YHARS for Young People
Youth Housing and Reintegration Service (YHARS) provides support for young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, helping build stability and positive pathways.
Youth pathways
Youth pathways: shaping futures for work and life
Youth pathways
Youth pathways: shaping futures for work and life
Shaping Futures is MRAEL’s long‑standing youth pathways program, supporting young people across Central Queensland to build confidence, develop work‑ready skills, and take positive steps toward employment, training and independent living.
Practical support to shape your future
Taking the first step can feel overwhelming — you don’t have to do it alone. Through MRAEL Shaping Futures, we deliver youth programs designed to support you wherever you’re at, helping you build confidence, stability and practical skills for work and life.
From employment‑focused programs like Get Set for Work to housing and wellbeing support through the Youth Housing and Reintegration Service (YHARS), our youth pathways provide safe, welcoming and practical support to help you take positive steps forward.
Housing and wellbeing support for young people facing instability
Hands‑on training to build entry‑level work skills
Job readiness and confidence building
Mentoring and personalised support to overcome barriers
Pathways into work, apprenticeships and traineeships
Programs
Youth programs
Get Set For Work
A pre‑employment program for young people aged 15–19, providing practical training, work‑ready skills and pathways into employment, apprenticeships or further training.
Digital referral form
Have a youth in need of support?
Refer them to us and we will get in touch as soon as we can.
Location maps
Our locations
Tell us how we’re doing
We are committed to providing the best possible support for parents and guardians. If you’ve had an experience you’d like to share—good or bad—please follow the link to our feedback portal.
