BRISBANE YOUTH SERVICE – CENTRE FOR YOUNG WOMEN
We will slowly be changing our name to Brisbane Youth Service Centre for Young Women.
Our Vision
New Futures for Young People
Purpose
We work proactively ALONGSIDE young women, 12 – 25 years and any accompanying children, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Brisbane Metropolitan Area
Our Philosophy at Brisbane Youth Service – Centre for Young Women
- Young women are unique individuals who possess strengths, abilities, resourcefulness and expertise in their own lives
- We recognise that yougn women can experience disadvantage in society because of a range of factors including gender, age, culture, sexuality and economic status
- We believe in a the power of the individual and collective voices to challenge and change structural imbalances, to create a more just and equal society
- We are committed to supporting young women’s rights to make their own choices, have control over their bodies, be safe at all times, be free from discrimination, be valued and respected as members of their own community
- We believe women should have access to and be in control of resources and information, enabling women to claim their power
- We believe in the celebration of womanhood
- We value ways fo working together that are open collaborative, inclusive, accountable, professional, respectful and fair