for Homeless Youth
Help us light up young lives this season.
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Here is how you can light up a young life
Buy a bauble
Your donation will light up a bauble on our Giving Tree for Homeless Youth
Create Your Own Digital Giving Tree
For your organisation and rally your team or clients.
Find an Existing Giving Tree
Contribute to an existing Giving Tree and light up a young life this season.
Bauble Artwork For Your Physical Tree
Access printable bauble tags designed by Taela, display them with your own tree.
Meet Taela: The Artist Behind the Giving Tree
From staying late at school to avoid going "home"…To mentoring others and using art as a voice for change—.
Taela’s journey is one of resilience, identity, and hope. Her bold and beautiful Giving Tree artwork is more than art— It’s a symbol of survival, strength, and what’s possible.
Every bauble on the Giving Tree helps support young people facing homelessness.
The Story Behind the Giving Tree
When you first look at Taela’s Giving Tree artwork, you see vibrant colours. Bursts of stars, glowing suns, circles, dots, and shapes that seem to dance.
But look closer.
And you’ll see a story.
Each symbol in Taela’s work has deep meaning:
Circles for meeting places
places of gathering and support.
People in our journey
the movement, struggle, and connection.
Stars for dreams
because no matter what, we can reach for them.
Morning suns
a reminder: every day brings new hope.
Your support can rebuild lives
The Giving Tree is about more than art. It’s a reminder that even in the darkest times, we’re not alone.
And that behind every bold colour, there’s a powerful story waiting to be heard.
Help bring Taela’s vision to life.
Your Support Helps Us
Fund initiatives that change the system for homeless youth
The Property Industry Foundation knows that to end youth homelessness will require wholesale change. That is why the Foundation has moved to putting 20% of our capital, time and energy into supporting initiatives that bring about systemic change.
This kind of approach requires the Foundation to look at the system as a whole and support initiatives and programs that seek to redesign the homeless youth system to get a better result for our vulnerable youth.
Rebuild lives, one bedroom at a time
Our major initiative – The Haven Project – is the building and refurbishing of homes for homeless youth since 1996.
Every home is made possible through dedicated fundraising and the collaboration of committed partners.
Industry partners contribute materials, services, and expertise, allowing us to complete projects more affordably and efficiently.
Thanks to in-kind support, every dollar donated stretches further.
Turn houses into homes
Providing vulnerable young people with a place to live that's not just safe, but also homely, can contribute to an invaluable improvement in their sense of self.
As the creator of homes and communities, our industry can and should play a role in addressing youth homelessness. We work collaboratively with other charities to break the cycle of youth homelessness and changing lives for the better.
