Melbourne Homeless - Victoria, Australia

[Dominic]

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[Dominic]

MORE than a third of Victoria's homeless people who sought help in the past year were knocked back due to lack of funding, new research revealed today.

The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) and Housing Alliance Victoria (HAV) survey indicated 11,678 people were turned away from homeless assistance services in 2003-04, while 31,359 people received help.
This was 842 more people sent away than in 2002-03, and equated to 37 per cent of people trying to get help from services missing out.

HAV spokesman Dean Lombard urged the federal and state government to provide more funding so the homeless people were not left to fall through the cracks of an under-funded system.

Victoria 1/3 failure rate!

[Rose]

Aboriginal Homeless Youth Health Worker
Rumbalara Aboriginal Corporation
PO Box 180
MOOROOPNA VIC 3629
Phone: (03) 5825 2111

Targets homeless Koori young people. Aims to establish and maintain an active support network with youth and housing agencies in the area, compile health education kits on sexual health and on substance use, provide an information and referral service for Koori young people to drug and alcohol and medical support and in collaboration with other service providers, provide sessions on self-esteem for homeless and at risk Koori young people.

Bendigo Community Health Services
PO Box 169
EAGLEHAWK VIC 3556
Phone: (03) 5434 4300

Targets homeless and at risk young people in the Bendigo area. Aims to provide an outreach and centre based service, a point of entry to health services, information and referral advocacy and improve access to existing primary health care servies in Bendigo for homeless young people. Also establish continuing working protocols with existing primary care and relevant SAAP services to ensure access and promote greater awareness of the health needs of homeless young people.

Bentleigh Bayside IHSHY Project
Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Service
4 Livingstone Street
HIGHETT VIC 3190
Phone: (03) 9553 6033

Services Bayside, Glen Eira and Kingston. Undertakes a number of projects and services including the development and implementation of Homeless Health Assessment tool, a young mothers group, homeless health promotion group, health promotion, counselling and support to access other health services, welfare, housing or other services as needed.

Collaborative Adolescent Community Health
Barwon Health
40 Little Malop Street
GEELONG VIC 3220
Phone: (03) 5221 5168

Provides collaborative case management health service to homeless and at risk young people in Geelong and surrounding areas in contact with mainstream health services and generalist youth health agencies.

Health and Homelessness Project
Ballarat Community Health Service Inc
PO Box 1156
BALLARAT MAIL CENTRE VIC 3354
Phone: (03) 5335 7801

Targets homeless young people and those at risk of homelessness in the Grampians Region and provides an outreach health consultation and referral service to those with mental illness or psycho social disturbances. Also provides information and training to supported accommodation workers, youth workers, community health workers and teachers in the areas of homelessness and mental health.

Homeless Young People's Health Outreach Service
Inner South Community Health Service
10 Inkerman Street
ST KILDA VIC 3182
PO Box 112
ELWOOD VIC 3184
Phone: (03) 9534 8166

Targets at risk and marginalised young people up to 25 years of age with complex social and primary health needs and who are often homeless and located or drawn to services within the City of Port Phillip and City of Stonnington. Provides assertive clinical health assessment/care, case management and health promotion, facilitates coordinated access to care and provides youth specific nursing and health promotion consultation to colleagues and key external agencies. Provides an advocacy for young people by identifying and addressing barriers that prevent access to primary health and social health services.

Homeless Youth Counsellor Project
Darebin Community Health Service
Cnr Blake and Crevelli Sts
EAST RESERVOIR VIC 3073
Phone: (03) 9478 5711

An experienced psychologist and family therapist provides counselling to young people and where appropriate, their family. In particular, the worker focuses on young people who experience homelessness, have difficulties with mental health and addiction issues. The service also provides secondary consultation, supervision and training to youth workers and teachers and personal growth and support groups, around issues of relationships and emotional counselling.


Homeless Youth Health Support Program
93 Wellington Street
WINDSOR VIC 3181
Phone: (03) 9510 3233

Targets homeless and at risk young Koori people in the Southern Metropolitan Region, providing counselling and support, including day needs, sexual health, drug and alcohol and general health related issues and health promotion activities. Links young people to relevant health services.

Homeless Youth LINKS Project
Greater Dandenong Community Health Service
55 Buckingham Street
SPRINGVALE VIC 3171
Phone: (03) 8558 9000

Targets homeless at risk young people in the City of Greater Dandenong. Aims to enhance access to primary health care, link young people to health services through early identification, primary prevention and intervention programs, provides the Green Cross Outreach bus service and coordinates a youth service network in the CGD. The service is looking to reduce case management work and thereby take on a more active health promotion role, providing secondary consultations and support.

Homeless Youth Mental Health Project
Mildura Aboriginal Corporation
120 Madden Avenue
PO Box 2130
MILDURA VIC 3502
Phone: (03) 5022 1852

Targets homeless and Koori young people aged 8-25 and their families. Promotes health care through increasing access to mainstream and specialist services with the emphasis on family breakdown and the health consequences, fosters reconciliation between young people and their families or support for independent living, provides health information and referral services and appropriate support and counselling programs, including support for young mothers, facilitates health education programs in schools and the delivery of a Tae-Kwon-Do program to enhance fitness and health of homeless young people, both Koori and non Koori.

Homeless Youth Project
Eastern Access Community Health
46 Warrandyte Road
RINGWOOD VIC 3134
Phone: (03) 9871 1800

Outreach service for homeless and at risk young people in the outer eastern municipalities of Melbourne aged 12-25. Aims to educate young people about health services and issues, to increase access to services and promote general, social and emotional health. Emphasis on capacity building for organisations and workers to improve access for young people to health services.

Homeless Youth Sexual Assault Outreach Project
Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (EACH)
17 Ware Crescent
EAST RINGWOOD
Phone: (03) 9870 7310

Services homeless and at risk young people in the outer eastern suburbs if Melbourne. Maintains an active partnership between youth housing and psychiatry services and school nursing. Provides assessment, consultation, therapeutic and referral services to young people who have experienced sexual assault.

[Rose]

Latrobe Valley Homeless Youth Health Access Program
Latrobe Valley Community Health Centre
PO Box 960
MORWELL VIC 3840
Phone: (03) 5136 5400

Provides outreach and centre based health assessment services, information and referral services, and post and ante natal care for homeless young people in the Latrobe Valley.

Peninsula Innovative Health Services for Homeless Youth
Frankston Integrated Care Centre
8-10 Hastings Road
FRANKSTON VIC 3199
Phone: (03) 9784 8160

Targets homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness. Aims to provide health promotion and awareness with homeless populations and health related case management, targeting young people in crisis accommodation, out of home care, or on the streets.

Portland and District Homeless Youth Health Project
PO Box 650
PORTLAND VIC 3305
Phone: (03) 5523 4000

Provides access and referral to mainstream health services and delivers health promotion focusing in social connectedness, community building and mental health. Services homeless and at risk young people in Portland and surrounding areas.

Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) Homeless Youth Health Project
RDNS Homeless Persons Program
113 Roslyn Street
WEST MELBOURNE VIC 3003
Phone: (03) 8327 0100

The Homeless Persons Program is a team of specialist community health nurses who work with and on behalf of individuals and groups, experiencing homelessness. This project targets homeless young people in Anglicare networks, specifically in Glenroy and Preston, outreaching to areas including Fitzroy and Brunswick. Aims to provide holistic health care to individuals experiencing homelessness, within a holistic framework; improve access of homeless people to general community services, and work with other services to obtain health care for people experiencing homelessness.

Refugee Young People Counselling and Support Program
Foundation for Survivors of Torture
PO Box 96
PARKVILLE VIC 3052
Phone: (03) 9388 0022

Targets refugee young people aged 12-25 years, who have severe psychological problems or are at high risk of developing such problems and are at risk of homelessness, often due to traumatic events suffered prior to their arrival in Australia. Ongoing problems that might ensue include family conflict, limited employment or educational opportunities and/or failure to cope with demands of school and work. Family members are part of the target group as they are critical to the prevention of homelessness and the mental health of the young person. The service provides counselling and casework interventions and has developed extensive networks with schools and services which work with young people.

Young People's Health Service
Centre for Adolescents Health
2 Gatehouse Street
PARKVILLE VIC 3052
Phone: (03) 9345 5888

Targets homeless or at risk of homeless and marginalised young people aged 12-22 who frequent Melbourne’s central business district. Provides clinical services to young people from Frontyard, a co-location of youth services in Melbourne’s CBD. YPHS also provides primary health care and assists young people with issues related to mental health, sexual health, alcohol and drugs and immunisation and screening programs and referrals. YPHS also is involved in health promotion activities.

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Yarra Community Housing
ych.org.au
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Yarra Community Housing Ltd. (YCH) is a leading provider of affordable, long term accommodation options for low income Victorians – particularly single persons. Currently YCH provides housing to over 500 households in a range of accommodation types across the northern and western suburbs of Melbourne.

YCH was established in 1996 as a public company limited by guarantee with a company membership of non-profit organisations and tenants. YCH currently has a Board of ten Directors with a broad range of skill and experience. Both the Brotherhood of St. Laurence and Melbourne Citymission are founding members of the company and continue to have representation on the Board. YCH has a staff team of approximately 20 and provides services from two offices – one in Fitzroy and one in Footscray.

[Robbyg]

It goes back to what ive said in previous posts, for instance take YCH, and what i am talking about here is facts,, there are about 10 boardmembers, total staff numbers are much higher, they have a nice website where they talk about building homes for everyone in need, how lovely, you see if you tell the government that you want to develop housing for homelessness the Government want to go to heaven too so they give large grants to these companies so they can But, Build, and Sell properties, This year after running costs, and after providing for income tax the company had a surplus of $737365.00 remember they are providing 500 beds, remember there are 10 boardmembers and probably close to 200 staff, (not sure about staff numbers) but for that amount of boardmembers there would be close to that many staff, why so many is needed??? MONEY and lots of it with the government chipping in , the boardmembers get their nice little performance bonuses, but a new mercedes and party to the wee hours, why do they do it??? because they can , and because they are NOT accountable on that level, its the same old Story,, the rich get richer the poor get shafted,

[Robbyg]

looks lik there are 32 staff including board members, im presuming a lot of these are part time, volunteers? however if you look at the expenses report wages paid out this year were close to a $1000000 cool id love to work for them, have a salary nice car, put on an air of caring while all your thinking about is how to get more money from the homeless society, if you look at the figures, the homeless gave YCH 3.1 million dollars this year in rent WOW, now thats good business nous
They have an account called employee benefits expense account
I BET IT IS , this rose from $776712 in 2004 TO $913899 in 2005 , do the poor employees need more benefits? maybe we could pass our hats around for them , or perhaps donate 10% of our begging/dole money to them to help them get on their feet, Lets get into the spirit of Xmas and help--YCH--NOT

[paul]

Next person to call this the lucky ****ry id like to punch in the face. Aus is a third world hole thats lucky for some.

[AnotherSun]

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=101&pg=909

You can download the whole booklet on all the services available.

[H.E.L.P]

Loddon Mallee housing Services in Bendigo do great work with outreach support for the regions homeless and those at risk.
Phone: 5442 4288
24-30 View Street Bendigo VIC 3552