Help SEMZ tackle youth homelessness! 

On any given night in Australia, 100,000 Australians are homeless. More than one third are teenagers (aged 12-18) and young adults (aged 18-25) – that's at least 36,000 homeless young people.

We urgently need to invest in young Australians, and work together to build a community where homelessness becomes a thing of the past, by:

1. preventing youth homelessness
2. intervening early
3. supporting young people in need
4. stopping those assisted from falling back into homelessness

Our project 

SEMZ in partnership with RMIT, PCYC and Salvation Army are planning to undertake a much needed 'renovation rescue' to the PCYC Youth Rooming House in St Kilda.   

The PCYC Youth Rooming House run by the Police and Citizens Youth Club is low cost emergency housing for youth who are at risk of homelessness. 

The PCYC Youth Rooming House provides a safe and supported environment for youth to address issues relating to their homelessness and to develop skills and independence to eventually pathway into a long term housing option. 

The project is a unique partnership the brings together expertise of buinsess, university and not for profits to maximise social impact.

The project enables 4th year RMIT  project management students to work on a live project that combines real world cross sector learning to address a significant and pressing social challange  - ending youth homelessness! 

Your pledge will provide the necessary funds for a desparately needed renovation rescue to create a comfortable and youth friendly space that will keep disadvantaged young people off the streets. 

Why we are supporting the PCYC

 St Kilda PCYC is an extraordinary self-funded charity that has been making a difference to disadvantaged youth since 1947. PCYC programs aim to reduce suicide rates, depression and crime amongst Melbourne’s youth.

The vision of St Kilda PCYC is to “Empower youth for life” giving young people an alternative to “hanging around the streets” providing low-cost recreational facilities, activities and youth social housing. 

What your pledge will do

We’re dreaming big! 

With your pledge we hope to raise $10,000  to fund the following materials and work to be completed at the PCYC Youth Rooming House in St Kilda. 

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Our goal is to build a welcoming space and beautiful space that challenges conventional thinking about what a rooming house can be. 

We need your help to create a safe and vibrant space that young people can take pride in as they undertake their journey out of homelessness! 

The St. Kilda PCYC is a not-for-profit, charitable organisation, created specifically to “Empower Youth For Life” through means otherwise unavailable to the young and disadvantaged.

They are a small but committed team and we are delighted to share our expertise, practise wisdom and contacts to help get this exciting project off the ground!