Empowering Young People
Where we work
Tanzania
Indonesia
East Timor
Father Chris Riley is the founder of the Youth Off the Streets Overseas Relief Fund. In 2006, Father Riley was awarded the Human Rights Medal from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and the AUSTCARE Peter Cullen Humanitarian Award, in addition to receiving a Member (AM), General Division of the Order of Australia, at the Queen’s Birthday Honours. In late 2007, Father Riley was awarded the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal, recognising the achievements of the first Volunteer team sent to Aceh after the tsunami. In 2012, Father Riley was also the NSW Australian of the Year recipient.
” I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, dignity, equality and freedom for their spirit. ”
-Martin Luther King Jnr.
Youth Off The Streets Limited acknowledges our responsibility and commitment to our global community and will advocate for the rights and welfare of youth worldwide.
The mission of Youth Off The Streets Overseas Relief Fund is to make a positive difference in the lives of disadvantaged children and youth outside Australia by providing non religious and non discriminatory relief through working with overseas partners.