The Children’s Voices for Change project is seeking children and young people aged 10 to 25, who have lived experience of family violence, to take part in an online activity.…
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It might look like a small step to addressing homelessness in our regions, but hats off to the Mount Alexander Shire for making changes to local laws that will allow…
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Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) has released a new report revealing the top Victorian electorates where reported homelessness has alarmingly increased over five years. The analysis, which compares the 2016…
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Ending Homelessness The last Census shows that, on any given night, at least 30,000 Victorians are without a home (including 6,800 children). They’re living in their car, staying somewhere temporary…
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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 National Children & youth Homelessness Conference is taking place in Melbourne on 24–25 July 2023, with the theme It's Time. Presented by Youth Development Australia, the conference will focus on a national…
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The Victorian Homeless Conference is taking place this year with the theme, Overcoming Challenges. Ending Homelessness. The theme is designed to provoke reflection and conversation around the continued and mounting challenges to preventing…
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Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of racism in its various forms. Racism hurts children and their families in real and fundamental ways, affecting not only their mental and…
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4 May 2023 The Hon Julie Collins MP, Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness, Minister for Small Business today released this statement urging all Senators to back the $10 billion…
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Some good news! On Friday the Government announced an additional $67.5 million for homelessness services as part of the one year extension to the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement.…
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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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The Minister for Health announce that all Victorian government primary, secondary and specialist school have now been invited to participate in the Smile Squad program. The program gives students…
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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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