From healthy breakfasts, lunches and holiday food packs to extra support to attend camps and sports events or help with uniforms and other essential items, the Labor Government is standing…
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The edition will be launched by the Victorian Minister for Housing Colin Brooks, followed by some presentations, a discussion panel and concluding with a light lunch. Date: Friday, June…
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The Victorian Statewide Children’s Resource Program for the Loddon Mallee Region is part of the Loddon Mallee Homelessness Network and is staffed by the Children’s Resource Program Coordinator, who provides…
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The upcoming AHURI Discussion Series on 'private sector involvement in social and affordable housing' will feature discussion with developers, financiers and community housing organisations delivering affordable housing right now through…
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The latest Census data is out, and as we thought the statistics are not great for the homeless people in this country, with a 5.2% jump on the 2016…
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Youth Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD) has been an exciting campaign since its inception in 1990. Started by a group of social advocates who believed too many young people were moving…
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Did you know that almost 40,000 young people aged 15–24 years presented alone to a homelessness service in 2021–22? Of these young people, almost half experienced mental ill-health and…
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Actively and effectively engaging with children and young people helps them build a sense of belonging, emphasising that their voices and needs are heard, understood, and considered. Emerging Minds has…
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The City of Greater Bendigo has provided grants to support local groups to hold free Community Christmas meal events in December. The events are aimed at supporting local community connections…
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It is that time of year when parents/caregivers are receiving children's 2023 Booklists & School Uniform requirements for 2023. The financial stress of ever increasing costs of living and the…
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The volume of social and affordable housing required in Australia can not be supplied by only one sector and needs to be financed, developed and managed by partnerships of government,…
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Melbourne City Mission’s Family Reconciliation Mediation Program (FRMP) is pleased to invite you to participate in the one-day forum, Youth Centered Family Focused Interventions. Exploring what it takes. The forum…
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Infants (0–24 months) are at a critical and formative stage of development. If exposed to domestic violence, they are at higher risk of neurological, psychological and physical harm. When working…
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Homelessness and Child Mental Health – Emerging Minds Podcast- Statewide Children’s Resource Program
This podcast explores the topic of homelessness and its impacts on children and families – in particular, how it affects child mental health. Most importantly, it provides workable strategies and…
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AHURI has released their latest report into Indigenous homelessness. Key points that have come from this report are: Australia-wide, one in 28 Indigenous people were homeless at the time of…
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Anglicare Australia is calling on the government to undertake a series of urgent and long-term measures to stem a national crisis in housing, in what it says is a market…
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'Coming home' Podcast Have you had the chance to listen to Juno's podcast 'Coming Home'? It traces the lives of three Victorian women from childhood to adulthood through their…
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Well, it looks like the Census data has been able to identify that 1 million homes in Australia sit vacant, and there are calls for policy settings to change to…
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