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Posted Jun 25, 2019

EOFY Tax Appeal – We Need Your Help!

Donate before 30 June and receive your receipt in time for your upcoming tax return. “Every day I meet young people who have experienced more hardship in their short lives than many of us will experience in a lifetime.” Craig, BYS Youth Support Worker Each year we are seeing more and more young people reaching […]

Posted Jun 25, 2019

Daggy Jumper Day – Do It Your Way!

It’s that time of year again so dig out your nastiest knits and silliest sweaters and get ready to get daggy for a great cause. The official Daggy Jumper Day is Friday, August 9th during Homelessness Week and we want everyone to get involved by donating or holding a daggy jumper-themed fundraising event any time […]

Posted Jun 25, 2019

Bridge to Brisbane 2019

Your city. Your race. Your chance to make a difference! Take part in Queensland’s iconic Bridge to Brisbane fun run this year and support New Futures for Young People by fundraising for Brisbane Youth Service. By joining Team End Youth Homelessness on August 25th you can help raise awareness and vital funds to support vulnerable […]

Posted Jun 25, 2019

BYS journey comes full circle to help realise dream

When Alwin Fung heard the shout-out for someone to help with a building and pest inspection on a Brisbane Youth Service property being prepared for sale, he jumped at the chance to offer his services – at no cost. Alwin did a great job guiding BYS through the process, but it wasn’t until we asked […]

Posted May 27, 2019

Countdown begins for the Brisbane Vertical Night Sprint

Brisbane Youth Service (BYS), Student One and Activ8 Change are calling on Brisbane’s super-fit (as well as our ‘not-as-fit’ and ‘not-all-that-fit-really’) to tackle one of the world’s tallest student accommodation towers, Student One Wharf, in the Brisbane Vertical Night Sprint on Thursday 6 June. Billed as Australia’s first ever night-time stair climb, the Brisbane Vertical Night Sprint […]

Posted May 03, 2019

Snap Fitness Supporting New Futures for Young People

We are seriously grateful to Burpees for BYS sponsors Snap Fitness for supporting new futures for young people. Snap Fitness got behind our recent campaign to support Dave the Trainer in the Burpees for BYS Guinness World Record Challenge. It’s incredibly emotional for me to know that so many people from one community are willing to […]

Posted Apr 12, 2019

Youth Homelessness Matters Day 2019

“It’s easy to make assumptions about homeless young people if you’ve never experienced homelessness yourself. Withhold judgement and listen to young people with lived-experience. Their stories might surprise you.” Homeless Youth Advisory Council of WA 2019 via YHMD 2019 Youth Homelessness Matters Day is on Wednesday 17 April 2019. Youth Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD) is […]

Posted Apr 11, 2019

Brisbane community gets behind Burpees for BYS

On Saturday 6 April 2019, during Queensland Youth Week, more than 400 people came together to take a stand against youth homelessness and show Brisbane’s vulnerable young people that they care. Brisbane Youth Service would like to extend a big, heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and supported the Burpees for BYS Guinness World Record […]

Posted Mar 28, 2019

Brisbane Bullets help out with Burpees for BYS

NBL club Brisbane Bullets are supporting Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) in our endeavour to break a Guinness World Record to raise awareness of youth homelessness. We hope to break the record for ‘Most people performing burpees’ during our annual event ‘Burpees for BYS’ on 6 April. The Bullets have been a corporate supporter of ours […]

Posted Mar 28, 2019

Olympian Pita Taufatofua supporting Burpees for BYS

In 2016 Pita Taufatofua broke the internet as the shirtless Tongan flag bearer at the Rio Olympic games, but what most people don’t know is that the dual-sport Olympian has a long history of helping young people achieve their dreams. Now he’s helping Brisbane Youth Service to break a Guinness World Record to raise awareness […]

Media Release, Mar 27, 2019

Brisbane Bullets Raising Awareness Of Youth Homelessness

NBL club Brisbane Bullets are supporting Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) in their endeavour to break a Guinness World Record to raise awareness of youth homelessness. BYS hopes to break the record for ‘Most people performing burpees’ during their annual event ‘Burpees for BYS’ on 6 April. The Bullets have been a corporate supporter of BYS […]

Posted Mar 21, 2019

Superheroes are real: the story of Dave the Trainer

It started with the desire of wanting to give back, a passion, founded in my own experience, which has morphed from a fitness challenge to a burpees challenge and is now an official Guinness World Record attempt. My name is Dave Kramer and this my story of trying to repay the goodwill I received as […]