Housing vulnerable young people and families

The Royal Hotel was established in Glen Innes in 1860 and is considered to be the oldest Victorian-era hotel in the town. It was built with accommodation for guests, including 20 bedrooms and four bathrooms.

Pathfinders are committed to supporting the development of solutions that support vulnerable young people and families to achieve social and economic independence by providing education, training, and housing support.

There are a number of reasons why young people and families need emergency accommodation. Young people can often find themselves in situations that didn’t plan to be in due to unstable home lives, family and relationship breakdowns, evictions, risk of or exposure to crime and illicit substances and financial issues.

Everyone needs a place to call home, but young people and families in regional communities can often face a number of challenges when trying to access suitable accommodation.

Pathfinders purchased Royal Hotel with the aim of providing emergency accommodation and a range of support and education services for vulnerable young people to engage in real day-to-day activities including education and training, employment, volunteering, mentoring, and recreation.

Renovation updates

Several renovations to the heritage-listed property have been completed, with the installation of new floors and equipment, waterproofing and upgrades to the fire management system.

New office spaces and an upgraded commercial kitchen have been installed in the bottom storey of the building, adjacent to the shared dining area; and recent works were completed in a self-contained unit, allowing it to be utilised for emergency and temporary accommodation.
Further renovations to the building will continue.