The Safe and Connected Youth (S&CY) Program is part of the flagship advocacy of the Youth Coalition of the ACT that aims to address the glaring service gap for children and young people under 16 and their families who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The Program  is a collaboration between Northside Community Service (Northside), Woden Community Service (WCS), Conflict Resolution Service (CRS) and the Youth Coalition of the ACT. The S&CYP project aims to address the gap in services and support children and young people under the age of 16 who are at risk of homelessness. The S&CY program provides therapeutic outreach support to children, young people and their families where there is a risk of youth homelessness. Young people who enter the S&CY program will benefit from outreach support and case management for upward of 12 months. The ongoing advocacy and work related to the S&CY Program has successfully secured funding for the program until the end of the 20-12 financial year. Furthermore, the provision of this service as contributed to the ongoing advocacy for the development of  a purpose built residential accommodation facility in the ACT for children and young people under the age of 16 who are at risk of homelessness.