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Children dying as unaccompanied homeless children fall through support gaps

26 August 2025

New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has for the first time revealed the scale of children experiencing homelessness without a parent or guardian, and highlighted serious gaps in support services.

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Second Victorian Youth Homelessness Snapshot reveals alarming ongoing crisis for young people without homes

4 August 2025

MCM’s Victorian Youth Homelessness Snapshot represents, on a given day in 2025, the reality faced by young people accessing MCM’s homelessness programs.

Banner image for the policy research report titled "Home in Mind: Improving Mental Health Support for Young People Experiencing Homelessness," published April 2025. The design features a person with a house for a head against a colorful, pastel background. Logos for MCM and Orygen are displayed at the bottom.

No home, no healthcare: young Victorians experiencing homelessness locked out of mental health support

15 April 2025

Inaccessible and fragmented systems are leaving young Victorians experiencing homelessness locked out of crucial mental health supports, with dire consequences, a major new report from Orygen and Melbourne City Mission has found.

Logo for 'Youth Housing First,' with the letter 'o' in 'youth' stylised as a house with a yellow roof and small window. Below, 'HOUSING' is in dark blue and 'FIRST' is in orange. Below the main text are three logos: 'mcm.' in a multicolored, lowercase font; 'Junction Support Services' with a circular blue icon; and 'Quantum Support Services' with a circular design in shades of orange and blue.

Landmark initiative designed to combat youth homelessness

19 March 2025

The Youth Housing First (YHF) Partnership, an Australian-first collaboration between MCM, Junction Support Services, and Quantum Support Services, will provide stable housing and comprehensive support for 67 young people leaving care.

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New Werribee Property Opens Doors for Young People

4 April 2024

Since 2021 MCM Housing has worked with young people and local communities to design, develop, and construct their first two properties.

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Home Time: Fix housing for young people

15 March 2024

National coalition of community organisations calls on the Federal Government to ‘fix housing for young people’ as data reveals 44% still homeless after support

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Youth Homelessness Matters Everyday

24 July 2023

Victoria's youth homelessness crisis is becoming more entrenched, with services acting more as a revolving door than helping people find secure accommodation, as new data shows two-thirds of young people who access frontline homelessness services are returning.

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Community organisations join forces calling for immediate increase to income support payments to tackle youth homelessness

3 May 2023

MCM alongside other leading homelessness support organisations are calling on the Government to substantially increase JobSeeker and Youth Allowance in next week’s Federal Budget to tackle Australia’s youth homelessness epidemic.

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A Youth Homelessness Strategy is needed to support the unique needs of young Victorians

30 November 2021

Young people have distinctive pathways into and experience of homelessness, including having limited coping strategies and resources as well as being at high risk of further trauma, according to new research from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI).

Amazing fundraising efforts for Sleep At The ’G

Amazing fundraising efforts for Sleep At The ’G

10 May 2019

This year, we’ve been super impressed by the creativity shown by the teams of Sleepers who’ve registered to attend Sleep At The ’G 2019.

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