In Support of Brisbane Youth Service
Gala on the Green was established in 2011 by a group of young professionals looking to give back to the community. They decided to support Brisbane Youth Service, to help other young people live a better life.
The funds raised at Gala on the Green 2017 enabled Brisbane Youth Service to create the Gala on the Green Smarten Up Education Grant Program, with 42 young people accessing this grant to help with purchasing equipment, paying school fees or buying uniforms.
Help us, help them. #gotg19
Brisbane Youth Service assisted 1,355 young people in 2017/18 through 31,980 occasions of support
YOUNG PEOPLE COMING TO BRISBANE YOUTH SERVICE ARE TYPICALLY EXPERIENCING A RANGE OF COMPLEX CHALLENGES:
55%
of young people are in primary or secondary homelessness when they come to BYS
80%
in unstable, unaffordable, or unsafe living conditions
47%
have a diagnosed mental illness
AFTER ACCESSING BRISBANE YOUTH SERVICE SUPPORT, LIFE IMPROVES FOR MOST YOUNG PEOPLE:
71%
reduction in homelessness
60%
fewer people at risk of suicide
71%
Reduction in the number of young people who are exposed to a serious or crisis level of violence
