She’s such a beautiful person, in and out. I would love if she was rewarded for her kindness to others. Polly, Victorian resident
Pictured Inset: Victoria General Manager Melissa Palframan with resident Judith working together on the procurement process for the common areas cleaning contract. Pictured Right: Polly, a single mum of three, nominated her neighbour Kerri for the annual Good Neighbour Award.
Homelessness to a Home - changing lives
Housing Choices participated in three Homelessness to a Home program partnership consortia with NEAMI, Greenlight and Star Health in the Southern Metropolitan and Northern Metropolitan regions. An intensive property and tenancy management team was developed to work with the Homelessness to a Home participants and across the three consortia in multi-disciplinary teams. To date we have housed just over 160 participants through the program which has been wonderful to see how the opportunity to have access to a safe and affordable home has supported many successful stable tenancies for participants.
The Victorian Government released a $150 Million package in November 2020 called ‘From Homelessness to a Home’ (H2H) for registered housing agencies and support agencies to work in partnership to enable access to approximately 1,700 homes for people experiencing homelessness. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Victorian Government supported rough sleepers and people experiencing primary homelessness to reside in emergency accommodation. The program sought to deliver stable housing for up to 18 months coupled with support services for 24 months. The funding was extended to align with an increase in housing supply to come under the Victorian Big Housing Build. A combination of Homes Victoria housing stock (existing and new), private rental stock and existing social housing stock was utilised for the project.
HomelessNESS 2 Home James from Victoria (pictured) who joined the H2H program, funded by the Victorian Government, has been the team runner with his local football team for a couple of months now, he feels a sense of belonging and acceptance. In his new community he has been made to feel welcome and has made friends. “Being part of the H2H program and being allocated safe long-term housing means a lot, my life has changed a lot.”
“With the housing provided I feel safe and secure and I have been able to finally watch some television in the lounge room. My H2H case manager connected me with support. It also means I can reconnect with my family. My H2H case manager working with me has changed my life dramatically. I have a healthy routine now. I'm involved in sport and I work.”
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2021-22 annual report
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