Aroha’s struggle for home, culture and stability
Culturally informed homelessness support guided Aroha’s path to healing and home After years of unstable housing and systemic setbacks, Aroha’s determination to create a safe,
Impact Measure 1
Culturally informed homelessness support guided Aroha’s path to healing and home After years of unstable housing and systemic setbacks, Aroha’s determination to create a safe,
Safe housing and homelessness support gave Marie and her newborn the chance to heal, rebuild and thrive together Recovering from family violence, Marie faced overwhelming
Some of you might have met Jakub last year when we shared his story as part of our 2022–23 Impact Report. Last year, following Jakub’s
Increase in number of high acuity clients with secure housing Summary Analysis Our work focuses on housing people who have very complex support needs This
Jakub is a familiar face at Launch Housing’s Southbank site, having called it home for the last year and a half. The journey out of
Increase in number of high acuity clients with secure housing The journey out of homelessness is not always linear. Many of our clients require multiple
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we live and work. As we create safe and welcoming homes, we honour the people of the Kulin nation and their enduring connection to their home we call Naarm, Melbourne.
We pay our respects to all First Nations Elders, past and present.
It is important that we acknowledge that the contemporary housing experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people cannot be separated from their historical experience of dispossession and dislocation. Aboriginal Victorians are overrepresented in the population experiencing homelessness, with census data confirming that Aboriginal Victorians experience homelessness at over five times the rate for non-Aboriginal people.
We support the development of a culturally safe Aboriginal housing and homelessness sector based on principles of self-determination and will continue to do what we can to help make this happen.
We are committed to understanding how our services are impacting Aboriginal clients and, where relevant, we have disaggregated our 10 Impact Measures to report Aboriginal client outcomes.