Youth Place, St Pat's

A partnership between

St Pat's and Youth Futures

Our Youth Place program assists young people aged 15 to 25 who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness.

Our friendly team of youth support workers can help young people with Emergency Relief, outreach support, case management, advocacy and referrals and/or transitional housing.

Youth Place is delivered by St Pat’s as lead agency, in partnership with Youth Futures WA, and is funded through the WA Department of Communities under the National Affordable Housing Agreement.

Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for Youth Place is:

  • The young person is aged between 15-25 years (single, couples and families)

  • Young people aged between 15 to 16 will need to be linked with DCP and DCP will be their primary case worker

  • Must be homeless or at risk of homelessness

  • Be in receipt of some kind of income through Centrelink or an employment income

  • Prior to being accommodated, clients will be seen as outreach clients and will be required to maintain monthly contact/visit with their allocated youth support worker

How to access the program

Youth Place accepts referrals from people needing support, their families and/or friends and other service providers.

Once the referral form is received, one of our team will make direct contact with the young person and/or service referring within 5 working days to conduct a brief phone assessment over the phone, followed by a face-to-face meeting at Youth Place HQ.

If referrals are closed, the support worker will provide the young person and/or the service referring with other eligible crisis/transitional housing programs within the Perth Metro.

St Pat's Emergency Relief

Youth Place Emergency Relief

Youth Place provides Emergency Relief for young people needing emergency assistance, including accommodation, food and transport vouchers.