Youth Off The Streets

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Youth Off The Streets

Our aim is to provide young people with the education, life skills, support and psychological stability to be able to find employment and live independently. With more than 25 services, Youth Off The Streets offers a full continuum of care through the provision of the following programs:Community Development/Outreach , drug and alcohol treatment program, residential programs ranging from crisis to semi-independent living, aftercare services, accredited high schools, young parenting program, Aboriginal services, food van, scholarship program and early intervention programs in mainstream schools nationally.

Our mission is to help disconnected young people to discover greatness within, by engaging, supporting & providing opportunities to encourage & facilitate positive life choices.

Since our early beginnings in 1991 as a food van travelling the streets of Sydney’s Kings Cross, more than 40,000 young people have been through our programs and services.

 
 
 
 

 
 
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Hot Meal

Hot Meal - $10

 

$10.00 provides a hot meal from our Food Van. The van runs 345 nights of the year and is operated soley by our volunteers. Thank you for thinking of our patrons as often it's the only hot meal they receive that day.

Personal Kit

Personal Kit - $20

 

$20.00 helps provide our Street Walk program with a 'personal kit' of a tooth brush, toothpaste, and deodorant. This program has a staff member and volunteers who provide a night time presence on the streets of inner Sydney, developing connections...

Bed in a Refuge

Bed in a Refuge - $40

 

$40.00 will provide a bed for the night in our crisis refuge Don Bosco House at Marrickville in Sydney. Our refuge provides short term accommodation in a safe and supportive environment for young people between the ages of 15 - 18.

$50.00 School Pack

$50.00 School Pack - $50

 

$50.00 provides a student 'Resources Kit' for a young person attending one of our five accredited high schools. Our schools provide young people with the opportunity to achieve an education in an alternative to mainstream setting.