Over 9000 young people experience homelessness in New South Wales.
In 2017, we ran our first social impact hackathon – on homelessness. We brought together a range of partners, peak bodies and companies and connected them with young creatives and entrepreneurs from the Vibewire community. We had great mentors from Domain.com.au, Jewish House, NSW Council of Social Service, SGCH, QBE Insurance, Minerva Collective and Exodus Foundation.
People with the lived experience of homelessness shared their stories, our hackers, hipsters, hustlers and humanitarians “hacked” solutions.
Two years later and we’re still seeing the same or similar challenges. And the problem seems to be getting worse. Youth homelessness has increased at a rate of 92% since 2006.
Every young person should have a secure place to call home. #BuildingGreatCommunities #NSWvotes Sign the petition today – https://t.co/vCwMfKdLwB pic.twitter.com/X572oHzuPK
— Yfoundations (@CEOYFOUNDATIONS) March 4, 2019
What we learned through the hackathon process was that homelessness disproportionately impacts young people. And because it impacts early, it changes their future.
Yfoundations are running a petition in the leadup to the 2019 state election. They have a simple ask – make NSW a better place for young people. Sign up and share your concerns.And if you want to go a step further – put your passions, skills and experience to good use and join us for our Hack4Homelessness in April 5-7. We’d love to see you there.
