PICYS (Perth Inner City Youth Service) Household Network was established in 1980 by a group of agencies, primarily churches. It first offered emergency accommodation for adolesents at ‘The Cave’ and ‘Streetwork’. By 1995 PICYS was offering medium and long term accommodation to young people who were homeless or in crisis. PICYS (Perth Inner City Youth…
Karratha Youth Housing began in 1987 to provide alternative accommodation for youth in the Karratha region. In 1995, known as Karratha Youth Development Service, it offered emergency accommodation for up to eight young people. In 2001, known as Karratha Youth Housing Project Inc (KYHP), it provided supported accommodation to young people who were homeless, at…
Great Mates – Armadale Youth Crisis Accommodation began in 2003 to provide crisis and transitional accommodation to local youth who were homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. It is thought to have closed around 2007. Great Mates – Armadale Youth Crisis Accommodation began as a funded program of the Commonwealth/State funded Supported Accommodation Assistance…
The Golden Mile Youth Hostel was established in Kalgoorlie in 1989 and was run by a private committee of management. At that time it provided crisis relief and medium term accommodation to young men aged 15-25 years. By 1995, Golden Mile offered emergency accommodation only. It closed in 1999 and the building was re-opened later…
Fusion Student Household began in 1995 providing up to four long-term accommodation and support placements to young students aged 15-17 years in the Victoria Park area. In 2001 Fusion Student Household operated two homes in Bentley and Booragoon for young people who could not live at home but wanted to continue their schooling. By 2014,…
The City of Canning Youth Accommodation Service was established in 1994. Since that time it has provided medium-term supported accommodation for young people aged between 15 and 25 years. In 2021, it continued to offer supported accommodation for 16-21 year olds for up to twelve months. The City of Canning Youth Accommodation Service began in…
Calvary Welfare Services began operation in 1985 providing emergency accommodation and support services to teenagers and young people who were homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. In 1993, Calvary Welfare Services became known as Calvary Youth Services Mandurah Inc. Calvary Welfare Services was funded through the Youth Supported Accommodation Program (YSAAP) from 1987 to…
Armadale Youth Accommodation Service opened in 1989 to provide emergency accommodation services for young people, run by an independent management committee which ceased in 2002. It was funded through the Youth Supported Accommodation Program (YSAAP). Some young people may have been referred by child welfare authorities, but self-referrals were possible. It was run by Anglicare…
Yaandina Family Centre, Roebourne, was established by a local committee in 1974 to provide short term accommodation for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal babies and children and, from 1984 for young mothers. Nursing services were provided by the Sisters of St John of God until 1982. From 1983, it was managed by Ieramugadu Community Incorporated, which no…
Withnell House was located in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley. It was a hostel run by the Salvation Army from 1952 for boys who were Wards (migrant or Australian-born) who worked in the city. Withnell House ceased to be a hostel for boys in 1969. From that time, the building became known “Withnell House…
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