Stay up to date with Launch Housing’s work to end homelessness in Melbourne. Find stories from our frontline services, insights from staff and partners, and updates on key initiatives, events, and advocacy.
Last year over two thousand Launch Housing clients accessed a program with an embedded health service. Homelessness in Australia is a growing health emergency. Housing and health are deeply connected, and people are often dying from conditions caused by, or exacerbated by the experience of homelessness. People with chronic or persistent experiences sleeping rough are […]
Launch Housing joins many human rights, legal, community, and First Nations organisations to oppose the Victorian Government’s new youth justice laws which allow children as young as 14 to be sentenced as adults. The Adult Time for Violent crime laws are unacceptable and harmful. Children do not belong in prison, and no child should ever […]
We’re pleased to launch our 2025 Festive Appeal This appeal highlights the urgent need for safety, stability and dignity for women and children experiencing homelessness this Christmas. For many of us, Christmas is a time to rest, connect and feel at home. For thousands of women and children escaping violence, the festive season often magnifies […]
Launch Housing is co-chairing a new coalition of more than 70 organisations, urging the Victorian Government to back a proven framework to end rough sleeping across the state within the next decade. The Victorian Alliance to End Homelessness has highlighted the significant cost-savings to government, calling for funding to support the statewide rollout of Advance […]
If Melbourne’s homeless residents had a public platform to address the city, what would they choose to say? That was the question that prompted writer and social researcher Meg Mundell to embark on a public street art project that explores ideas of home, belonging and inequality from the perspective of people who have experienced homelessness. […]
Launch Housing is proud to announce our formal pledge of support to Victoria’s statewide Treaty process, becoming a recognised Friend of Treaty alongside the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria. Treaty is about truth, fairness, and self-determination. It is a step toward healing the impacts of colonisation and creating systems that work for everyone. As a […]
Launch Housing is delighted to announce the appointment of Sherri Bruinhout as Chief Executive Officer. With more than three decades of experience driving innovation and challenging the status quo across Victoria’s housing, homelessness and justice sectors, Sherri brings exceptional leadership credentials to Launch Housing at a pivotal moment in our organisation’s history. In her most […]
The Victorian housing and homelessness system is struggling to meet the demands of families with children. Our 2025 Insights Paper highlights the current gaps in the system and offers solutions to keep families housed and break the intergenerational cycle of trauma and disadvantage. Due to the limited number of beds for families in crisis supported […]
We’re pleased to share that Launch Housing will be delivering over 150 brand-new, high-quality homes in partnership with Homes Victoria as part of the $5.3 billion Big Housing Build. The homes include a mix of studio, one and two-bedroom apartments across two development projects in Dandenong. One of these projects will also include a space […]
A new photo exhibition has been unveiled along Birrarung Marr, celebrating Melbourne’s love of footy through the stories of AFL fans who have experienced, or come close to, homelessness. The display features two-metre-high portraits by acclaimed photographer Andrew Diprose and is part of Melbourne Zero, working to end rough sleeping in Melbourne by 2030. “We […]
We’re pleased to share the third edition of Our House, an annual magazine focused on the issues, solutions and impact of our work. Our House is distributed through cafés around Melbourne, as a way to start conversations on important topics where you are – over coffee or lunch. This year’s edition features a powerful mix […]
Cornelia is an Australian-first pilot program A new independent evaluation has confirmed what many in the sector already knew: the Cornelia program is working. The Australian-first pilot, which supports pregnant women and gender-diverse people experiencing homelessness, has been found to deliver positive outcomes. Led by RMIT University and La Trobe University, the two-year evaluation followed […]
