Platform Youth Service, established in 1979 and is the lead Youth Specialist Homelessness Service for the Nepean, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury areas in Western Sydney, NSW.

Platform Youth Services has 4 office spaces throughout our three geographical areas where support services are available for young people.

 

Platform Youth Services employs over 40 permanent staff and additional casual staff and supports an active student work experience.

 

Our current service delivery encompasses four primary income streams with specific areas of specialisation in each:

 

Early intervention

Intensive responses for complex needs

Transitional and crisis responses

Rapid re-housing

 

Platform Youth Services offers support services and accommodation to young people aged 12-25 years through a variety of programs including:

24/7 Residential Accommodation  

Katoomba – Penrith

 

Homeless Youth Assistance Program

Penrith

 

Bail Accommodation Support Service

Penrith – Katoomba

 

General Outreach 

Blue Mountains – Nepean – Hawkesbury

 

Tenancy Support 

Blue Mountains – Nepean – Hawkesbury

 

Transitional Housing

Blue Mountains – Nepean – Hawkesbury

Premier’s Youth Initiative 

Blue Mountains – Nepean – Hawkesbury

 

Brokerage 

Blue Mountains – Nepean – Hawkesbury

 

Assertive Outreach

Blue Mountains – Nepean – Hawkesbury

 

Rapid Rehousing 

Emu Plains

 

Pathways Housing 

Blue Mountains – Hawkesbury

 

Education First 

Jordan Springs – Granville

Penrith

By appointment

Blue Mountains

By appointment

Hawkesbury

By appointment