National Conference to address child and youth homelessness - IT's TIME

24th and 25th of July, 2023

Shape the future of children and young people in Australia – join the 2023 national conference on child and youth homelessness.

How do we address child and youth homelessness in Australia once and for all?

Learn

Listen and learn from a range of perspectives on what actually works to reduce child and youth homelessness.
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Plan

Pooling our knowledge and resources, it is time to develop a plan to address child and youth homelessness nationally.

Act

Lobby federal, state, and territory governments to commit to a national joint plan to address child and youth homelessness.

WHY ATTEND the NCHYC2023?

The incidence of children and young people needing and seeking help from homelessness services has not reduced significantly since the Rudd government in 2008 committed to halving homelessness by 2020. All governments since have failed to take responsibility or meaningful action on this issue. The existing approach has not been able to reduce the incidence of homelessness nor guarantee to every child and young person who experiences homelessness a changed life course. There is a compelling case for reform but, what could a reformed system look like?

The time for waiting is over. It's time that the Australian government committed to developing a national plan to address child and youth homelessness. This conference will mobilise a collective commitment to developing a joint government-NGO strategy to address child and youth homelessness nationally.

At NCYHC you will:

  • Engage with Ministers, senior practitioners and policy makers on the emerging ideas in homelessness services. 
  • Join others in exploring how it is you can become part of a movement which calls on the Australian government to resource the development of a joint Government/NGO national plan to address child and youth homelessness.
  • Deepen your own knowledge base on child and youth homelessness.
  • Attend alongside young people with lived experience, CEOs, program managers, case workers and more - this conference is for all levels of experience and not exclusive to only a few.
  • Foster networks and connections with people in all areas of children and youth homelessness including nonprofits, government, philanthropy, educators, academics and more.
  • Contribute your own knowledge, ideas and experiences. 
  • Actively participate in sessions - this is not just a talking conference.

Registrations now open

Australia urgently needs a plan to address child and youth homelessness once and for all.

Speakers and Presenters

Adongwot 'AD' Manyoul

Adongwot 'AD' Manyoul

Conference MC

Elvis Martin

Elvis Martin

Youth, Inclusion and Diversity Advocate

Keith Waters

Keith Waters

CEO Youth Development Australia and National Youth Commission

Stephen Nash

Stephen Nash

CEO Kids Under Cover

Prof. Brian Burdekin AO

Prof. Brian Burdekin AO

Former Federal Human Rights Commissioner

Nicole HUcks

Nicole HUcks

Children’s Commissioner of the Northern Territory

Brea Dorsett

Brea Dorsett

Lived Experience Mentor, Advocate and Foyer Foundation Ambassador.

Vicki sutton

Vicki sutton

CEO Melbourne City Mission

Leanne nicholson

Leanne nicholson

Head of Youth Homelessness Services Melbourne City Mission

Shorna Moore

Shorna Moore

Head of Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations Melbourne City Mission

Professor Paul Flatau

Professor Paul Flatau

Director of the Centre for Social Impact at the University of Western Australia

Catherine Robinson

Catherine Robinson

Associate Professor University of Tasmania

Pam Barker

Pam Barker

CEO Brisbane Youth Services

Trish Connolly

Trish Connolly

CEO Yfoundations

LIZ CAMERON-SMITH

LIZ CAMERON-SMITH

CEO of The Foyer Foundation

Maggie Toko

Maggie Toko

Commissioner of Lived Experience at Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission

Nada Nasser

Nada Nasser

State Director NSW/ACT/VIC, Mission Australia

Dr. Jess Heerde

Dr. Jess Heerde

Associate Professor University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital

ash cook

ash cook

Youth Ambassador The Foyer Foundation Port Adelaide

KYZAR JING

KYZAR JING

Mentor in Youth Justice at Confit Lived Experience Advocate for Children and Young People inciting systemic change in NSW

Carla Raynes

Carla Raynes

CEO of Bridge It

SHARON GOUGH

SHARON GOUGH

INDIGO JUNCTION CEO

DIANE UNDERWOOD

DIANE UNDERWOOD

CEO at Colony 47

PAUL MCDONALD

PAUL MCDONALD

CEO of Anglicare Victoria

Josh Burns

Josh Burns

Federal Member for Macnamara Chair of the Human Rights Committee

senator jana stewart

senator jana stewart

Senator for Victoria at Parliament of Australia Qualified Family Therapist

Monique Ryan

Monique Ryan

Member for Kooyong and Former Director of the Neurology Department of the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne

Senator david pocock

Senator david pocock

Independent Senator for ACT at Parliament of Australia. Former professional Rugby player, Captain of the Wallabies and VC for the Brumbies

  DAWYTE HART-O’NEILL

DAWYTE HART-O’NEILL

Founder Freedom Fight Project NTNational Youth Steering Committee Member

Zoe robinson

Zoe robinson

Child and Youth Advocate NSW

Rudy gonzalez

Rudy gonzalez

Senior Managerof Services at Conflict Resolution Service, ACT

DR. TOM MCCLEAN

DR. TOM MCCLEAN

Head of Research and Social Policy at Uniting ACT/NSW

REBECCA MAWARD

REBECCA MAWARD

Research Specialist in Youth Homelessness, UoS Research Centre for Children and Families NSW/ACT

CINDY YOUNG

CINDY YOUNG

Senior Managerof Services at Conflict Resolution Service, ACT

richie goonan

richie goonan

Executive Manager Community HealthYouth Projects

Michelle ACKERMAN

Michelle ACKERMAN

Acting Director of Youth Support Services at Youth Off The Streets

Aunty Jill Gallagher AO

Aunty Jill Gallagher AO

CEO Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

HELEN WATERS SILVIA

HELEN WATERS SILVIA

CEO Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre (WAGEC)

meena singh

meena singh

Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People in Victoria

Dr Justin Barker

Dr Justin Barker

Justin Barker is the CEO of the Youth Coalition of the ACT.

Rob ellis

Rob ellis

The Salvation Army Victorian Youth Services State Manager

justene gordon

justene gordon

CEO Burdekin Association

Tayla Lines

Tayla Lines

Young person with lived experience. Community Services Student and aspiring Youth Worker. Resident at Shepparton First Youth Foyer,

Rebecca Oelkers

Rebecca Oelkers

CEO of BHC, one of the largest Community Housing Providers in Queensland

Tyrah Chan-Hampton

Tyrah Chan-Hampton

Youth Ambassador The Foyer Foundation

Lee Carney

Lee Carney

Executive Director of Advocacy & Campaigns at the Foundation for Young Australians

Michael Perusco

Michael Perusco

CEO of Berry Street

dave saint

dave saint

Foyer Foundation Ambassador and Lived Experience Advocate for Mental Health and Homelessness

Professor david mckenzie

Professor david mckenzie

Upstream Australia

andrew rich

andrew rich

The Salvation Army Youth Services Oasis ACT

rebecca mullins

rebecca mullins

CEO at My Foundations Youth Housing Ltd

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