Young people are a significant group experiencing homelessness in Victoria. Compared to older cohorts, young people have distinctive pathways into, and experiences of homelessness. To effectively meet the needs of…
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Advocates warn that women are wearing the brunt of the housing affordability crisis. The Price of a typical Melbourne home has multiplied by 22 in the past 40 years, almost…
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The Victorian Government announced over $66 million in new funding to provide up to 250 eligible families and children already in hotels with safe, stable and secure accommodation and tailored…
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The Social Housing Growth Fund will be funding up to $300 million to provide grants to fund about 1,000 new homes across regional Victoria to help address housing affordability challenges…
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The State Government is continuing to ensure more people have the safety, security and stability of a home, thanks to new incentives for investors to build rental properties. Build‑to‑Rent provides…
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The Crisis Accommodation Options Project was funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (the Department), to further explore the issue of emergency accommodation, to map the current system,…
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Home Stretch provides continued support until the age of 21 to every Victorian leaving care – around 700 young people a year – to assist their transition to adulthood. Victoria…
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The State Government's historic Big Housing Build Program have already purchased 1,100 homes, including 590 homes in ready to build projects. The Big Housing Build Program has also purchased 514…
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What is Homelessness Week? Homelessness week focuses attention to the increasing number of Australians experiencing homelessness and to call on government to implement the solutions to this crisis. See what…
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The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare have provided a fact sheet on children and homelessness in Victoria. The fact sheet highlights 22 % of people experiencing homelessness…
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Homelessness Week 2021 occurs from August 1st - 7th and is designed to bring attention to the increasing number of Australians experiencing homelessness and to call on the government to…
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The experience of homelessness and family violence can have a significant impact on a child’s education, their physical, emotional and mental health and their sense of connectedness to peers and…
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The Loddon Mallee Homelessness Network Co-ordinator position plays a significant role in the development and implementation of current and future sector wide reforms of the homelessness service system through facilitation…
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This landmark investment by the Labor Government’s $5.3 billion Big Housing Build is delivering more than 12,000 new homes. Boosting Victoria’s social housing supply by 10 per cent , while…
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The Statewide Children's Resource Program is excited to announce the launch of our first online module hosted by Council to Homeless Person. Module 1: Introduction to the Statewide Children's Resource…
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The Loddon Mallee Homelessness Network Co-ordinator position plays a significant role in the development and implementation of current and future sector wide reforms of the homelessness service system through facilitation…
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Kids Under Cover supports vulnerable young people at-risk of homelessness by building relocatable rooms in the backyard of the family or carer’s home – relieving overcrowding, easing tension and providing…
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The Family Reconciliation Mediation Program (FRMP) is funded by the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) to support young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness…
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