We Need Your Help!
Youth homelessness is a Community issue.
We provide 29 places for young people to feel safe - 19 of those provide 24/7 care.
We thank you for your ongoing support and commitment to improving the lives of young people on the Gold Coast. We believe that all young people should have a safe and secure home. We work with young people at each stage of their housing journey through supportive case management and innovative programs. Support extends across immediate, transitional, semi-transitional, and community housing opportunities. We need your help, you can support us by:
Financial Donations
There is a serious shortage of beds and quality housing for homeless youth on the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast Project for Homeless Youth uses donations to help provide the best possible outcomes for the young people in our care. We are endorsed by the ATO-DGR1 status. Donations over $2 are tax deductable.
Material Donations
We do gratefully accept gifts that would benefit a teenager 16-19 years and/or a young family. If you wish to match your gift to a young family's ages, contact us at administration 07 5591 3746. We also accept food items for a Christmas lunch/dinner. You can also contribute through Give Now.
Our priority as a service is to support our young people. As such, we appreciate donations that can be dropped to our administration office. We do not do same-day pick up of donated items. Please call to discuss your donation and we will be happy to offer advice on the service most in need of your item/s.
Containers for Change
Collect containers on our behalf. Our scheme ID is 10007580.
Clothing Donations
We are currently at storage capacity for furniture donations. We are accepting quality clothing items that are suitable for young people 16-19 years.
Raffle Tickets
Buy a raffle ticket to support us at Play for Purpose
Material Support
We provide moving out of home kits, personal hygiene items, school packs and more. Contact us so we can send you a list.
Furniture Donations
We have limited capacity to take furniture items. Please send us a photo and we will see if we have a young person or family who would benefit from the item. You can also contact your local Salvation Army or RSPCA Op Shop for larger donation collections.
Entertainment Books
Buying a gift for someone? Nominate GCPHY as your charity and 20% of the proceeds will go to supporting homeless youth. Click here.
Birthday, Christmas & Easter Gifts
Everyone likes to celebrate right? We gratefully accept gift cards or material gifts for 16-25 year olds. We also accept food items for a Christmas lunch/dinner.
Bequests
Your kind bequest, no matter how small, can help us to break the cycle of homelessness. Our legal name is Gold Coast Project for Homeless Youth Inc., and our ABN is 81 352 427 803.
Fundraising Page
We are nominated for fundraising pages through websites such as Give Now and Everyday Hero.
Graduations
Come graduation / formal time, support for formal wear, hairdressing etc is gratefully accepted.
Food Gardens
we would be grateful for any assistance to support growing our own produce.
Workplace Giving
Set up workplace giving through Good2Give. They arrange the administration and employees can donate part of their income towards a charity of their choice.
We protect the privacy of our young people. Unfortunately this means you cannot generally meet the young person that you are wanting to give the donation to, or tour a refuge site. However, we can pass along a thoughtful card.
Echo Program
Youth Outreach’s vision for seeing meaningful change involves supporting individuals to develop skills, confidence, purpose, involve communities to be active in the care and development process of young people.
The ECHO Program incorporates the ECHO Challenge encouraging community involvement in the process of developing individuals where community members can volunteer to support the ECHO program. We recognise that people have skills, abilities, areas of expertise, a keen willingness to contribute in supporting young people through difficult times, to promote generosity, acceptance and kindness in communities.
We are looking for role models, influencers, as well as leaders to accept the ECHO Challenge and support the ECHO Program objectives.
Each volunteer will be registered as a Gold Coast ECHO Supporter being recognised for their contribution through media communication and attendance at a Gold Coast Project for Homeless Youth Inc. Annual Event.