by Eleanor Bailey | Oct 29, 2023 | News
Lynette, 75, was “looking down the barrel of a gun” when she was facing homelessness in December 2018. Now she lives in Shellharbour, where the average rental is $690 per week. Lyn Bailey was 17 when she started working, and until her retirement at age 69, she...
by Sophie Little | May 27, 2023 | Govt & Politics, News
A recent report from Mission Australia revealed an increase in people seeking support services for homelessness. Wollongong Homeless Hub and Housing Services CEO Mandy Booker said there are policy changes that need to be made before this crisis will improve. “We need...
by Emily Murphy | Nov 8, 2019 | News
Inner West residents are increasingly at risk of homelessness, with the number of people affected growing each year. The Inner West Council has conducted a yearly street count since 2016, where staff and volunteers from various organisations patrol the homeless ‘hot...
by Ibrahim Chanaoui | Apr 5, 2017 | News
A leading youth advocacy group has called for a coordinated national approach to tackle youth homelessness. Today marks the 27th annual Youth Homeless Matters Day, raising awareness for the 26,000 young Australians who make up almost half of the homeless population....
by Alex Doust | May 21, 2015 | News
Eat on two dollars a day for five days, raise funds and help end extreme poverty. Add a few hunger pains, repetitive spaghetti and canned tomato meals, and a caffeine or chocolate withdrawal itch, and that’s the Live Below The Line Challenge in a nutshell. A...
