Support and advice agencies
SPCHG helps to meet the needs of our residents and our community through the following local support agencies:
crisis accommodation | housing groups | advice | refuges | drugs | free meals | op shops
domestic violence support | other programs
Crisis accommodation
Brotherhood of St Laurence Coolibah Centre (www.bsl.org.au)
Frontyard Youth Services (www.frontyard.org)
Flagstaff Crisis Accommodation (www.salvationarmy.org.au)
Hanover Northcote and Southbank (www.hanover.org.au)
Homeground Services (www.homeground.org.au)
Ozanam House (www.vinnies.org.au)
Other Melbourne housing groups
Yarra Community Housing (www.ych.org.au)
Quin House (http://www.vinnies.org.au/quin-house-vic)
Regina Coeli Community (www.reginacoeli.org.au)
Women's Housing Limited (www.womenshousing.com.au)
Advice Services for Tenancy, Employment, Legal assistance
Centrelink (www.centrelink.gov.au)
Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission (www.equalopportunitycommission.vic.gov.au)
Department of Human Services (www.dhs.vic.gov.au)
Privacy Victoria (www.privacy.vic.gov.au)
The Tenants Union Victoria (www.tuv.org.au)
Housing Registrar (www.housingregistrar.vic.gov.au)
Council to Homeless Persons (www.chp.org.au)
Aboriginal Housing Board of Victoria (home.vicnet.net.au/~ahbv)
Homeless Advocacy Service (www.melbourne.homeless.org.au)
Ozlink Personal Support Program (http://www.vinnies.org.au/ozlink-in-personal-support-program-vic)
Fitzroy Legal Service (www.fitzroy-legal.org.au)
Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre (www.communitylaw.org.au)
North Melbourne Legal Service (www.communitylaw.org.au)
Open Family (www.openfamily.com.au)
Public Interest Law Clearing House (VIC) Inc. (PILCH) (www.pilch.org.au)
Victoria Legal Aid (www.legalaid.vic.gov.au)
Refuges
George Wright Shelter (www.ahl.gov.au/pages/hostelunit.asp?id=101)
Drugs and alcohol support
Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre (www.turningpoint.org.au)
Depaul House (www.svhm.org.au)
Living Room Primary Health (www.youthprojects.net)
Inner West Outreach Services (ph: 1800 170 556)
Mary of the Cross centre (www.maryofthecross.org.au)
North Yarra Community Health (www.nych.org.au)
Youth Substance Abuse Service (www.ysas.org.au)
Free meals and food vouchers
Church of All Nations (carlton-uca.org/news/community-support)
Hare Krishna Temple (www.iskcon.net.au)
Matthew Talbot Soup Van (www.vinnies.org.au)
Ozanam Community Centre (www.vinnies.org.au/ozanam-community-centre-vic)
Rosie's Bus (www.iskcon.net.au)
Sacred Heart Mission (www.sacredheartmission.org)
St Mary's House of Welcome (www.smhow.org.au)
Port Phillip Community Group (www.ppcg.org.au)
Mental Health, wellbeing and counselling
Carlton/Parkville Youth Service (www.victoria.ymca.org)
Inner South Community Health Service (www.ischs.org.au)
Clarendon Clinic (www.svhm.org.au)
Doutta Galla Community Health Service (www.dgchs.org.au)
GROW (www.grow.net.au)
Melbourne Counselling Service (www.salvationarmy.org.au)
Orygen Youth Health (www.orygen.org.au)
Opportunity Shops
Sacred Heart Mission (www.sacredheartmission.org)
Domestic Violence Support
CASA House - Centre Against Sexual Assault (www.casa.org.au)
WIRES - Women's Information Centre (www.wire.org.au)
Other Programs
The Big Issue Australia (www.bigissue.org.au)