Anjie found safety, support and a home for her twins
Women’s crisis accommodation helped Anjie find security, support and a path forward during pregnancy Anjie was four months pregnant when she experienced homelessness, with no
Impact Measure 5
Women’s crisis accommodation helped Anjie find security, support and a path forward during pregnancy Anjie was four months pregnant when she experienced homelessness, with no
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
For the last three years, Julie has been thriving in permanent housing, after years of chronic homelessness. This is her experience of rough sleeping and
Increase in number of clients who sustain tenancies in long-term properties owned or managed by Launch Housing Summary Analysis A significant number of clients sustain
Building on our portfolio, growing Melbourne’s social and affordable housing stock. Ending homelessness starts with creating more homes, and here at Launch Housing our owned
Increase in number of social housing dwellings owned or managed by Launch Housing The supply of social housing in Victoria has not kept pace with
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.