For Hope Street, 2018-2019 was a year for building hope, both literally and metaphorically. On Wednesday 20 November, we celebrated the achievements of Hope Street’s teams, young people and the partners and supporters behind our impact.

The Hope Street First Response Youth Mobile Outreach Service, a youth homelessness service that operates in the Melton area, ran an Olympic Relay Medley on Thursday 7 November to raise awareness and support for local youth homelessness.

The event, called Help Us Help Them, took place at Melton Waves where service providers, government, businesses and organisations from the Melton community were invited to compete as a team in the fun Olympics, including three events:

A much-loved Brunswick ethical roastery and café celebrated its 10-year anniversary in October by raising funds for young people who are experiencing homelessness.

Wide Open Road, situated at 274 Barkly Street, donated proceeds from all coffees sold between 18 and 20 October 2019 to Hope Street Youth and Family Services, a specialist youth homelessness service provider. Hope Street operates a youth refuge in Brunswick that provides supported crisis accommodation to young people and young families who are experiencing homelessness.

Hootan Heydari, Co-founder of Wide Open Road, said the team elected to mark their 10-year anniversary by giving back to the community. "Marking our 10-year anniversary by supporting our community’s most vulnerable people – young people who are homeless – feels fitting to us. Whilst we love coffee as a product, what actually keeps us going are the people and the communities that support and are supported by coffee," he said.

StreetSmart Australia is helping to provide a place for homeless and at risk young people to explore and develop their creative and life skills.

Hope Street is thrilled to be a recipient of one of StreetSmart Australia’s 2016 CafeSmart Community Small Grants.  Adjacent to Hope Street in Melton is a Community Centre which is currently used as an activity and learning space. The grant of $1,250 will enable Hope Street to rejuvenate the Centre into a more youth friendly and welcoming environment for artistic expression, workshops and life skills education.

Homelessness sector leaders are calling on the Federal Government to renew their commitment to homelessness funding beyond June 2017.

The highlight of our AGM will be a garden tour at our site in Melton (an initiative in partnership with Bunnings) and a performance by Hope Street clients in partnership with the Gold Stars.

We hope that you can join us in celebrating the achievements of young people, our teams and the community.

Would you like to know more about the types of programs and services available to support young people and young families who are homeless* or at risk of homelessness and residing in the North/Western Region of Metropolitan Melbourne?  If so please join us at Hope Street's AGM.

On Friday 01 November 2013, Kevin Andrews MP delivered his first major speech on housing, at the National Housing Conference in Adelaide, since his appointment as the Minister for Social Services. 

It is with great pleasure that we announce the date and details of the Hope Street Youth and Family Services Incorporated 2011-2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM). 

To celebrate the third year of operation of our Hope Street Melton site, and in support of the local community, this year's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at a venue in Melton, Victoria.