Today we’re commemorating the 11th anniversary of the Apology to Stolen Generations. These policies caused tremendous pain and trauma within our Aboriginal communities. Our thoughts are with all those affected.
In Chinese culture, the Year of the Pig is associated with wealth, fortune and generosity. In 2019, we’re hoping that such prosperity and caring spirit will be shared by all… Insisting and advocating that everyone should have a home is a great start. Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Melbourne’s heat waves are tough. But for those of us experiencing homelessness, heatwaves can be potentially life threatening. If you or someone you know is experiencing homelessness, there’s some great resource: Free pool and cinema passes can be collected from a range of agencies including Cohealth, Salvation Army and via City of Melbourne’s daily
Look no further than this awesome award winning not for profit… Society Melbourne is a non-profit that aims to eliminate youth homelessness in Australia. The organisation operates some of the most sustainable social enterprises in Australia and reinvests 100% of profits into evidence-based programs targeting young people who are at-risk
For a time In the 1850’s, the territory from Princes Bridge to South Melbourne was know as Canvas Town. Considered a slum, masses arriving from all around the world seeking their fortune in gold descended upon Canvas Town. Living conditions certainly would have been dire and challenging in this nineteenth
Here at South Port Community Housing Group we’re constantly encouraging our tenants to get involved in the arts whether it be theatre, music or painting…But today staff swallowed a bit of their own medicine and got stuck into some art therapy of their own. What a great team building exercise!
That’s why we’ve joined forces with organisations from across the housing sector, to work together on a campaign that will work towards fixing it – Everybody’s Home. Find out more, and join the campaign by visiting http://everybodyshome.com.au/?refer=spchg
Homelessness week is coordinated by national peak body, Homelessness Australia. Right now, more than 116,000 Australian are homeless #HW2018 On any given night in Australia, 1 in 200 people are homeless The main causes of homelessness are poverty, unaffordable rents, and family violence To fix these problems we need
CHIA Vic, in collaboration with BOOMPower, recently assisted seven community housing organisations
We support the ‘yes’ vote on 14 October 2023. SPCHG operates from inner South Melbourne and as an organisation, we acknowledge the peoples of the Kulin nation, the Traditional Owners of this land. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present. We acknowledge that we operate on unceded land which always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. As a community housing and youth homelessness support service assisting vulnerable people in our community, we believe that First Nations peoples are unacceptably over-represented among those who experience homelessness. Asserting the Voice to Parliament will enable self-determination of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, providing opportunities to inform policy and legal decisions that directly impact their communities.
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