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  • Across Australia there are approx. 6,000 young people living in aged care.
  • The Y-House Foundation Inc. is a registered charity that supports young people living in, or at risk of living in, aged care.

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This September we celebrated 10 years of Y-House! This September we celebrated 10 years of Y-House! We haven’t been able to celebrate exactly the way we would have liked (or at all), but we are grateful to reach this special milestone. This 10th year has brought with it an incredible amount of change and development at Y-House and we are proud of the ongoing impact we have been able to achieve especially in such challenging times. Whilst it has been a tough yeah for everyone, we acknowledge it has been especially tough for the 6048 young Australians living in aged care. We’re feeling a bit nostalgic looking back on 10 years! We would like to say a BIG thank you to all of our wonderful supporters who have over the years attended events, donated to campaigns and spread the Y-House message. Thanks also go out to our wonderful program team who have risen to the challenge of the last 6 months, our ever committed senior and junior committees and all of our fabulous volunteers. Here’s to the next 10!!! #YHouse #10years
JOB OPPORTUNITY: We're looking for two driven cont JOB OPPORTUNITY: We're looking for two driven contractors to join our team for an exciting project. Y-House is on a mission to locate and connect with every young person living in Residential Aged Care in Victoria and we need your help! Find out more about this unique opportunity via link in our bio. Applications close Wednesday September 2nd at 10pm.
Introducing Y-Connect!⠀ ⠀ Y-Connect is a priva Introducing Y-Connect!⠀ ⠀ Y-Connect is a private Facebook group for young people living in aged care across Australia to connect & interact with each other. The Y-House team will also be offering emotional support on this platform for those seeking it during the COVID-19 lockdown. ⠀ ⠀ If you're a young person living in aged care please join us! Or if you know of a young person living in aged care, please direct them to the link below to join Y-Connect!⠀ https://www.facebook.com/groups/2836276689800284
Before COVID-19, our Y-Work team were hosting week Before COVID-19, our Y-Work team were hosting weekly coaching sessions at Moran Aged Care with 'The Rebels'.⠀ Here is Coach Kim explaining the importance of understanding your personal core values - what makes you, you!⠀ #YHouse #YPIRAC #NDIS
[Link in Bio] In the current climate, one of the b [Link in Bio] In the current climate, one of the biggest issues we are facing in keeping people connected is limited access to technology. A large number of the young people living in aged care that we work with don’t have access to their own electronic device to access support and stay in touch. In fact, a number of the young people we work with have to wait to use a communal computer at their aged care facility, which is not only time consuming but not ideal for good hygiene practices. We want to provide young people in these situations with the critical technology they need to be able to access ongoing support, throughout lockdown and beyond. Please help us help young people living in aged care. Any amount helps! Donations $2 and over are also tax deductible!
Meet Nigel, our first Y-Work Program Participant! Meet Nigel, our first Y-Work Program Participant! ⠀ Before the COVID-19 outbreak, our program team and Nigel had a ‘boys day’ - complete with a power session of employment coaching 💪🏼. We can’t wait to get back to face to face sessions when it’s safe! ⠀ #YHouse #YWork #YPIRAC #BoysDay
It’s National Volunteer Week and we want to say It’s National Volunteer Week and we want to say a HUGE thank you to all of our fabulous Y-House volunteers! From our event volunteers to our committee members - we absolutely could not do what we do without you, you’re priceless!! #NationalVolunteerWeek #ChangingCommunitiesChangingLives #YHouse
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, our Y-Work team had Before the COVID-19 outbreak, our Y-Work team had started working with young people living in aged care to foster meaningful employment opportunities. We love this photo of the team facilitating the very first group coaching session with ‘The Rebels’ at Moran Roxburgh Park Aged Care! #YHouse #YPIRAC #NDIS
We know that this is a really difficult time for a We know that this is a really difficult time for all Australians and we acknowledge it can be even harder for young people living in aged care who are further isolated and removed from their supports and communities. In response to the recent Covid-19 Pandemic we've changed the way we're working at Y-House to ensure the people we work with, as well as our staff and volunteers, are safe whilst still offering our programs and support. Firstly, all of our planned aged care visits have been cancelled and we will await further guidance from the government and aged care bodies prior to any reinstatement. Whilst there will be no physical visits, we have launched a new online platform called Y-Connect. This is an online community for young people across Australia, living in aged care, to interact and share their experiences. If you're living in aged care and want to join this platform, please send us a message. During this time, our wonderful and flexible staff are working from home to ensure our programs continue to operate. We remain contactable via the usual email and phone contacts. Finally, due to the current social distancing recommendations sadly our 10th year anniversary ball will not be going ahead in 2020. We know how many people were excited about this event, so you can guarantee that as soon as we can safely have 300 people in a room together you'll be hearing from us! Please get in touch if you have any questions or need any support, and most importantly stay safe! #StayingApartKeepsUsTogether #YHouse

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