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POSTED 23-01-2012
Australian's For Affordable Housing - Join the campaign now!
Australians for Affordable Housing is a coalition of national housing, welfare and community sector organisations, established to highlight the problem of housing affordability in Australia. We believe that all Australians should be able to secure housing that they can afford. Yet currently one in ten Australian households are in housing stress, paying more than 30% of their income in housing costs. Paying too much for housing makes it harder for people to pay for the other basics, like food, clothes, transport and healthcare.
Australians for Affordable Housing is calling on both federal and state governments to make the changes required to make housing more affordable.
Is housing affordability an issue for you or your family? Share your stress here click 'View Website' for more information.
POSTED 12-01-2012
Homelessness around the world - The Big Picture
Boston conducted its 32nd census of the city’s homeless population earlier this week. A report to the United Nations in 2005 stated there were an estimated 100 million homeless people in the world, and an additional 1.6 billion living without adequate housing. Click Here to view images of homelessness across the globe, collected from wire images this year. -- Lloyd Young
POSTED 15-12-2011
Homelessness agencies struggle to meet new accommodation requests
On a typical day in Australia, 59% of people who make a new request for immediate accommodation from government-funded specialist homelessness agencies are turned away, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
The report, People turned away from government funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2010-11, provides information on the requests for homelessness accommodation that cannot be met—those people who are considered to have been ‘turned away’.
POSTED 09-12-2011
Young women the dominant users of specialist homelessness services
Young women sought support from a specialist homelessness agency more than any other group in 2010-11, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Government-funded specialist homelessness services SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2010-11, shows that in 2010-11, an estimated 230,500 (equivalent to 1 in 97 Australians) accessed specialist homelessness services. Of these, 142,500 (62%) were clients and 88,000 (38%) were children accompanying clients.
‘The group with the highest rate of use was females aged 15-19,’ said AIHW spokesperson Geoff Neideck.
POSTED 11-11-2011
Another year in partnership with Mt. Maria College
Brisbane put on its best weather for Mt. Maria's final BBQ for the year at the Brisbane Homelessness Service Centre. Micah Projects is grateful for the support it receives from Mt. Maria college who come every month without fail to share a lunch with the staff and service users at the centre. This year marks the third year students have been coming to the BHSC as part of the school's social justice community action program. We look forward to another year in partnership with our friends at Mt. Maria College!
POSTED 02-08-2011
National Homeless Person's Week 2011 1-7 August
The Brisbane Homelessness Service Centre joined together with support from the local community for National Homeless Person's Week 2011. St Peter Claver College hosted a BBQ lunch on Wednesday 3rd August and The Office for Kevin Rudd hosted Kevin's Community BBQ on Friday 5th August at the BHSC.
POSTED 01-08-2011
Local Dental Clinic to use Oral Health Grant to improve qualitity of life for disadvantaged Queenslander's
As part of the Australian Dental Association’s Dental Health Week 2011 (August 1 – 7), Absolute Dental Care in Taringa, QLD received a grant from the Australian Dental Association (ADA) and The Wrigley Foundation to improve the oral health of Brisbane’s and Taringa’s homeless and low-income population.
POSTED 04-07-2011
NAIDOC Week 2011 Celebrations
The BHSC participated in the NAIDOC Family Fun Day at Musgrave Park on Friday 8th July.
For more information on NAIDOC week see the Department of Communities website.
For Musgrave Park ativities see Musgrave Park Cultural Centre website.
(Photo: Holy Rosary School Dancers, June 2010.)
POSTED 09-06-2011
Kevin hosts BBQ for homeless
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is hoping the overwhelming success of the inaugural 'Kevin’s Community BBQ - Share… Support… Connect' in Brisbane’s south will pave the way for more support for the homeless.
Article in City South News, 8 June 2011.
POSTED 24-03-2011
BHSC celebrates National Close The Gap Day
Today we celebrated National Close The Gap Day with a delicious BBQ lunch provided by Mt. Maria College and dessert compliments of South Bank TAFE bakery students. Every year now on March 24 the BHSC calls on its staff and service users to acknowledge, take action and demand Indigenous health equality in Australia.
POSTED 07-03-2011
50/50 vision pays off for homeless
THE 50 Lives 50 Homes campaign has reached a milestone, housing 50 local homeless people in permanent, long-term accommodation.
Article by Nicole Carrington in City News 7 March 2011. Photograph courtesy of City News.
POSTED 28-02-2011
Urban 'caveman' backs housing program
Article by Daryl Passmore in The Courier Mail online 26 Feb 2011.
Image of Marcus Taylor coutesy The Courier Mail.
POSTED 17-02-2011
Increase in homeless people refused shelter
Despite Kevin Rudd's goal to cut homelessness by half across the nation by 2020, the number of people being turned away from shelters is increasing.
Article by Verity Edwards in The Australian, 17 Feb 2011. Image courtesy of The Australian.
POSTED 01-02-2011
Flood victims sleep in cars
BRISBANE: Flood victims are being forced to sleep in their cars due to the devastating impact of the flood crisis.
City News article by Nicole Carrington, 27 Jan 2011.
Interview with Micah Projects Coordinator, Karyn Walsh. Image courtesy of City News.
POSTED 19-01-2011
Floods affect homeless, hurt housing affordability
ABC online article by Maria Hatzakis, 18 Jan 2011.
Interview with Micah Projects Coordinator, Karyn Walsh.
POSTED 06-01-2011
50 Companies 50 Lives
In the next stage of the 50 Lives 50 Homes campaign, we’re asking the business community to share in this work by sponsoring people to make the move from homelessness to home.
For information please visit Micah Projects website.
POSTED 16-12-2010
Rough Living: histories of trauma & homelessness
The links between homelessness and trauma are explored in a new report by Dr Catherine Robinson. The report was launched on 15 December 2010 in Sydney.
Public Interest Advocacy Centre. Story by Chris Hartley.
POSTED 09-12-2010
Rudd re-commits to homeless
Still keeping the faith - Kevin Rudd and Therese Rein continue to fulfil their deep commitment to the homeless.
Article in Westender 8 December 2010
