Launch Housing in partnership with Uniting, donors and the Victorian Government is preparing to open the doors of Viv’s Place, an Australian first apartment building for at-risk women and children. Based in Dandenong, Viv’s Place will provide permanent housing with wrap around support services in a new building to provide a fresh start for more […]
Pregnant women who are experiencing insecure housing now have a supportive pathway to safe accommodation, social services and compassionate health care, thanks to a Victorian Government funded collaboration between the Royal Women’s Hospital, HousingFirst and Launch Housing. The Cornelia Program aims to break the cycle of insecure housing for vulnerable women and their babies and […]
Construction is about to start on a new social housing development in Bellfield that will result in 58 new homes under the Victorian Government’s Big Housing Build. When completed, this four-storey development will provide housing for people on the priority access list of the Victorian Housing Register. The $24 million development is a partnership between […]
International music festival, Beats for Beds is hitting the recently re-opened streets of Melbourne for the first time on Friday 17 December to raise awareness and funds for people experiencing homelessness. Established in the UK in December 2020 as an online event, Beats for Beds has become an international movement, with musicians banding together to […]
Thousands of Victorians experiencing homelessness who have been staying in emergency hotel accommodation during the pandemic will have their stay extended, with an additional $66 million announced by the Victorian Government. But the storm is far from over, with the program set to permanently close in February, leaving many with extremely limited housing options. At […]
Low to moderate income earners in the Bellfield/Heidelberg West community will be able to stay connected to their community with access to safe and affordable housing, now that the Victorian Government has given the green-light to help fund the $24M Bellfield Social Housing Project. Built on land owned by the City of Banyule, the Bellfield […]
Embargo: Monday, October 19 2020 Australia’s homelessness rate is set to surge as short-term coronavirus income and housing protections are ended, according to the second Australian Homelessness Monitor released today. Pre-pandemic, homelessness had climbed by 14 per cent – to around 290,000 Australians – in the four years to 2018-19. Launch Housing commissions the Monitor, […]
Embargoed: Tuesday, 4 August 2020 New research has revealed a high level of empathy for people experiencing homelessness with 76 percent of Melburnians agreeing ‘homelessness could happen to anyone’. Launch Housing Chief Executive Bevan Warner said the findings were encouraging because they also show that people want action to end homelessness. “We know we need […]
Launch Housing Chief Executive Bevan Warner today welcomed the Victorian Government’s new $150 million From Homelessness to a Home package. The funding will see the Government extend current emergency hotel and motel accommodation until April of next year, allowing 2,000 former rough sleepers to continue being supported by Launch Housing and other service providers. The […]
Funding boost will help combat COVID19 in homeless sector Launch Housing welcomes special funding measures for the homeless sector. The Victorian Government is putting $6 million towards Victorian homelessness organisations to help protect Victorians at risk of or experiencing homelessness because of the COVID-19 virus. CEO Bevan Warner says the funding is being targeted to […]
As extreme heat hits, new data shows more people sleeping rough. Victorian homelessness support services, like Launch Housing, are increasingly struggling to meet demand, as new data shows a staggering 700+ requests for help go unmet every week. The Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS) figures released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) […]
Launch Housing is disappointed to see no emphasis on the importance of secure housing for good mental health in the interim report recommendations, released by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System today. Launch Housing Chief Executive Bevan Warner said: “It’s disappointing to see no mention of housing or homelessness in the interim report’s […]
