Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month
Each May, Queensland marks Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month to raise community awareness of domestic and family violence and to send a clear message that violence of this sort will not be...
View ArticleLuke Archer supporting disadvantaged youth
Every week, Luke Archer runs health and fitness sessions for young people from Brisbane Youth Service. Better known for his prowess on the football field with Souths Logan, Luke volunteers his...
View ArticleWinter Appeal
Already, the end of another financial year approaches and as I look back on the year so far, much has been achieved with young people and young families experiencing homelessness and disadvantage. You...
View ArticleYoung People’s Feedback
We are very proud of our outcomes for young people at BYS. Each year we conduct a survey of young people to see if we are on the right track with our services and responsiveness. This year we...
View ArticleBYS is turning 40!
Yes we are turning forty! Brisbane Youth Service has been operating in Brisbane, helping vulnerable young people since 1977. Over that time we have helped tens of thousands of young people...
View ArticleChurch Street Mural
To celebrate our 40th Anniversary this year, we have been researching our history. This is the story of what happened to our mural at Church Street. BYS had its offices at 14 Church Street Fortitude...
View ArticleLaunch of Daggy Jumper Day 2017
We had a daggy extravaganza at Brisbane Youth Service for the launch of Daggy Jumper Day 2017. Daggy Jumper Day is our premiere fundraising event with all funds raised supporting young people aged...
View ArticleBrisbane Youth Service’s 40 year history
On a summer’s evening, 30 November 1976, a meeting was convened by Rev Bob Griffiths and Rev Lin Reilly at the City Congregational Church. The small gathering was attended by delegates from St...
View ArticleBYS Volunteer Profile – Rhian
At BYS we greatly value the work and skills that volunteers bring to the organisation. Rhian Thomas has been volunteering with BYS for two years, commencing by providing administrative support to our...
View ArticleBYS’ 40th Birthday Celebration
Yes – BYS is turning 40! We are very proud of what we have achieved over this time and to celebrate we are organising a get together in early October. Forty years is a long time and we don’t want to...
View ArticleGala on the Green
Gala on the Green is an annual black tie cocktail charity event organised by a committee of young professionals in support of Brisbane Youth Service. This year, Gala on the Green will be held on 21...
View ArticleLendlease renovates Sandgate House
The support Brisbane Youth Service receives from the community makes a huge difference to what we can achieve. On 14 September we were very fortunate to have a large team of staff from Lendlease...
View ArticleBYS Video
BYS is very proud to present you our new short film. In it youth workers and five extraordinary young people describe our day to day work, and the new futures that young people are creating for...
View ArticleBYS’s 40th Anniversary
On 6 October, Brisbane Youth Service celebrated our 40th Anniversary of supporting young people in Brisbane with a function at the Powerhouse attended by the Hon Shannon Fentiman MP, current and...
View ArticleOutcomes for young tenants
The BYS Sustaining Young Tenancies team have been celebrating the findings of the interim evaluation report, completed by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). BYS were funded by...
View ArticleChristmas Hours
BYS wishes you a very safe and happy Christmas. We will be closed for three days over Christmas – the 25th and 26th December and 1st January. The three days from 27th to 29th January, we will be open...
View ArticleChurch Street Mural
To celebrate our 40th Anniversary this year, we have been researching our history. This is the story of what happened to our mural at Church Street. BYS had its offices at 14 Church Street Fortitude...
View Articlefebfast
Febfast is a fun, annual fundraising event which supports Brisbane Youth Service and helps raise funds for vulnerable young people. This year we are encouraging friends and supporters of Brisbane Youth...
View ArticleUQ thanks donors for BYS’s Pop Up Dental Clinic
The University of Queensland has put together a short video thanking donors for supporting key projects including BYS’s pop-up dental clinic. The clinic offers young people the opportunity to have...
View ArticleA Home for Christmas Appeal
In response to the Brisbane Youth Service’s ‘A Home for Christmas Appeal’, BYS raised $29,640 for young people through 97 donations. Thank you to our incredibly generous donors for choosing to support...
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