Ending long-term homelessness with secure housing – Sam’s Story
“I guess after my parents kicked me out, I was pretty much in between couch surfing and squatting, living in abandoned houses. Then I was living in my mate’s van for a while – I was all over the shop at that time.”
By rapidly providing secure housing with case management, Launch Housing is enabling people who have experienced chronic homelessness to regain trust with services, experience new stability, and ultimately exit the cycle of homelessness.
Sam’s support through the From Homelessness to a Home (H2H) program meant an interruption to the cycle of homelessness at a relatively early stage. With support from his H2H case manager, Sam has successfully maintained his first legal lease and is creating a life he is proud of.