Yfoundations welcomes the development of the NSW Strategic Plan for Children and Young People 2027–2030 and the shared, whole-of-government vision it sets for every child and young person in the state. This submission responds across the plan’s five themes, and the key central idea that runs through each: for children and young people, a safe and stable home is the foundation upon which everything else is built – a matter of rights as well as policy.

This submission is informed by consultations led by Yfoundations across the NSW homelessness sector in May 2026 to provide advice to the NSW Government on the development of the NSW Child and Youth Homelessness Action Plan. Yfoundations strongly advocates for the need for consistency of intent, purpose and commitment between the NSW Strategic Plan for Children and Young People and the NSW Child and Youth Homelessness Action Plan.