From rough sleeping to reform advocate: Jade’s path
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.
Impact Measure 4
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.
From hidden homelessness to stability at Elizabeth Street Common Ground. Michael’s story shows how safe, permanent housing with wraparound support can restore dignity, health and
In July 2023, Launch Housing and the City of Yarra launched Yarra Zero. Like other Advance to Zero projects, Yarra Zero is working to end
Exits from rough sleeping into housing exceed the number of new people sleeping rough Summary Analysis Advance to Zero projects are highly localised and person-centred
When Sandra decided to return to Melbourne, she told her friends she’d only need to stay with them for a few weeks. Surely by then
Increase in proportion of clients, who received rent or bond payments, with sustained housing Our Private Rental Assistance Program (PRAP) and PRAP Plus program help
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.