Launch Housing has made a difficult decision to sell its Princes Street rooming house so that it could build more social housing and is working closely with each of the eleven affected residents to find them appropriate alternative housing. Each resident has been allocated an expert and experienced case manager who is supporting them with […]
By Clare Lawson An end to street homelessness in Melbourne? Sounds ambitious, but it is entirely possible. Already, real progress has been made towards ending street homelessness, right here in Melbourne. A pilot project in the City of Port Phillip has achieved a 27% decrease in rough sleeping in the area between February 2021 to […]
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 […]
Homelessness is traumatic. People who experience it not only struggle to meet their basic needs of food, shelter and safety, but to keep their connection to family, friends and their community. The combined impacts of homelessness can cause significant physical and mental health issues which persist even when people find stable housing. The costs of […]
In 2020 Launch Housing was selected to become the largest provider of services for the Victorian Government’s From Homelessness to a Home (H2H) initiative. The initiative was designed to provide people who are residing in emergency accommodation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with access to stable medium and long term housing and support. H2H […]
The Women’s, Launch Housing and HousingFirst have collaborated to develop the Cornelia Program – an Australian-first initiative that aims to break the cycle of homelessness and support pregnant women and new mothers. The program provides women with access to transitional accommodation in a new apartment complex comprising 36 studio apartments, as well as tailored wrap […]
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 […]
We are excited to share HomeGround Real Estate has won the REIV Awards for Excellence Community Service Award! The Award recognises the contribution of agencies or individuals to community service and actions that make a difference to the wider community. As a social enterprise of Launch Housing, HomeGround Real Estate has community service embedded in its […]
Angie* was just 18 when she experienced the breakdown of her family home and lost her housing stability. Like many young people who first experience homelessness, she was left with no option but to couch surf between friends’ houses – all while trying to keep up with her studies and manage part time work. During […]
