The South Perth Refuge was established around 1983 by the Jesus People, who were also known as Perth City Mission and then Mission Australia. The refuge was described in 1983 as providing safe accommodation and support for up to ten young women aged 14-25 years, generally without children, with the length of stay dependent on…
Mission Australia Youth Accommodation and Support Service (YASS) was established in 1991 to provide safe and supported accommodation to young people who were homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. It remained open in 2013, with accommodation programs for 15-18 year olds. Mission Australia’s Youth Accommodation and Support Service (YASS) was established in 1991, funded…
The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Youth Accommodation Service has been run by the Salvation Army since 1999 in the West Australian regional centre, Kalgoorlie. It assists young people aged 15-24 years to make the transition to ‘independent living’.
Fremantle Community Youth Services began in 1977 in a three-bedroom home on Quarry Street, Fremantle, offering short to medium term accommodation to young people. It was run by the City of Fremantle, and, between 1985 and 1989, it was run by Mofflyn Child and Famiyl Care Services. In 2001 the service offered medium and long…
The Young Single Women’s Refuge was established in Mount Lawley around 1980 by The Collective. It was a 24-hour refuge service, located in a three-bedroom house. Young women were admitted. The service closed in 1991. The Young Single Women’s Refuge was established in a three-bedroom house in Mount Lawley in the early 1980s by The…
StreetsYde, an inner-city emergency accommodation program for young people aged 12-25 years, was established in 1989 by the YMCA Perth. From that time StreetsYde provided emergency and short term accommodation and support to young people in crisis. The emergency accommodation program closed on 31 March 2014. StreetsYde was established by the YMCA Perth in 1989…
Victoria Park Youth Accommodation (VPYA) began in 1983 to provide crisis accommodation for young people aged 18-25 years. It was privately run by a management committee. By 1995 the service had three houses for up to 15 young people aged 12-25 years, offering medium to long-term accommodation. In 2001, the service extended to young people…
TINOCA was established in 1988 to provide crisis accommodation for youth in the northern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area. Throughout it’s history it has been managed by a private management committee. TINOCA (Teenagers in need of crisis accommodation) is run by a private committee of management. It opened on 27 March 1988 with funding…
Langford Youth Accommodation Service began around 1986 in Thornlie, with a hostel called Ravenhill providing accommodation for young people aged 15-18 years. The service was run by a private committee of management. It closed in 2001. The Langford Youth Accommodation Service began around 1986 and by 1991 was receiving funding from the Youth Supported Accommodation…
The Prom Hostel was established in 1986 in Dianella to provide medium to long term accommodation for young women up to 18 years old. It was run by a private management committee. The Prom, as it was known, closed in 1992. The Prom Hostel began in 1986 as part of the Youth Supported Accommodation Program,…
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