Resources
Home to various guides, kits and general information that may be of interest to the sector.
Home to various guides, kits and general information that may be of interest to the sector.
The Local Government Homelessness Knowledge Hub brings together a range of resources to support and equip local government across Western Australia to end homelessness.
The Hub is a place for local governments to share information and to inform evidence-based homelessness solutions that respond to local community needs. The information supports elected members and staff working across a range of functional areas such as urban planning, community safety, community development, libraries, customer service, and other frontline staff, to set policy, strategy and good practice based on evidence of what is needed to end homelessness.
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The Housing First Development Collection showcases a range of Australian and international Housing First programs, demonstrating how Housing First has been applied to date while providing a starting point for practitioners, service providers, policy-makers and Community Housing Providers eager to implement Housing First.
The very nature of permanent supportive housing means that in order to support more individuals, the need to acquire homes is imperative. This collection hopes to inspire your aspirations for developing housing units that will conform to best practice and contribute towards ending homelessness.
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This magazine contains articles on: All Paths Lead to a Home; the work of WAAEH in progressing an end homelessness agenda; the Perth Zero and 20 Lives 20 Homes Housing First projects, and other innovative housing projects such as the rapid access to housing program as part of Entrypoint; ending Aboriginal homelessness through strong ACCO-led programs which also includes a Housing First component; the voice of lived experience of homelessness; responses to domestic and family violence, a major driver of homelessness in Australia and programs to end youth homelessness.
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This research paper from The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation shows how the upfront costs of delivering social and affordable housing could be cut by around 80 per cent using an innovative funding model. The paper focuses on harnessing the contributions from different stakeholders – federal and state governments, institutional investors and community housing providers – bringing together the most efficient financing mix to drive more housing supply.
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This toolkit is to help educate and provide needed information about the reform to tenancy legislation regarding Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) to community housing providers in Western Australia. This toolkit will provide a range of materials and resources for community housing providers to draw from when faced with a situation which may involve the inclusion of family and domestic violence under the Residential Tenancies Act 1987.
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Safe, secure and affordable housing becomes more important as people age, this guide focuses on Social Housing. The Age-Friendly Rental Housing Guide is one of the outcomes of Connect with Home, a project developed by Connect Victoria Park Inc and funded by the Department of Communities’ Age-Friendly Communities Program.
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Housing First started over 25 years ago in New York. Listen to this episode from a mini-series on homelessness called According to Need by 99% featuring Sam Tsemberis, PhD from the Pathways Housing First Institute.
Shelter WA was proud, in partnership with Connect Victoria Park and Lisa Baker MLA for Maylands, to launch Reimagining Home – A Framework for Creating Home with Older Single Women on Low Incomes so they can age well in their communities of choice.
Reimagining Home | Report Reimagining Home | Summary Reimagining Home | Look Book
In partnership with the Summer Foundation’s NDIS Housing Options project, Shelter WA worked with the Foundation to develop two new booklets to assist people with disability and their families, and NDIS and housing providers understand housing options under the NDIS, including Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA).
Further information and a copy of these two resources can be found here.
The LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Practice Guide for Homelessness and Housing Sectors in Australia outlines guidance on inclusive practice for agencies in Australian homelessness and housing sectors working with clients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer or questioning (LGBTIQ+). It has prepared in response to requests from these sectors, as well as clear research and practice evidence that LGBTIQ+ people are at higher risk of homelessness and have specific needs to address.
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