Youth Household was established in the Perth city area in 1985. It was run by Mofflyn Child and Family Care Services and provided medium-term supported accommodation to up to five young people aged 16-21 years. Also known as Youth House, the service closed in 1988.
Youth Household was established by Mofflyn Child and Family Care Services around May 1985, in a rented house in Perth. Its purpose was to provide medium term accommodation for up to five young people aged 16-21 years. It was funded through the Youth Supported Accommodation Program, which was a sub-program of the Commonwealth/State funded Supported Accommodation Assistance Program.
Youth Household, which was also known as Youth House, closed in 1988.
Sources used to compile this entry: Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, 2004, https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 23 May 2011, Last modified: 27 April 2018