June 2023 Update
Our highlights and news for June 2023! One Mission One Name, Youth Advisory Program, The Rising Festival, & The Age Article.
One Mission, One Name
The names of two of our beloved cafes are changing, and that's the limit of the changes. Our mission and purpose remain - serving a delicious cafe experience with a side serve of social change.
Bellfield, half year update
For Change Cafe, Bellfield opened at the beginning of the year, and already they've created so much positive change in our community.
Youth Homelessness Matters Day
Youth Homelessness Matters Day, 19 April 2023. Youth homelessness matters today because youth homelessness matters everyday. On any given night, more than 122,000 people experience homelessness in Australia – 1 in 4 of these people are under 24*. The people you see sleeping rough are the tip of the iceberg, representing only 7%*. Most people rely on temporary accommodation, couch surfing, or seeking shelter in a makeshift dwelling such as a car.
Bellfield Official Opening
The latest cafe to join the group is For Change Cafe, Bellfield, 9 km N.E. of the CBD. Located within the new community hub building at 13 Daphne Crescent, Bellfield. When selecting the location for this new venue, we noticed the need for a Melbourne-style cafe in the local area. With so many young couples and families moving to the area, many from neighbouring Thornbury, Northcote and Preston, it made good commercial sense to follow these people and open a cafe that serves the community.
Thank you for making a massive impact in 2022
We appreciate your support, we literally couldn't deliver our impact without you. Whether you've visited one of our cafes, raised awareness to destigmatise youth homelessness or made a donation that has allowed a young person to complete our home.plate program and leave the cycle of homelessness. Thank you. Together we are tackling youth homelessness.
Why youth homelessness matters everyday
We started For Change Co. back in 2014 because we were a group of young people who saw, and could not unsee, the injustices of society on other young people our age who were experiencing homelessness. To many of us, it’s something that we take for granted – being housed. We simply trust that a home will be there for us whenever we need it, and rarely think twice about it. Imagine, not being able to trust in this thought. Imagine having to worry everyday about where you are going to sleep that night, what you are going to eat, who is going to support you when you need it. And imagine having to worry about all of this when you are a young person.
All aboard for coffee with a conscience at youth charity’s station cafe
Don’t underestimate Melburnians’ thirst for coffee, says the managing director of a charity when asked how its new cafe will survive alongside the city’s gazillion other caffeine purveyors.
For Change Co. starts crowdfunding campaign for new social enterprise cafe, to tackle youth homelessness in Melbourne’s Bayside.
For Change Co. is a social enterprise that runs a hospitality training program to provide pathways out of homelessness for young people.
