Resources: (updated 1 Jan 2019))
Immediate - 24/7 Australia-wide
- 000 (obvious, but ......)
- Ask Izzy - https://askizzy.org.au/ - helps people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to find the services they need, right now and nearby
- Is Australia wide, free and anonymous
- Any suburb/location you specify
- Can help you find housing, meals, health services, counselling, legal help, addiction help and a whole lot more services
- Lists more than 350,000 different services
- Is available on phones, tablets and computers
Frankston and Mornington Peninsula
- Community meals in and Around Frankston http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=274
- Family Violence Response Centre - http://www.safesteps.org.au/ - 1800 015 188 - https://www.facebook.com/safestepsFV/
- FCC Community meals in Frankston - as at 1 Nov 2016 - http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=272
- Meals - http://www.frankston.net/food.htm
- Clean as Casper Free hot showers in Frankston - http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=230 & http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=243
- http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=208
- http://www.frankston.net/
- http://www.frankston.net/emailus.htm
- http://www.frankston.net/erhelp.htm
- Other - http://www.frankston.net/support.htm
Eastern Suburbs
- Eastern Domestic Violence Service - (03) 9259 4200 - http://www.edvos.org.au/ - https://www.facebook.com/Eastern-Domestic-Violence-Service-1001261599960615/
Melbourne
- Affordable/free food resources - http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=117
- Bulk Billing mobile doctor and nurse - https://www.facebook.com/groups/244525912404106/permalink/523780444478650/
- Melbourne Homeless Support Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/244525912404106/
- Melbourne Homeless Support Group - this list includes specific assistance for issues such as crisis accommodation arising from domestic violence - https://www.facebook.com/groups/244525912404106/permalink/453244651532230/
- Orange Sky Laundry - http://www.orangeskylaundry.com.au/melbourne-van - info@orangeskylaundry.com.au
- Orange Sky Showers - http://www.orangeskyshowers.com.au/
Northern Suburbs
- Northern Integrated Family Violence Services - (03) 9484 1666 - https://www.nifvs.org.au/ - https://www.facebook.com/nifvs.whin/
St Kilda
- St Kilda Community Housing Ltd - (03) 9534 1809 - 0419 033 196 - http://www.stkch.org.au
Western Suburbs
- Women's Health West - (03) 9689 9588 - https://whwest.org.au/ - https://www.facebook.com/womenshealthwest/
Victoria-wide
- CEHL - Common Equity Housing Ltd - http://www.cehl.com.au
- HAAG - Housing for the Aged Action Group Inc. - helping older people - http://www.oldertenants.org.au/services
- Victims of Crime (Vic Govt) https://www.victimsofcrime.vic.gov.au/ - Open 8am–11pm, every day - Call 1800 819 817 - Text 0427 767 891
- WIRE - Women's Information - https://www.wire.org.au/ - 1300 134 130 - https://www.facebook.com/WIREwomensinformation/
- Women’s Housing - http://womenshousing.com.au/ - (03) 9412 6868 - https://www.facebook.com/Womens-Housing-Ltd-607110396108761/
Australia-wide
- Ask Izzy - https://askizzy.org.au/ - helps people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to find the services they need, right now and nearby
- Is Australia wide, free and anonymous
- Can help you find housing, meals, health services, counselling, legal help, addiction help and a whole lot more services
- Lists more than 350,000 different services
- Is available on phones, tablets and computers - Information - "Without a Home" - ABC FactFile - http://www.abc.net.au/interactives/homeless/
- Orange Sky Laundry - http://www.orangeskylaundry.com.au - info@orangeskylaundry.com.au
- Orange Sky Showers - http://www.orangeskyshowers.com.au/
Also see:
- "Rooming Houses" - http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=38
and - "Seaford Beach Cabin Park - 254-258 Nepean Hwy Seaford" - http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=93
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Background:
The SCC was contacted by and is now participating in a workgroup started by the Social Justice Group from Seaford's St Anne's Church.
Here is our position Paper - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1_RO8yB1fC2b0V2cndiQng0NGM&authuser=0.
This group is now called "Seaford Housing Action Coalition" (SHAC) - http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=20.
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Food for thought:
As we look for temporary, permanent, immediate, short-, medium- and long-term solutions, we keep asking why are people sleeping on the beach, in doorways and cars, etc. etc. ...... and being robbed of what few possessions they have?
If you lose your job, have a run of bad luck or get ill or ............. it could be you.
Think about it.
Please contact us if you’d like to get involved.
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Outlook:
At least one Frankston Councillor says he is committed to trying to find solutions.
This issue has been in the too-hard basket for too many local, State, Federal and International agencies for far too long.
No, we don't want to make a ghetto, interfere, or tell people in this situation what to do.
We want to help them to get themselves out of whatever mess they find themselves in.
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On a lighter note, here is a heart-warming success story (yes, I like cats):
Bob, the Street Cat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkwELUsBxYQ
https://www.facebook.com/StreetCatBob
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