A big shoutout to our team, Melinda Wagner, Edgar Daly, and Vanessa Hulands for their fantastic presentations on the Better Health and Housing Program at the Complex Needs Conference 2025 last month. Melinda Wagner from our Health and Wellbeing team shared valuable insights and key lessons learnt from our experience delivering the program, including the […]
George Hatvani has worked in homelessness in Melbourne for nearly 30 years, as an outreach worker, manager of programs, researcher and advocate. He currently heads Launch Housing’s Advance to Zero program which aims to end rough sleeping in Melbourne by 2030. George’s interview with ABC Drive built on a conversation around concerns about the way […]
We were thrilled to host our first-ever Children’s Art Exhibition on March 20th. The exhibition provided a unique opportunity for donors, partners, and Launch Housing staff to come together, fostering a deeper understanding of the impact their support has on families and children experiencing homelessness. This support has been crucial to the success of our […]
Join us for a night of trivia and entertainment What do Alan Brough, ACMI, and Launch Housing have in common? We’re all joining forces to bring you The Great Launch Quiz! Join us for an unforgettable evening of trivia and entertainment, hosted by Alan Brough from ABC’s Spicks and Specks. Guests will enjoy a sparkling […]
To our Launch Housing community, After nearly 7 years, it’s time to say a fond farewell. I finish as CEO of Launch Housing on 6th May. It’s been a difficult but straight forward decision. After 17 years in Melbourne, I am relocating back to Perth, to be closer to family. During my time with Launch […]
Shorna Graham (She/Her) is a Cultural Safety Advisor at Launch Housing and a Ngarrindjeri, Narungga, Narungga, and Kaurna woman. Seventeen years ago today, then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, acknowledging the profound harm caused by government policies that forcibly removed First Nations children from their families. While this […]
Melbourne Street to Home provides housing support, advice, long-term case management and ongoing tenancy support to Melbourne’s most vulnerable rough sleepers. This initiative has an integrated health response, with support from qualified Bolton Clarke nurses to assess clients’ health needs and refer clients to specialist services if required. Melbourne Street to Home works with rough […]
We’re excited to share with you all the work we’ve done together this year to help end homelessness in Melbourne in our 2023–24 Impact Report. This year was particularly challenging for many Melbournians. Cost of living, housing and rental crises continued to put pressure on people and families. Rents have increased 14% over the last […]
Integrated health and homelessness systems save lives An Insights paper published today, on the first day of national Homelessness Week, urges for investment in integrated health and homelessness programs and services to end an avoidable homelessness and health crisis, and ease pressure on overburdened systems. Homelessness is a health emergency. People experiencing homelessness often have […]
On Thursday, 25 July 2024, Launch Housing released a prospectus showing the areas in Greater Melbourne most in need of an Education First Youth Foyer – a demonstrated solution to youth homelessness that keeps young people housed, supported and safe while they complete their education.</p
At Launch Housing, we share our community’s distress about the unrelenting violence occurring before our eyes and formally express the following: Launch Housing joins the widespread calls from around the world for an immediate and permanent ceasefire on humanitarian grounds and an end to violence. We see in our work and in the […]
Fiona Schlensog understands how it feels to be on either side of the table when it comes to homelessness services. With 16 years’ experience in the housing and social services industry, and as someone who’s experienced chronic homelessness herself, Fiona Schlensog is bringing invaluable expertise to Launch Housing as the newest member of our board. […]
