Housing.
Support.
Recovery.
No one is immune to a change in circumstances that can leave accommodation unaffordable, unsuitable or unstable.
We help women prevent or resolve homelessness through tailored support, and access to safe and affordable accommodation.
What is homelessness?
Homelessness is a lack of one or more of the elements that represent ‘home’—including a sense of security, stability, privacy, safety, and the ability to control living space. It can look like: couch surfing, living in a car, pet-sitting, house-sitting or over-staying with friends and family. In fact, only 6% of people experiencing homelessness in Australia are sleeping on the streets.
Older women—those aged 55 and over— are the fastest growing cohort of homeless Australians.
What is mental ill-health?
Mental ill-health is an issue that affects all of us at some point in our lives. Nearly half of all Australians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. So, ‘mental ill-health’ is an umbrella term that includes many different types of experiences that range from mild to severe in their effect on us.
It can be brought on by financial issues, relationship strain, problems at work, or other life challenges. Experiences that are highly stressful or traumatic can also have a big impact on our mental health.
Signs that you may be experiencing mental ill-health include changes in your eating or sleeping pattern, feeling overwhelmed, feeling more emotional than usual, having difficulty thinking clearly or making decisions, or noticing that you are not coping like you were before.
Our team
Our team members are specially trained professionals who are here to support you in the best way possible. They will work with you to tailor services that suit your particular circumstances.
Our impact
“Upon my hospital discharge I was destitute and hopeless.
I had no one to turn to when you gently and lovingly guided me towards stable housing, much needed clinical support and reassurance that I’m not alone and voiceless.”
Read more about the impact we have on our clients lives.
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There are real women behind Australia’s shameful homelessness crisis that’s seeing women over 55 experiencing homelessness at a faster rate than any other group.
Thank you Glen-Marie Frost for sharing your story of becoming homeless in your sixties. And, to new ABC Australia Compass host, Indira Naidoo and Women’s Housing Company CEO, Debbie Georgopoulos for helping tell it.
👀 Watch the full episode: iview.abc.net.au/video/RN2211H001S00
Earlier this week, on International Women’s Day, we wanted to call out the enormous obstacles women in Australia face. But, International Women’s Day is also about celebrating women. With the help of The Yoga Foundation, Aesop, OzHarvest we were able to celebrate the women in our community with a trauma-informed yoga session, lunch and some special treats 💕
This article from Jamila Rizvi has us thinking about the theme of #IWD2023: #crackingthecode which calls for bold, transformative ideas. Ours: stop 💡 underpaying 💡 female-dominated 💡professions.
“The number of women on boards, working as company executives and occupying ministerial offices is, of course, important. Leadership matters and equality within leadership matters, too, but not to the degree that they dominate public conversation and muscle out more significant issues like making sure low- and middle-income women have enough to live on ...
the professions which employ mostly women tend to pay less than professions which employ mostly men ...
Not to mention that these roles are also more likely to be paid under an award, so no amount of “leaning in”, “hustling” and “girl-bossing” is going to make a difference on pay.”
The hidden tax on millions of unpaid workers – and women are hit hardest
www.smh.com.au
Australian women who are mothers earn, on average, 5 per cent less than those who are not, writes Jamila Rizvi.