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Music project to raise money for homeless
Melbourne-based composer Kathleen McGuire will mark the 10th anniversary of her acclaimed choral work Street Requiem with a new community music project, Australian Catholic University’s Big Sing for a Big Cause.
New-look program aims to break cycle of homelessness
People at risk of sleeping rough in Melbourne’s north and west and on the eastern fringes will be among the first to access the Victorian government’s overhauled homelessness-to-housing pathway. Source: The Age.
Say hello to the homeless person you see on the street: Bishop
Sydney Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Meagher says he is distressed by the lack of support for people with acute mental illness who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and urged Catholics to get to know the people they see on the city’s streets. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Vinnies looks for new home to help homeless
In the Northern Territory where homelessness rates are 12 times the national average, the St Vincent de Paul’s Ozanam House Stuart Park service is about to become homeless too. Source: NITV.
Advocates challenge claims of boost to homelessness funding
Homelessness funding hasn’t increased during the life of the Albanese Government, advocates say, leaving women fleeing domestic violence vulnerable. Source: The Australian.
Study says $1bn fund could kickstart social housing for young people
The $1 billion pot of money sitting ready to be spent on social housing could shift more than 4000 young people out of homelessness, new research shows. Source: The Australian.
People’s house to become Vinnies house
Parliament House in Canberra will for the first time hold the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout to support Australians experiencing or are at risk of homelessness. Source: Canberra Times.
AMA calls premature homelessness deaths ‘national tragedy’
The Australian Medical Association has described hundreds of premature deaths from homelessness as a “national tragedy” and urged the Albanese Government to invest in a monitoring regime and improved housing and health services. Source: The Guardian.
Rough sleepers dying at ‘alarmingly’ premature rates
A St Vincent de Paul Society homelessness service, one of Sydney’s largest, says its client data shows the city’s rough sleepers are dying at “alarmingly” premature rates, particularly those with schizophrenia. Source: The Guardian.