Laurie Matthews

Laurie Matthews OAM
Born1956
Camperdown, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
EducationNewington College
OccupationCEO founder Caretakers Cottage
SpouseSara Matthews
ParentRev. Rex & Gwen Matthews

Laurence Charles Matthews (born 1956), is a housing rights activist who founded Caretakers Cottage a youth homelessness service in Sydney, Australia and currently serves as CEO.[1][2][3][4] Laurie was also a founding member Yfoundations, a peak body organisation for youth homelessness in New South Wales.[5] and has served on the Yfoundations board for a number of years between 1989 and 2011.[6]: 26–28 [7]: 4 [8]: 4 

Laurie also serves on the board of Southern Youth and Family Services, a homelessness service based in Wollongong, New South Wales.[9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference berry1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Howe, Megan. "Paddington Youth Refuge Faces The Threat Of Eviction." Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 10 November 1988.
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  5. ^ Coffey, Michael. "What Ever Happened to the Revolution? Activism and the Early Days of Youth Refuges in NSW." Parity. Volume 19, Issue 10. Another Country: Histories of Homelessness. Council to Homeless Persons. (2006): 23-25.
  6. ^ Annual Report 2009. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Youth Accommodation Association. 2009
  7. ^ Annual Report 2010. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Youth Accommodation Association. 2010.
  8. ^ Annual Report 2011. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Yfoundations. 2011.
  9. ^ "Our Board." Southern Youth and Family Services. Accessed 1 June 2015.