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2010
15 June 2010 - Pedalling Compassion
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
31 May 2010 - The 21 Day Challenge featured on Channel 10's The Circle
19 May 2010 - Open Family a lifesaver
30 March 2010 - Crews intrepid tall ship trip
02 March 2010 - Helping hand for young homeless
02 March 2010 - Youth crisis hits Frankston
01 March 2010 - Frankston Community Ownership Program
2009
26 August 2009 - Worker finds rewards flow in a tough sector
08 July 2009 - Driving a philosophy
23 April 2009 - Governor-General meets with homeless youth
21 April 2009 - Governor-General to visit Open Family Australia
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.
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 Chatterbox Volunteer Committee. The service has been operational in Melbourne since 2002 and is proudly supported by Cabrini Health, the Tattersalls Foundation and PFD Foods.
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Open Family Australia works in Victoria and NSW, providing Outreach support to young people at risk in these communities. 
Assertive Outreach is a model that offers youth focused services to street frequenting young people in the environments where they congregate. This model of providing comprehensive ongoing support in all aspects of a young person’s life, rather than just concentrating on one issue is successful, as it provides the young person with support from a worker who is available for all their needs and who also works to integrate them into mainstream society.
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