How to Help

Send a Letter to your MP

Write to your local member in your electorate and ask them to take greater action against youth homelessness. Sending letters - by mail, fax or email - is one of the most effective ways for individuals to communicate their concerns to those in a position to make decisions that influence policy. When you write a letter, you are letting your representative know the issues you are concerned about, and contributing to the critical mass needed to move governments into action.

To find out your electorate, or who your local member is, please click here.

A few simple rules for writing letters

  1. Always be polite. Individuals and Ministers do not respond to abusive letters.
  2. It is good to give an indication of who you are and why youth homelessness is an important issue to you. Your willingness to rasie this issue demonstrates to our elected representatives that people from all walks of life feel strongly about youth homelessness.
  3. Be brief. Sometimes a simple, short letter is adequate. You should write no more than one page, as long letters are less likely to be read.

 

A sample letter to your MP

INSERT MP NAME
INSERT ADDRESS 
INSERT CITY  INSERT STATE  INSERT POSTCODE   
[ INSERT DATE ]

RE: Action Needed By Local Government to End Youth Homelessness

Dear MP:

There are 32,000 Australians under 25 experiencing homelessness in Australia today and that is unacceptable.

Research indicates that many of our older homeless citizens began to experience homelessness as a young person, and the alleviation of youth homelessness will therefore have an impact on the entire homeless population.

I urge you to make the reduction of youth homelessness one of the top priorities on your Government’s agenda.

As a citizen of [INSERT NAME, TOWN, STATE], I support the Oasis Youth Support Network's '32,000 To Go' movement to end youth homelessness.

Yours Sincerely,

Print Name: ______________________________________________________

Signature and Date: _______________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________

 

Send By Mail

Print, sign and post the letter to your MP at the address listed at the AEC websites. Alternatively, contact details for other state and federal MP's can be found at

Send By Email

Copy and paste the letter into an email, and send to your local MP. Details of local members addresses and contacts can be found at