Foyer Consortium

Responsible for construction, building maintenance and tenancy management

Support service provision and establishing intersector and mainstream service connection

Building location, community integration, access to training and development of courses specific to client group

Proudly Supported By:

Project consultants:

• GHD – Project Management• Chindarsi Architects and GHD Architecture• GHD – Building Services

Australian GovernmentNational Partnership Agreement on Homelessness

Foyer Basics

• Integrates high quality housing, with holistic supports and access to employment and training opportunities

• Breaking the no home - no job - no home cycle

Barking Foyer - East London116 Apartments

Foyer history

• Based on 1950s French model

• More than 1000 Foyers worldwide

• More than 130 in UK• Regarded as

international best practice in helping young people get back on their feet

E15 Foyer - East London

210 residents

Foyer Oxford• Largest purpose-built

Foyer in Australia• Developed in consultation

with Foyer experts• Onsite at the Central

Institute of Technology Campus on Oxford St, Leederville

• A world class location

Foyer Oxford location

98 self contained apartments 25% of apartments for young parents and their children

98 self contained apartments

Intentionally transitional design

23 apartments for young parents

Foyer Oxford Facilities

• A Community Building NOT a single use hostel

• Café and Retail space• Space for other service

providers• Training rooms and

common rooms for activities and education

The Foyer ‘Deal’

• Foyer is an ‘approach’ not a building

• Based on a ‘something for something’ contract: Commitment from young person matched with a Foyer Service Guarantee.

The Foyer ‘Deal’

• Establishes formal agreements with other providers (eg mental health) for wrap around support

• Creates an Aspirational Environment and Culture with high expectations.

Central Institute of Technology

• Specific course ‘Jumpstart’ developed for Foyer Oxford residents

• CIT already a key provider of literacy and numeracy programs

• Some great success in innovative programs

• Established links with other community services – e.g. David Wirrpanda Foundation

Interim Foyer• Opened Sept 2011• 14 young people in

existing accommodation in Mt Lawley and Highgate (3 offsite)

• Established until Foyer Oxford build complete

Replicates support model• 24/7 wrap around

support• Case management,

Activity provision, Overnight and Weekend supports

• A positive community environment

• Training through CIT

Trial and develop

• Learn in small scale before opening in large scale• Work out what works and what doesn’t in assisting young people out of

homelessness

Early Interim Foyer ResultsAs of June 2012• Total accom = 19• 79% engaged in EET of

some kind• 63% ‘improved or

maintained’ involvement in EET

• 10 job placements• 5 June 2012 ‘point in

time’ 11/14 (78%) yp in EET

Managing Scale – Aspirational Environment• Mix of clientelle.• Focus on community development, not just

case management.• Very strong strengths based approach.• Fast, high quality maintenance• Focus on our side of the ‘Foyer Deal’

Scale Benefits

• Economies of Scale – per bed ¼ the price of Crisis Accommodation

• Program development and wrap around resourcing (it makes sense for service providers to commit to partnership)

• Decreases opportunities for dependency• Opportunity for positive momentum

Where to from here?

Now• ‘Interim’ Foyer begins (existing apartment

block 14 young people) – learning and bed down model

• Foyer Oxford build startsMid 2013• Foyer Oxford opens