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Yhunger Research
Evaluation Survey
Yhunger emphasises the importance of reciprocal social relationships for effective program implementation. These relationships are between the Yhunger partners and services at the workshops, and the youth sector and young people.
We conducted an online survey of 298 attendees from 25 workshops held between October 2015 and February 2020, achieving a 21 per cent response rate.
Key findings
- 80 per cent of respondents implemented Yhunger actions within 1-5 years after training
- More than 36 per cent made changes to their policies and practices
- Respondents identified several factors that facilitated their success, including:
- Yhunger's relevance to marginalised youth
- The "learning by doing" experiential style of the program
- Tangible resources for practical use
- A flexible approach recognising diverse needs
- Yhunger grants (availability dependent on location)
- Support from workshop facilitators
- Access to Yhunger cookbooks and recipes
Our Publications
| Crawford B, Yamazaki R, Franke E, Amanatidis S, Ravulo J, Torvaldsen S. (2015). Is something better than nothing? Food insecurity and eating patterns of young people experiencing homelessness. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2015; 39(4):350-4. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12371 |
| Crawford B, Yamazaki, R, Franke, E, Amanatidis, S, Ravulo, J, Steinbeck, K et al (2014) Sustaining dignity? Food insecurity in homeless young people in Australia. Health Promot J Aust 2014 25(2): 71-78. doi: 10.1071/HE13090 |
| Crawford, B., Rissel, C., Yamazaki, R., Franke, E., Amanatidis, S., Ravulo, J., Bindon, J. & Torvaldsen, S. (2012). 'It's good to have wheels!': Perceptions of cycling among homeless young people in Sydney, Australia. Youth Studies Australia, 31 (4), 55-63 |