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Youth advocate remembered for his 'visionary' work

Father Chris Riley was dedicated to helping young people who found themselves living on the streets. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Tributes have flowed for Catholic priest and passionate youth advocate Father Chris Riley, who died aged 70 after battling ill health.

Founding Youth Off The Streets in 1991, he turned a single food van in Kings Cross in inner Sydney into a lifesaving network of crisis accommodation, counselling and other wrap-around support services.

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