The Queanbeyan Youth Refuge predominately provides emergency and short-term accommodation and support to young people aged from 16 -17 years inclusive that are homeless. The refuges also provides other supports to young people between the ages of 15-24 yrs who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
The Service aims to provide assistance to young people and their families by:
achieving restoration and/or reconciliation within the family (where appropriate)
locate and move to other supported accommodation or independent living situations
crisis, emergency and short-term accommodation
crisis intervention
family support
living skills, social skills and personal development programs
information, referral, liaison and advocacy with other agencies
mediation, assessment and basic counselling (including financial)
assistance and support in obtaining and maintaining safe, long-term housing
The Service is flexible and can support young people through a range of service delivery methods including case management, case work and casual on-off assistance
Hours and referral information: Open for referrals 24 hours a day