• Full time 6 month contract

Youngcare is a not-for-profit organisation spearheading powerful and positive change to help more young people with high care needs, live the lives we all deserve. There are simply too many young people in Australia being left behind, living in inappropriate and unacceptable housing. It is an issue that spans the corners of the country, yet it’s so close to home.

For 15 years, we have been fighting to make a difference to the lives of young people with high care needs and the loved ones who care for them. Our fight continues.

Youngcare is leading much-needed change in the disability housing sector. With the insight and experience of the people we help firmly steering us, we are rallying change makers across the country — industry, government, and community — to shape a national solution. Together, we will make an impact.

Young people with high care needs deserve this freedom. To choose where they live. To choose who they live with. To choose how they live their lives. It’s a freedom we all deserve, which is why it is up to all of us to make sure it happens.

Together, we are a powerful voice for positive choice.

Youngcare’s programs:

Youngcare Housing Solutions have a legacy of relevant and age-appropriate accommodation, with 3 apartments and 2 share houses built in Queensland to date and a further 5 developments in planning and construction stage with our partners. These housing solutions provide relevant and age-appropriate care for young people with high care needs.

Our Youngcare At Home Care Grants provide micro-grants to young people at high risk of entering aged care. Funding items as simple as equipment, home modifications or emergency respite can mean the difference between staying at home and moving to inappropriate housing such as aged care. Additionally, Youngcare’s Home Soon Grants provide funding to enable a young person living in inappropriate housing to move back to their own home or to more appropriate housing.

Youngcare Connect is a dedicated information and support phone service, helping young people, their families and carers navigate the disability system. Youngcare also conducts research to further understand and meet the needs and aspirations of young people with high care needs.

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