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Young person who is self-placing with family friends and is struggling to afford a laptop to help engage in their learning

This young person left their family home approximately 9 months ago and has chosen to self-place with family friends in a different town. This young person however is facing a number of challenges with the family that he is self-placing with such as the adult facing addictions and mental health concerns, housing instability and unemployment. This young person has been trying to find a causal job to help support themselves financially, however, has been unsuccessful this far and has very limited finances as they are expected to contribute to rent, groceries and bills from their youth allowance. This young person has a goal of graduating from high school and works hard at school, however is unable to afford their own laptop, which is impacting on their schooling. If this young person were able to get their own laptop, it would greatly improve their access to education but also their general mental health and wellbeing too.