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Working Towards Ending Youth Homelessness Working Towards Ending Youth Homelessness Youth Accommodation Association Annual Report 2009 1 Contents Page Introduction 3 About YAA 3 YAA Vision & Purpose 4 YAA Board of Management 5 YAA Staff & Organisational Structure 6 YAA Members 2008 - 2009 7 Presidents Report 8 Chief Executive Officers Report 9 - 11 Operations Manager Report 11 Our Work 2008 - 2009 12 - 13 Youth Homelessness Matters Conference 13 Youth Homelessness Matters 14 YAA Services for young people 15 - 16 YAA Health Division 17 Financial Report 18 - 21 30 Years of YAA 22 - 28 Acknowledgements 29 2 Introduction About YAA Thank you for considering the work of YAA by participating in our AGM and/or by As the vision statement states “Working towards ending homelessness in NSW reading our annual report for 2008/2009 and Australia”, YAA is the peak NGO for youth homelessness in NSW. Established in 1979, as a peak body YAA currently has 100 members, with a representative Board YAA over the last 12 months has continued to operate as a dynamic and leading of Management comprised of 14 metropolitan and regional representatives. Each organisation. Through the successful completion of projects such as the YHM 09: of those Board members provides a link into local and regional networks. YAA has Youth Homelessness Matters youth homelessness conference, the response to a broad range of consultation, sector development, research and policy strategies, the Federal Government green paper on homelessness and the ongoing Youth including web- based and face-to-face networks, a bi-annual publication called “the Homelessness Matters Campaign which is now a national event. Undercurrent”, and bi–monthly policy forums. YAA also recently held a conference, ‘YHM 09: Youth Homelessness Matters’ in October 2009. In this year’s annual report you will find information detailing the work of each of the YAA projects over the last 12 months and what they have been doing to address the YAA works in partnership with other state peaks, State and Federal departments, and problem of youth homelessness in NSW and Australia. through the National Youth Coalition for Housing (NYCH) and Homelessness Australia. You will also learn about our project partners who are integral to our work and you Michael Coffey, CEO of YAA and Kevin Crowe, YAA President are the NSW delegates will see that YAA has again performed strongly in financial terms. on NYCH. Michael is also on the board of Homelessness Australia, and NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS). The current public work that YAA is running is the YOUTH Our members are an important part of our work and therefore this report aims to HOMELESSNESS MATTERS campaign (www.youthhomelessnessmatters.net). provide our members and other partners with information about our work. The report also provides an opportunity to identify how you too play an active roll in ending YAA also runs a number of direct services which positions the organisation to have youth homelessness. first-hand knowledge of practices and policy around service provision for young people at risk or experiencing homelessness. These services include the YEAL Project 2008-09 Highlights (Youth Emergency Accommodation Line - NSW vacancy line for young people) and the HOT Project (Health Outreach Team – an HIV/AIDS project for young people • Over 1000 episodes of support through our services for experiencing or at risk of homelessness). YAA also administers two direct young people through our Statewide YEAL Project, Wruwallin accommodation services for young people: Wruwuallin House, located in Bankstown, House & Canterbury Youth Services and Canterbury Youth Services, a supportive housing project for young people in the • Over 20 National events for Youth Homelessness Matters Day Canterbury region. • Over 150 people nationally attended the YHM 09: Youth Until recently YAA was also involved in the Homelessness Matters Conference Live N Learn Foundation, responsible for • Our influence and input on the federal governments ‘Road developing and setting up the first foyer project Home’ White Paper & NSW Homelessness Action Plan in Australia in 2002 at Miller in Sydney. • CEO Michael Coffey’s International Study Tour of the US, UK and Europe For more information about YAA please refer to the website: www.yaa.com.au 3 YAA Vision & Purpose VISION STATEMENT “YAA intends that all young people PURPOSE STATEMENT are supported appropriately within their family “YAA is working towards ending and/or the wider community to achieve their youth homelessness in fullest potential and to lead independent NSW and Australia” lives as adults in society.” VALUES STATEMENT The key principles, values and core assumptions which underpin the intent of the vision and the work of YAA are: RIGHTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: Promoting opportunity for all young people to develop their full potential in a safe nurturing environment and YAA supports the NYCH Charter of Rights (1995). SOCIAL JUSTICE: Demonstrating a social justice based approach LEADERSHIP: Providing positive and proactive leadership for the sector PARTNERSHIPS: Working in partnership and alliance with other NGO and Government organisations. GOOD PRACTICE: Demonstrating and developing good governance and practice TRANSPARENCY: Demonstrating clear and transparent accountability LEARNING: Operating as a dynamic learning organisation EFFICIENCY: Operating as an efficient and effective organisation PARTICIPATION: Encouraging and supporting participation of young people SOCIAL INCLUSION: Proactive engagement with diversity and demonstration of inclusion 4 YAA Board of Management Kevin Crowe ( President) Southern Youth Family Services - Board member for the Illawarra & South Coast region. Brian Tranter (Treasurer) Bridge Youth Service - Board Member for Metropolitan Sydney Donna Spears Uniting Care Burnside - Board Member for Metropolitan Sydney Alan Brenan Armidale Youth Refuge - Board member for New England Liz Price Door ways - Board Member for Western NSW Kellie Checkley Shire Wide Youth Services - Board member for Metropolitan Sydney Nerida Ackerman YP Space MNC - Board Member for Mid North Coast Mary Biddle, Phoenix House - Board Member for Metropolitan Sydney Brett Paradise NRSDC - Special Interest Board Member (reconnect) Julia Woods CYDP - Board Member for Hunter Gerina Appo St Josephs Youth Service - Board member for Far North Coast region. Jon Park Yes Youth & Family Services - Board Member for Riverina & Southern NSW Sue Small Marist Youth Care - Board Member for Metropolitan Sydney Board Members 2009 5 YAA Staff & Organisational Structure 6 YAA Members 2008 - 2009 (Includes Organisational, Associate and Individual) Langunyah House Youth Refuge Shoalhaven Youth Accommodation Alive Housing (Southern Riverina Youth Support Services) Southern Highlands Youth Accommodation Allambi House Leith House (Bowral Youth Refuge) Armidale& District Youth Support Services Lillian's Southern Sydney Youth Refuge Barbara Tobin Lithgow Youth Work Southern Youth & Family Services Ballina District Services Association Liverpool Youth Accommodation Assistance St. Joesph's Youth Service Blue Mountains Youth Accommodation & Support Comapny (LYAAC) St. George Accommodation For Youth Services Liverpool Youth Refuge Stretch-A-Family Bondi Youth Accommodation Lighthouse Community Care Taldumande Youth Services Broken Hill Youth Accommodation & Support Lotus House Tamworth Youth Care (Tamworth Youth Refuge) Services Macarther Youth Services (Burnside) The Bridge Youth Service Byron Bay Youth House Macleay Youth Accommodation Services The Burdekin Association Inc Bronwyn Manion Matiland Crisis Services The Crossing (Mission Australia) Cabramatta Youth Team (Youth Housing Support Marist Youth Care The Turning Point Youth Accommodation Services Project) Medley Community Treehouse Caretakers Cottage Monaro Crisis Accommodation Service Twenty10 Gay & Lesbian Youth Support Centacare Crisis Accommodation Project Moree Family Support UnitingCare Burnside, (Parramatta) Centacare Young Women's Supported Nepean Youth Accommodation Services Veritas House Youth Refuge Accommodation\ Newcastle Accommodation Services Vinnies Youth Housing, Macarthur Centacare Youth Accommodation & Support Nick Kearns House Warooga Youth Refuge Services Northern Sydney Youth Support Services Western Housing For Youth Ltd. Coast Shelter NSW Federation of Housing Associations Yes Youth & Family Services Come-in Youth Resource Centre Options Youth Housing Young Peoples Refuge Community Connections North Coast Parra House Youth Accommodation Support Service (Auswide Community Youth Development Project Phoenix House Youth Services Projects) Community Youth Homes Presbytarian Social Services Youth Angle Inc. Council To Homeless Persons (Victoria) Reconnect Bellingen/Nambucca Youth Housing Support Mid North Coast Doorways (Uniting Care Burnside - Dubbo) Red Cross Young Womens Health Program Youth Off The Streets (Merrylands) Department of Juvenile Justice (Surry Hills) Samaritans Outreach Team Youth SAAP Resource Worker (Marist Youth Care) DoCS Area Office (Hunter) Shire Wide Youth Services Inc (EASY Project) Edmund Rice Community Services Emegre Youth & Family Services Erskinvilla Youth Housing Inc. Fairfiled Youth Accommodation Service Fusion Accommodation & Support Services Global Skills Gordon House (Burnside) Grandview Lodge Jacaranda Cottage Jetty Bunker Youth Services Inc. 7 Presidents Report Dear Members, and improved award provisions for staff. The lobbying appears to be paying off and we are The past year since the last AGM, was
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