What we do

Youth Link provides, free, a variety of support services that are delivered in a safe, non-judgmental and youth-friendly environment.

Youth Link Impact Video

What We Do

Youth Link delivers a number of programs and services to young people in Cairns and surrounding communities, including:

The Goals of our Service are:

To provide services to relieve the youth of Cairns and nearby regions from poverty, sickness, suffering, distress and helplessness.
To promote the public good by providing a range of services to assist the youth of the community suffering from poverty, sickness, distress, misfortune or helplessness.
To relieve poverty in youth by providing basic living and budgetary skills to youth to assist in their transitions to independent living.
To relieve suffering and distress in youth by taking action to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, drugs and alcohol related problems through education of harm reduction strategies.
To relieve helplessness and homelessness in youth by provision of stable and low-cost medium to long term accommodation for disadvantaged youth to support their transition to independent living.
To assist youth to access both crisis and 'mainstream' accommodation.
To link youth with relevant 'mainstream' services that may assist youth in establishing themselves or maintaining quality living.
To administer Emergency Relief as per Emergency Relief Guidelines issued by the Department of Social Services.
To advocate on behalf of the young people in a variety of matters.
To establish information flows and relationships between individuals, specific interest groups, services, networks, all levels of Government and other peak bodies in relation to youth issues.
To provide ongoing training and skills development in the youth work sector for staff.
To encourage the participation of young people in the development and running of services affecting them.
To do all acts as are conductive to the furtherance of the above objectives.

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Same House Different Landlord

Same House, Different Landlord Under the Same House Different Landlord program, the Queensland Government leases public housing properties to community organisations (providers), which rent the properties to tenants who need support to establish and manage a tenancy. The tenancy and the property are transferred back to the government once the tenant can manage a longer-term tenancy, and they then become a public housing tenant without needing to move.
Tenant Information Booklet

Youth Link provides a printed copy of the Tenant information booklet to all young people who move into crisis accommodation placements, transitional accommodation, and Same House Different Landlord Leases to assist young people to understand their accommodation and make the most out of their housing placements and support opportunities.
Youth Link on-Air

Community Based support and services for Young People experiencing Homelessness and other issues.
Youth My Story Time with Mafa

Youth My Story Time with Mafa

Support Young People In Need

Your donation will go directly to helping the disadvantaged and homeless youth of the Cairns Region. Read more

Donate Fundraise

Youth Link provides a printed copy of the Tenant information booklet to all young people who move into crisis accommodation placements, transitional accommodation, and Same House Different Landlord Leases to assist young people to understand their accommodation and make the most out of their housing placements and support opportunities. Read more