Next year as a priority, Hope Street will progress our work with the local community to establish a Hope Street First Response Youth Service in the City of Whittlesea.

This leading-designed facility, based on the First Response Youth Service in Melton model opened in August 2020, will provide crisis accommodation and support to 100 young people including young families per year, in a purpose-built 13-bedroom centre that includes two 2-bedroom family units. The model also incorporates a mobile outreach service to 120 young people including young families per year.

In collaboration with our key partners, Hope Street remains highly committed to establishing this much-needed youth crisis accommodation and support centre in the City of Whittlesea. A site has been identified in South Morang, close to the train line and shopping centre as well as other community amenities.

Hope Street has invested resources to bring the project to a ‘shovel ready’ stage to expedite the project and construction commencement and completion. We look forward to working together with our partners and the local community to achieve this leading community project. See Whittlesea First Response for further details.