Streat

To stop youth homelessness and disadvantage, one mouthful at a time.
Together we offer disadvantaged youth aged 16-25 a supported pathway from the street to a sustainable livelihood.

When we started STREAT in late 2008, we weren’t dreaming of unicorns, group hugs and singing Kumbaya. To be honest we were really pissed off. We couldn’t imagine what it must be like for a young person to be starting life knowing that the disadvantage, unemployment and poverty that their parent’s suffered was also to become their fate. We also believed it was immoral to have young people in our communities have an absence of both home and hope.

We didn’t see these young people as ‘too expensive’ or ‘too hard’ to help, but rather untapped and precious resources for their community. So we started building an approach that was nuanced, integrated and holistic, ensuring that each young person’s circumstances and dreams were understood.