Couch Surfing – raising awareness of youth homelessness

The annual Couch Surfing event, coordinated by Anglicare NT and City of Darwin, is on Youth Homelessness Matters Day – 16 April 2025. The day brings together young people, families, schools, community organisations and supporters for couch surfing races, decorated couch displays and information stalls to raise awareness of youth homelessness.

Too many children and young people in Australia live in unsafe or overcrowded home environments, couch surf or sleep rough. Over 3,000 young people aged 12- 25 years are homeless on any given night in the NT (ABS 2021).

We invite you to get involved –  put together a couch racing team of young people, decorate a couch for the best decorated competition, hold an information stall or donate prizes for young people.

Date:                Wednesday 16 April 2025
Time:                10.30am – 2pm
Location:         Civic Park, Darwin

For more information, contact Phil at Anglicare NT on 8946 4800 or email couchsurfing@anglicare-nt.org.au