Foyer Foundation

19/08/2026

“I’m no longer surviving the world, but finally living in it.”

KD, Foyer Ambassador and current Foyer Central resident was at the Woden Education First Youth Foyer today with Co-CEO, Corin Moffatt as the Albanese Government committed $300 million to 520 homes for young Australians facing homelessness - including new Youth Foyers.

Young people experience the highest rate of homelessness of any age group in our country. These young people need options, from crisis accommodation to longer term options like Youth Foyers that support them at every stage of their journey - and today’s announcement acknowledges this.

Today came from young people with lived experience, communities, service providers and government working together - with young people like KD trusted to shape the solutions.

"If I've been able to turn things around just by being trusted and having support alongside me on the journey, imagine the other 40,000 young people who could do that as well."

📸 Foyer Ambassador, KD, with Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Clare O'Neil.

More details here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gF_Bb7ki

21/07/2026

Preparing to build or run a Youth Foyer? Skip the guesswork 🚀

Join the Youth Foyer Masterclass - a hands-on, in-person session with practitioners and residents from the Townsville and Gold Coast Foyers, plus Foyer Foundation practice experts.

You'll cover:
🔹 Day-to-day Foyer operations
🔹 Structuring your staffing team
🔹 Connecting delivery back to the Foyer approach
🔹 What quality looks like: young people's voices, culturally strong pathways and partnerships

PLUS a 60-minute tour of the working Gold Coast Foyer with time to ask your questions face to face 🎉

📍 Southport, QLD
🗓️ 26 August
🎟️ $200 per ticket excl. GST

Spots are limited so register quick 🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/youth-foyer-masterclass-building-and-operating-for-impact-tickets-1993300996940?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

21/07/2026

Shepparton Education First Youth Foyer is celebrating 10 years of rewriting young people’s stories.

15/07/2026

07/07/2026

“When young people feel genuinely believed in, it changes the way we engage with support,” Sienna, Foyer Ambassador and former Port Adelaide Foyer resident ✨

Advantaged Thinking is the philosophy behind every accredited Youth Foyer in Australia. It’s not a checklist or a program. It’s a way of seeing and demonstrating belief in young people - that changes how you work with them, and what they come to believe about themselves.

It doesn’t ignore hardship. It refuses to let hardship be the whole story.

Inside a Youth Foyer, it shows up in how staff talk to young people, how power is shared, and how young people are backed to decide for themselves.

Learn more about Advantaged Thinking at 🔗 in bio.

23/06/2026

80% of young people who leave a Youth Foyer go from facing homelessness to secure housing and work or education, with the skills and confidence to achieve their goals.

Behind that number is a movement of 18 accredited Youth Foyers. 70+ partner organisations. 100+ young people with lived experience and a small team at the Foyer Foundation with no government funding.

Help us create this thriving future for 20,000 more young people.
Donate before June 30 and make your gift tax-deductible.

https://foyer.raiselysite.com/

15/06/2026

🤔 Ever wondered what it really means to live at a Youth Foyer?

“Foyer has given me somewhere safe to stay long term where I can prioritise my goals and what I want to achieve. I was able to graduate, and I’m about to start my diploma in community services,” Abbie, Foyer Oxford resident.

Three amazing residents, Chloe, Abbie and Chloe recently shared what a day in life at their Youth Foyer looks like 🏡

Thank you to Chloe, Abbie, Chloe and the teams at Foyer Warrnambool Brophy Family & Youth Services, Foyer Oxford Anglicare WA and Karrung Youth Foyer Uniting Vic.Tas for sharing your stories and space with us 🙏

🎥 Know Studio / Foyer Foundation

10/06/2026

This week, Queensland confirmed its 11th Youth Foyer site in Toowoomba, bringing the network's total impact to more than 3,000 young people over the next decade!

For young people like Caitlyn, a stable home and the right support made all the difference. Thousands more Queenslanders will now get that same chance.

We are proud to be working alongside the Queensland and Federal Governments and our FoyerInvest partners to make this happen 💪

Read more about the announcement in our media release here 🔗 https://foyer.org.au/queenslands-youth-foyer-network-to-transform-over-3000-lives-in-the-next-decade/

29/05/2026

The Wodonga Education First Youth Foyer turned 1 this May! 🎂 🎈 🎉

One year ago, the doors opened on something really special - a purpose built EF Youth Foyer with 40 fully self-contained studio apartments, a communal kitchen, recreational and study areas and a team of dedicated staff on-site 24/7 fostering connection, like skills and a sense of belonging.

Wodonga EF Youth Foyer is currently home to 40 young people who were previously facing homelessness. Over the next decade, this EF Youth Foyer will support up to 350 young people, helping them build independent, thriving futures.

Big congrats to and on reaching this incredible milestone 👏

Learn more about the impact of Youth Foyers at the link 🔗 in our bio.