-old Harley described her ex-boyfriend as he treated her when they started dating a couple of years ago. Over the course of their relationship, Harley was abused verbally, psychologically, sexually and physically. At Brisbane Youth Service, Harley joined a support group for young […]

Posted Mar 18, 2024

THE COURIER MAIL: Violence hits youths hard – Those who flee face homelessness

Domestic and family violence is forcing young Queenslanders into homelessness, a new report (by Brisbane Youth Service) has revealed. Jane, 18, experienced violence throughout her early childhood and teenage years. She said BYS had helped her find what triggered her.” Brisbane Youth Service CEO Pam Barker said more funding needed to be provided by the […]

Posted Mar 13, 2024

ABC NEWS RADIO: Homeless youth ‘more likely’ to have experienced DV: study

Young people facing homelessness experience family and intimate partner violence at disproportionately higher rates than the general population, a groundbreaking new report confirms. Brisbane Youth Service conducted a seven-year demographic trend analysis of 2,800 young people who have accessed support since 2015, the results of which are published today in Young People and Family and […]

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 […]

Posted Dec 06, 2023

Families and young people becoming the face of Queensland’s homelessness crisis

CEO Pam Barker and a young person now safely housed with Brisbane Youth Service were part of this powerful ABC 7:30 story, showing the human reality of Queensland’s homelessness crisis. ‘Grace’ arrived in Brisbane aged 17 to pursue tertiary education but could not find a rental. She shared her experience living in a hostel for […]

Posted Nov 24, 2023

10 NEWS FIRST: One in three homeless under 25

The concerning statistics have sparked calls for landlords to consider the impacts of raising the rent, as demands for youth support services soar. Watch the full story on 10 News First:

Posted Nov 08, 2023

COURIER MAIL: Unprecedented: Demand for support services through the roof

Queensland charities are experiencing unprecedented demand, with inflation, rate rises and the housing crisis leading to record numbers of vulnerable and disadvantaged residents seeking help for the first time in their lives. Vinnies, Rosies Friends on the Street, OzHarvest and Lifeline’s UnitingCare have all reported an increase in demand with the vast number made up […]

Posted Nov 06, 2023

For some young people, a sleeping bag and safety plan is their only option

As chief executive Pam Barker explained, the service only provides those items if it’s the only option left. “Our first option is a bed in a hotel or motel or in one of our services,” she said. “If a young person does have to sleep rough, we provide them with a sleeping bag and a […]