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Youth Accommodation Association ANNUAL REPORT 2010 Working towards ending youth homelessness Contents Introduction 2 YAA Vision & Purpose 3 YAA Board of Management 4 YAA Members 2009 - 2010 5 President’s Report 6 Chief Executive Officer’s Report 7 - 10 Veronica Penna – Street Care 11 Our Work 2009 - 2010 12 - 13 Youth Homelessness Matters 14 - 15 Youth Emergency Accommodation Line 16 Canterbury/Bankstown Youth Accommodation Services 17 YAA Health Division 18 - 19 Treasurers Report 20 Audited Financial Statements 21 - 26 YAA to Yfoundations 27 Acknowledgements 28 YAA Contacts Back Page YAA 2010 Annual Report 1 Introduction Thank you for reading this year’s YAA Annual Report. In this annual report you will find information about the work of the YAA over the last 12 months and what we have been doing to address youth homelessness in NSW. This year has been a significant year for YAA. Firstly, this will actually be the final “YAA” Annual Report. As voted by our members, YAA will be changing its name to ‘Yfoundations’, with the official launch in December. In the same way we were once the “Youth Refuge Association” and moved to “Youth Accommodation Assocation”, we believe the ‘Yfoundations’ concept and name will better reflect the broader work of ourselves and our members. Over the year we have started to experience a shift and change from the effects of the COAG, NAHA, “The Road Home”, the NSW Homelessness Action Plan and the, Keep Them Safe reforms. It is exciting to finally see some new resources and projects up and running for young homeless people in NSW as part of the initial down payment on addressing homelessness in Australia. Working towards This will also be our final year delivering services for young people in the Canterbury/Bankstown region, as we transition ending youth these services to a permanent auspice under Mission Australia following a tender process in early 2010. YAA has been in the area for close to ten years via Wruwallin House homelessness and more recently through Canterbury Youth Services, under its Temporary Auspice Program. In Late 2009, YAA delivered a highly successful sector development event - the Youth Homelessness Matters: YHM 2009 conference in Tweed Heads. This event built on our Newcastle conference in 2008 with close to 200 participants from Australia wide. We have now commenced our planning for a national conference in 2011. YAA’s CEO, Michael Coffey, completed an international study tour on Youth Homelessness in 2009 which has proven to be an invaluable resource for YAA and the sector at large. Last but not least, the wave of support behind Youth Homelessness Matters continues to build momentum and the National Day of awareness during Youth Week 2010 was another massive success. These successes and achievements are discussed further in our Annual Report. YAA continued to operate as a dynamic and leading organisation over the past 12 months. We hope you enjoy reading about our achievements for 2009-2010. 2 YAA 2010 Annual Report YAA Vision & Purpose VALUES STATEMENT The key principles, values and core assumptions which underpin the intent of the vision and the work of YAA are.. VISION STATEMENT RIGHTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE YAA intends that all young people Promoting opportunity for all young people to develop their are supported appropriately within full potential in a safe nurturing environment their family and/or the wider community to achieve their fullest SOCIAL JUSTICE potential and to lead independent Demonstrating a social justice based approach lives as adults in society LEADERSHIP Providing positive and proactive leadership for the sector PURPOSE STATEMENT PARTNERSHIPS YAA is working towards Working in partnership and alliance with other NGO and ending youth homelessness Government organisations in NSW and Australia 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 YAA 2010 Annual Report 3 YAA Board of Management CO PRESIDENT Liz Price – Doorways Brett Paradise - NRSDC Reconnect Western NSW Board Delegate Specialist Board Delegate (Reconnect) Ph: (02) 68845254 NSW National Youth Housing Coalition Delegate Fax: (02)68851399 Ph: (02) 6620 1880 Email: [email protected] Fax: (02) 6620 1899 Email: [email protected] Jon Park - Yes Youth and Family Services Riverina Board Delegate CO PRESIDENT Ph: (02) 6021 7046 Mary Biddle - Phoenix House Fax: (02) 6041 5904 Metropolitan Board Delegate Email: [email protected] Ph: (02) 9437 0077 Fax: (02) 9437 0148 Gerina Appo - St Joseph’s Youth Service Email: [email protected] Far North Coast Delegate Phone: (07) 5589 1800 TREASURER Fax: (07) 5524 8026 Kellie Checkley - Shire Wide Youth Services Email: [email protected] Metropolitan Board Delegate Ph: (02) 9525 7919 [ext 27] Nerida Ackerman - YP Space MNC Fax: (02) 9525 1991 Mid North Coast Delegate Email: [email protected] Ph: (02) 6563 1230 Mob: 0417 534 307 Email: [email protected] [email protected] SECRETARY & PUBLIC OFFICER Julia Woods – CYDP Kevin Crowe - Southern Youth and Family Services Hunter Board Delegate South Coast Delegate Ph: (02) 4922 1508 Ph: (02) 4226 5683 Mob: 0412 442 077 Fax: (02) 4925 7922 Fax: (02) 4226 6364 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Donna Spears - UnitingCare Burnside Laurie Matthews - Caretakers Cottage Metropolitan Board Delegate Metropolitan Board Delegate Ph: (02) 4628 3199 Ph: (02) 9389 0999 Mob: 0419 200 215 Fax: (02) 4628 4754 Fax: (02) 9389 6999 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Brian Tranter - The Bridge Youth Refuge Warren Welsh - Burdekin Association Metropolitan Board Delegate Specialist Board Delegate (Out of Home Care) Ph: (02) 9521 6182 Ph: (02) 8976 1777 Fax: (02) 9545 4311 Fax: (02) 9939 0377 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Alan Brennan - Armidale Youth Refuge New England Board Delegate Ph: (02) 6772 6557 Fax: (02) 6771 5004 Email: [email protected] 4 YAA 2010 Annual Report YAA Members 2009 - 2010 (Includes Organisational, Associate and Individual) Alive Housing Program Lighthouse Community Care (My Place) Allambi House Lillian’s (Lillian Howell Project Inc) Armidale & District Youth Support Services Lithgow Youth Work (Community Projects) Ballina District Com Services Assoc. Liverpool Youth Refuge Barbara Tobin Lotus House Blue Mountains Youth Accommodation & Support Service LYAAC Bondi Youth Accom. Mackillop Family Services (formerly Edmund Rice) Broken Hill Youth Accommodation Marist Youth Care (Westmead) Byron Bay Youth House Inc Medley Community Cabramatta Youth Team Mission Australia - NSW State Office (Membership) Caretakers Cottage Monaro Crisis Accommodation Service Centacare’s Youth Accom & Support Service (Newcastle) Moree Family Support Incorporated Coast Shelter Nepean Youth Accommodation Service Come-In Youth Resource Centre Newcastle Youth Accommodation Services Community Connections North Coast Nick Kearns House Community Youth Development Project Northern Sydney Youth Support Service Compass Housing NSW Federation of Housing Assoc. Council for Homeless Persons Victoria Parrahouse Doorways - UnitingCare, Burnside (Dubbo) Phoenix House Youth Services Emerge Youth and Family Services Presbyterian Social Serv-Cornerstone Blakehurst Erskinevilla Youth Housing Reconnect - Bellingen/Nambucca Exodus House Red Cross Young Women’s Health Program Fairfield Youth Accommodation Shire Wide Youth Services Fusion Accom Support Service Shoalhaven Youth Accommodation Gordon House (Burnside) Southern Highlands Youth Accom Grandview Lodge Southern Riverina Youth Support Serv Illawarra Youth Housing Southern Sydney Youth Refuge Jacaranda Cottage Southern Youth & Family Services Assoc Jetty Bunker Youth Service Inc. St George Accommodation for Youth Ltd Leith House St Josephs Youth Service St Vincents Adolescent Care (Westmead) Stretch a Family Inc. Taldumande Youth Services Tamworth Youth Care The Bridge Youth Service The Burdekin Assoc Inc. The Crossing The Drum - Burnside (Campbelltown) The Turning Point Twenty10 Gay & Lesbian Youth Support UnitingCare, Burnside (Parramatta) Veritas House Inc. (Bathurst) Vinnies Youth Housing Macarthur Western Housing for Youth YES Youth & Family Services Young People’s Refuge Youth Angle Inc. Youth Housing Support MNC Youth Off the Streets (Merrylands) YAA 2010 Annual Report 5 Presidents Report Dear Members, This year has been one of reflection and transformation Brett Paradise & Mary Biddle for our sector and along with it a process of reflection and Co – Presidents transformation has began within the Youth Accommodation Association. First up there was change in the YAA leadership and we would like to acknowledge the dedication and leadership of the out going President Kevin Crowe. Kevin stood down from the role of President at the last AGM after holding the position since 2006.The Board and staff would like to thank him for his hard work over the past 3 years and we continue to value his input and support in his continued role on the YAA board. Faced with the big job of filling in Like SAAP transforming into Specialist Homelessness Kevin’s shoes, the elected YAA Board for 2010 nominated Services, the YAA will too transform into YFoundations.
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