As Melburnians flocked to the Mornington Peninsula for a sea change during the pandemic,rental prices soared,forcing poorer tenants out onto the streets. Some rough sleepers have found refuge in Rosebud’s campgrounds.
Homeless people could end up back on the streets after funding for the From Homelessness to a Home program was cut by $43 million a year in the Victorian budget.
For 1200 young people leaving the NSW foster care system every year,moving out of home is more about survival than celebration.
Demand for after-hours homelessness support has increased three-fold in the past decade,but no new staff have come on board to provide that help,the industry’s peak body says.
The Sydney Street Choir is celebrating a special milestone on Wednesday,hosting its 20th Anniversary Concert in Martin Place.
A trio of eminent West Australians write to Premier Mark McGowan urging him to ensure homeless people in Perth have security and shelter to protect them from an anticipated COVID wave when the borders open.
The letter’s authors warned the Omicron wave would hit Perth’s homeless community hard because of its higher rates of pre-existing conditions and multiple comorbidities,including elevated rates of respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.
There’s a fine line between all being well and things falling apart,especially for women,as a new film by a social worker turned writer/director explores.
Aspiring law student Desley Taylor should be starting university this month,but without a roof over her head that dream is on hold.
Hundreds of bank branches have closed in the past four years as digital banking takes over. The new era isn’t as accessible for everyone,and advocates warn already disadvantaged people are losing out.
Over the past 18 months,the Street Side Medics team has grown to 250 GPs,nurses,doctors and allied health professionals,who visit homelessness services each week.