Youngcare

Youngcare
Founded2005
Founders
  • David Conry
  • Nick Bonifant
  • Matthew Lawson
  • Simon Lockyer
Location
  • Australia
Key people
Shevaune Conry
Websitehttp://youngcare.com.au

Youngcare is an Australian non-for-profit organisation founded in 2005 to assist people between the ages of 16 and 65 with high physical support needs. Youngcare's programs and projects focus on supporting young people with a physical disability by providing greater choice in housing and care options. Currently, there are over 3,340 young people with high physical support needs living in residential aged care facilities. Common types of disability of those supported by Youngcare include cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis or an acquired brain injury.