2011
04 May 2011 - Marie Claire June 2011 (PDF)
27 April 2011 - 'It feels like nobody cares'
27 April 2011 - Leaving home a necessity, not a choice
2010
20 December 2010 - Alicia teams up with Open Family
09 December 2010 - Humble Macleod advocate for homeless and powerless
24 November 2010 - Leadership course changed lives for Warwick Farm youths
26 October 2010 - Kids not all right
20 October 2010 - Golfers make strokes count (PDF)
03 September 2010 - Don a hard hat for charity
31 August 2010 - Homeless Help (PDF)
16 August 2010 - Donation in aid of youth homes (PDF)
02 August 2010 - Teens on edge: Islanders 'lack access to services'
30 July 2010 - More youth on the streets than ever before, no beds to sleep in (PDF)
13 July 2010 - Big boost for youth helpers (PDF)
15 June 2010 - Pedalling Compassion (PDF)
14 June 2010 - A day in the life of an outreach worker featured on Channel 10's The Circle
08 June 2010 - Switching off for other kids (PDF)
31 May 2010 - The 21 Day Challenge featured on Channel 10's The Circle
19 May 2010 - Open Family a lifesaver (PDF)
30 March 2010 - Crews intrepid tall ship trip (PDF)
02 March 2010 - Helping hand for young homeless (PDF)
02 March 2010 - Youth crisis hits Frankston (PDF)
01 March 2010 - Frankston Community Ownership Program (PDF)
2009
26 August 2009 - Worker finds rewards flow in a tough sector (PDF)
08 July 2009 - Driving a philosophy (PDF)
23 April 2009 - Governor-General meets with homeless youth (PDF)
21 April 2009 - Governor-General to visit Open Family Australia (PDF)
2008
22 December 2008 - Open Family Australia calls on Rudd to do more for homeless youth
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Mum and I were fighting all the time and it wasn’t a happy place for me anymore. I had told Mum that one of her relatives had sexually abused me. I don’t know why but she didn’t believe me. I think that is what hurt me the most – I’m her daughter and she is supposed to protect me but when I finally got up the courage to tell her what had been going on, she turned her back on me.
Open Family Australia, in partnership with Goodman Fielder, has established a mobile food service called NOSH in 
In 2007, Open Family Australia secured funding through the Property Industry Foundation for the refurbishment and fit out for a mobile youth outreach service for Sydney. Recognising that Sydney's CBD is well catered for by other agencies, Open Family Australia decided to launch this service into Sydney's western suburbs, frequenting hot spots in the Warwick Farm, Liverpool and Fairfield regions. 
The Melbourne Chatterbox operates three nights a week in Melbourne's CBD and inner suburbs. The service is manned by a team of volunteers headed up by Open Family Australia's Volunteer Coordinator and The Chatterbox Volunteer Committee. The service has been operational in Melbourne since 2002 and is proudly supported by Cabrini Health and PFD Foods.
Open Family Australia provides outreach support and services to young people who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. We work in Victoria and NSW, providing Assertive Outreach to vulnerable young people in their communities. 
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