Taldumande Youth Services Explained

Taldumande Youth Services is a youth homelessness service in New South Wales, Australia, founded in 1976.^[1]

"Taldumande" is an Aboriginal word meaning "refuge."^[1]

Founding of Yfoundations

In 1976, Taldumande along with Young People's Refuge and Caretakers Cottage, and other early NSW youth refuges, founded Yfoundations, a peak body organisation, to represent youth refuges to government.^{[2] [3]}

Going Home Staying Home

Following the NSW Government's "Going Home Staying Home" reforms to the homelessness sector, Taldumande Youth Services joined a partnership with Mission Australia and contracted with the state to provide services in the northern Sydney region.^[4] Following the reforms, Taldumande expanded its service.^[5]

See also

• Homelessness in Australia
• Youth Homelessness Matters Day

External links

• Taldumande Youth Services official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.taldumande.org.au/about-us "About Us."
2. Coffey, Michael. "What Ever Happened to the Revolution? Activism and the Early Days of Youth Refuges in NSW." Parity. Volume 19, Issue 10. Another Country: Histories of Homelessness. Council to Homeless Persons. (2006): 23-25.
3. Coffey, Michael. "What Ever Happened to the (R)evolution?: Take 2 Revisiting Activism and the Early Days of Youth Refuges in NSW." Undercurrent No. 1. (2008): 5-12.
4. http://www.stationerynews.com.au/news/charity-lunch-to-assist-youth-homelessness "Charity lunch to assist youth homelessness."
5. Cross, Julie. "Home sweet home: Bunnings staff fit kitchen for homeless kids." Manly Daily, January 14, 2015.