• Young people aged 16-21 years who are on low incomes (wages and benefits).
• Young people who are unable to live at home.
• Young people who are willing to share a house with others.

For young people who have been in crisis and moving from place to place WHY provides stable and safe accommodation and an opportunity to get on with their lives. This may involve getting back into the education system, accessing training and acquiring skills to facilitate entry to the workplace, or even a chance to reconnect with family after serious breakdown.

Each tenant has their own room with a lock. WHY provides basic furnishings, washing machine, fridge and kitchenware. Tenants sign a standard rental lease by which they learn their rights and responsibilities under the Act. Sharing a house is not always an easy thing to do especially with strangers so there are fortnightly house meetings to monitor how things are going.

Our staff are competent and trained to assist these young people, to ascertain their needs and aspirations and to help them locate and access appropriate services to achieve their goals.