Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) is a community-based organisation that works with homeless or at-risk young people aged 12-25 years.

Now in our 32nd year of operation in 2009, BYS has provided long-term assistance to help young people understand their situation and make more positive choices. Our comprehensive services range across several levels of immediacy and intensity from basic needs such as food and showers through to intensive personal support.

Our organisation consists of volunteers, specialised youth workers, doctors, nurses and mental health workers amongst others in order to assist homeless and at-risk youth in any way, shape or form.

We have relocated from the Church Street premises!

Our services that were offered at Church Street have now been relocated to 78 Berwick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006.

We wish to thank all BYS staffs (particularly Ange Barnes, Jenny Brock, Greg Banach & Connie Reed) for the effort and time invested into this relocation. Your good cheer and positive attitude have made the move much easier, as well as brought out the fun in it. 

A very big Thank You also to our other financial and in-kind supporters: Department of Communities, Gambling Communities Benefit Fund, Queensland Health, Brisbane City Council, Ernst & Young Brisbane Office and Brisbane Housing Company & their business affiliates.

Fundraising Drive

BYS is currently on a fundraising drive. Do support us. You can find out more on Fundraising

Employment Opportunities

Please check our current employment opportunities on Working With Us.

NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK 2009

As part of National Youth Week in 2009, some of our valued youth made a short movie on what it's like being homeless, what they have learnt from being on the streets and give some wise words of advice to others who may be, or follow in their footsteps. You can watch them on BYS Clients Make Movies.

What's new @ BYS

Coming soon: Exciting news from BYS youth workers on what's happening at the Brisbane Youth Service community.