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#EndHomelessnessWA Update: March 2021

Welcome to the e-news for the WA Alliance to End Homelessness. Read on for updates on the 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness in Western Australia and to find out how you can get involved.

Latest News

Next Pulse Session: No Wrong Door & Regional Roundup

Our next session profiles the work being done to support the No Wrong Door approach and the exciting developments across regional WA. We plan to have an update of the Zero Project across the four regional areas of Bunbury, Geraldton, Mandurah and Rockingham and other regional updates.

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Past Pulse Session: Social and Affordable Housing

With the implementation of the Housing First Homelessness Initiative including the Housing First System Coordinator and Housing Support Services it is timely to examine the housing options to support this initiative. At this Pulse Session the Alliance invited three speakers to outline a few initiatives taking place to increase housing supply at the local level.

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Join us for our next Pulse Session on Wednesday, 7 April 2021. Here.

ABC's of Homelessness

ABC Radio Perth Drive brought the key players involved in solving homelessness together to take the discussion forward and look at solutions.

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180 CEOs Sign Letter

Homelessness services across the country, including domestic and family violence crisis accommodation services, are set to have over $56 million cut from their budgets by June unless the Federal Government agrees to fully fund services.

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Housing First Survey

Community Housing Providers and Specialist Homelessness Service Providers have by now been sent a link to a Housing First survey asking what the approach means for your services. The Alliance received funding from Lotterywest to carry out the survey. If you represent a CHP and would like to participate email hello@endhomelessnesswa.com.

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Updates & Opportunities

Zero Project - A Series of Housing First 'Bite Size Chats'

Come and explore how different parts of the world put 'Housing First' into practice. The Zero Project will be conducting a series of short interview style 30 minute discussions, with a variety of people from Europe and Australia.

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VI-SPDAT or The Vulnerability Index

The Australian Alliance to End Homelessness has been supporting the use of the VI-SPDAT in Australia. This session will help you learn all you need to know about the background and appropriate use of the VI-SPDAT.

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Establishing a Quality By-Name List

Creating a By-Name List of everyone sleeping rough in your community is a central part of efforts to end homelessness, but how do you create one, what do you need to do to ensure you are accurately assessing who is entering your homelessness system on an ongoing basis.

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Institute of Global Homelessness

The Alliance has a partnership with the Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH). With International Women's Day just past explore these research and resources on homelessness for Women and Girls here, or view these COVID-19 Homelessness Resources here and you can view the IGH Resources Hub here.

Have you seen...

Bunbury


Be part of Bunbury's Connections Week a collaborative response to address need within the community.

Mandurah/Peel


61 people were identified as experiencing homelessness during Connections Week.

Moratorium


City of Busselton extends length of permissible camping stays ahead of eviction moratorium.

Social Housing


Social housing projects continue to gain momentum with four projects receiving funding in Melbourne.
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The WA Alliance to End Homelessness is proudly supported by Lotterywest.

The WA Alliance to End Homelessness is proudly supported by the Department of Communities.
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