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Youth Homelessness Matters Day Event 16th April 2025 - Thank You

  • May 14, 2025
  • 1 min read

In Ballarat around 167 young people aged 10-19 years are homeless and 99 are at risk of homelessness. In the 20–29 year age group, 327 are homeless and 258 at risk of homelessness. Sadly, food insecurity is something every one of these young people experience daily.
In Ballarat around 167 young people aged 10-19 years are homeless and 99 are at risk of homelessness. In the 20–29 year age group, 327 are homeless and 258 at risk of homelessness. Sadly, food insecurity is something every one of these young people experience daily.

In recognition of Youth Homelessness Matters Day, CHHA partnered with three community-minded local businesses, Homeground Café, Our Kitchen Social Café, and The Salty Sparrow Café, to bring a pay-it-forward option to their customers from Monday 14th to Thursday 17th April.


THANK YOU TO THESE WONDERFUL BALLARAT CAFES AND THEIR PATRONS!

A total of $1,081.50 was donated by patrons across the three cafes:

·       Homeground $374

·       Our Kitchen Social Café $160

·       Salty Sparrow $647.50.


A further $500 in toastie vouchers (50 vouchers) was donated by the proprietor of Salty Sparrow.




 
 
 

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The Central Highlands Homelessness Alliance acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we meet and work. We pay our respects to First Nations peoples and elders past and present. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

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