Accommodation

Our state-wide homelessness access point – Frontyard Youth Services (FYS)

FYS provides information, short-term support and referrals for young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. This support can be provided face to face at Frontyard or over the phone.

FYS is the primary means for young people experiencing homelessness to gain assistance with:

• where possible, maintaining current housing
• accessing emergency housing
• accessing support programs and short-term focussed support
• assistance with applications for longer term housing, such as private rental or public housing
• accessing medium-term transitional housing that provides affordable accommodation until longer-term housing is secured.

Our Access Point is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 8pm and Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays from 10am to 6pm. For more information, please call 03 9977 0077.

Drop ins are always welcome here for housing supports

No need for appointments or referrals.
We are open 9am-8pm weekdays and 10am-6pm weekends and public holidays.

Young people experiencing homelessness who are engaged with Frontyard can have a shower, wash clothes, or grab some toiletries, underwear, or socks and charge your mobile. While accommodation may bring comfort to young people left without a home, it’s not enough to stop the cycle of homelessness in the community.

We support an integrated approach, which provides young people with holistic, trauma-informed and healing orientated support. Our services seek to understand the deeper issues that put young people at risk of homelessness to begin with. Through this integrated support we aim to prevent people becoming entrenched the homeless service system.

Centrelink provides drop in, face to face, onsite support 1:30pm-3:30pm Wednesdays.

Circuit Breaker Accommodation Program

Frontyard provides a mixture of on-site crisis accommodation, and up to six months longer term stays. The accommodation is purpose-built, and rooms include ensuites as well as shared common spaces and facilities for young people to access. During their stay, young people will receive assistance with finding longer-term housing solutions and outcomes.

The innovative model provides staffed 24-hour care, access to co-located and integrated services, and aims to disrupt a young person’s experience of homelessness.

Referrals to the Circuit Breaker accommodation program must come through homelessness access points, including the Frontyard (FYS) Access Point located at Frontyard.

Please enquire through FYS Access Point 03 9977 0077 or visit the DFFH website for other homelessness support agencies.