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Youth homelessness

Saturday May 24

A group of Woollam and Anglicare Southern Queensland staff standing at a construction site.

Anglicare and Woollam Construction partner to deliver youth homelessness accommodation

Anglicare Southern Queensland has appointed Woollam Constructions to deliver its $14 million youth homelessness accommodation service in Beenleigh, which aims to address the housing crisis

Anglicare Southern Queensland targets $70,000 for youth experiencing homelessness through tax appeal

As the end of financial year approaches, Anglicare Southern Queensland is encouraging the community to open their hearts and wallets for the organisation’s annual tax appeal as they aim to raise $70,000 towards supporting young people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness

"Recent data shows that nearly a quarter of Australians experiencing homelessness are aged between 12 and 24. As the number of young people in Queensland facing homelessness rises, there simply isn’t enough accommodation to keep them off the streets"

Helping Anglicare care for youth experiencing homelessness at tax time

Anglicare Southern Queensland believes that every young person deserves to come home to a positive living environment where they know they are cared for and where they feel safe and supported. That is why they have committed to building a $13 million specialist youth homelessness service in Beenleigh that aims to address the escalating housing crisis

Being Together: Nurturing Relationships

“The 2021 Diocesan theme ‘Being Together: Nurturing Relationships’ is a powerful reminder that we do belong together and that our relationships matter. Earlier this year Anglicare, St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Indooroopilly and Thread Together became partners. Together these partners have created a mobile wardrobe-in-a-van that distributes brand new clothing, shoes and accessories to people in need in Brisbane. Every day Anglicare staff see what it’s like for the one in eight Queenslanders who live in poverty. Some are women who are couch surfing and sleeping rough and staying out of sight to survive. Others are young people with everything they own stuffed into a backpack…The Thread Together project supports those who are doing it tough, and it connects people and builds community and friendships. Relationships grow every day,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall

CAC students sleep out for youth homelessness awareness

Coomera Anglican College is hosting a sleep-out tonight to provide students with an insight into youth homelessness and raise funds for Anglicare’s Homeless Youth Appeal

The Good Grub Club – food van with a difference

Educating homeless youths on good food nutrition, preparation and presentation will be one of the main goals of Anglicare Southern Queensland’s newly launched Good Grub Club food van

Youth homelessness a growing crisis in Qld

42 per cent of people experiencing homelessness in Australia are under 25: That’s 28,000 young people who feel the hunger, isolation and fear that come with homelessness every night