Yfoundations
Advocacy group in New South Wales, Australia
Yfoundations is a peak body organisation of youth homelessness services in New South Wales, Australia.
Founding
Yfoundations was founded in 1979 by eighteen youth homelessness services in New South Wales. The organisation was initially called Youth Refuge Action Group (YRAG), and changed its name several times over the years, including YRA, YRAA, YAA, and presently, Yfoundations. The organisation's founding members include Caretakers Cottage, Taldumande Youth Services, and Young People's Refuge, the first of the NSW youth refuges.[1][2]
People
- Pam Barker - CEO[3]
See also
- Homelessness in Australia
- Youth Homelessness Matters Day
- Homelessness NSW
References
- ^ "About Us." Yfoundations. Accessed 28 April 2021.
- ^ Coffey, Michael. "What Ever Happened to the Revolution? Activism and the Early Days of Youth Refuges in NSW." Parity. Volume 19, Issue 10. Another Country: Histories of Homelessness. Council to Homeless Persons. (2006): 23-25.
- ^ "Our Team – Yfoundations". yfoundations.org.au. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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Homelessness in Australia
- Anglicare
- Barnardo's
- Caretakers Cottage
- Coast Shelter
- Detour House
- FareShare (Australia)
- HomeGround Services
- Jewish House
- Launch Housing
- Mission Australia
- Najidah
- Orange Sky Laundry
- Salvos
- Samaritans Foundation
- Southern Youth and Family Services
- Taldumande Youth Services
- Toora Women
- UnitingCare Australia
- Vinnies
- Wayside Chapel
- Wesley Mission
- Wintringham Specialist Aged Care
- Youth Off The Streets
- Youthcare Hervey Bay
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- Homeless Persons' Week
- Youth Homelessness Matters Day
- Youth Refuge Week
- The Choir of Hard Knocks
- The Big Issue (Australia)
- The Oasis (2008 film)
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