Jy’s Story
How the Education Pathways Program bridged the gap after homelessness “I remember when Mum told me to pack my favourite things. I was 7 then.”
Impact Measure 2
How the Education Pathways Program bridged the gap after homelessness “I remember when Mum told me to pack my favourite things. I was 7 then.”
Our Education First Youth Foyer empowered Chrissy to find community and a future beyond isolation During her final year of school, Chrissy was overcoming mental
Melbourne Street to Home supported Jade’s journey from rough sleeping to advocacy and stability Systemic barriers made it difficult for Jade to find a home.
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
Sean has achieved a lot in a relatively short period of time. From experiencing chronic homelessness to finding safe and secure accommodation to support himself
Increase in number of clients with secure housing on exit from a Launch Housing support program Summary Analysis Prevention and early intervention support helps people
Launch Housing is leading a new approach in Melbourne to solving chronic rough sleeping. Our Functional Zero program brings local services together, working in a
Exits into housing exceed the number of people sleeping rough Nobody experiencing homelessness should have to sleep rough. The longer someone experiences rough sleeping, the
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.