Moorditj Mia (Strong Home)
The service is being delivered consistently with Housing First, and finding housing is the highest priority element of the caseworker; however, housing remains scarce in the midst of WA’s rental crisis.
The service is being delivered consistently with Housing First, and finding housing is the highest priority element of the caseworker; however, housing remains scarce in the midst of WA’s rental crisis.
Shelter’s CEO Michelle Mackenzie presented Mayor Zempilas with his pledge signed at last year’s Lord Mayoral Forum highlighting the five core strategic areas to end homelessness which formed the focus of discussions with the two peak bodies.
The health experiences of women experiencing homelessness are different to the experiences of people who live in a safe, secure home.
New data shows that the number of people without a home in Western Australia, and the social housing needed to end homelessness, is an issue that spreads throughout the state across all metropolitan and rural federal electorates.
Shelter WA was pleased to join over 70 organisations and individuals in partnership with the Western Australian Alliance to End Homelessness calling on the Federal Government to lead the development of a COVID-19 National Response Plan for Homeless People Sleeping Rough.
Chief Incident Controller Jason Beeley joined the Taskforce to update on the work of the State Welfare Incident Control Centre (SWICC).