After losing everything, a home helped Lorraine build her health and a community
After the loss of her husband and a serious illness, Lorraine found the stability of a safe home through Launch Housing. I was a psychiatric nurse until I decided I…
After her husband’s sudden death, Lorraine’s health plummeted, and she experienced homelessness.
Today, she feels safe and well. Her health has improved, and she's found her community.
When people have housing, they can move out of survival mode.
Home is the foundation that makes everything else possible. But for thousands of people in Melbourne, it's missing.
For Lorraine, moving into her home was the first of many things finally falling into place.
“It allowed me to get well again. When you have that security, you find yourself filling back up. I figure I'm meant to be here.”
With strong foundations, more people in our community can rebuild their lives after homelessness.
Lorraine now lives in one of Launch Housing’s residential communities in Melbourne.
It’s here she rebuilt her health and wellbeing after years of stress and illness.
Along the way, Lorraine has found something she’d missed for so long—community.
Every year, more than 14,000 people across Melbourne turn to Launch Housing for support.
Our services are designed with frontline expertise, evidence-based research, and trauma-informed care.
With your help, we can provide the housing and ongoing support that people need to rebuild their lives.
We’re on a mission to support more people like Lorraine with a strong foundation to begin again.
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