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Creating a framework for
ending homelessness 18 November 2011 |
INFORM Weekly e-bulletin of advocacy,
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AWARDS National Homelessness Services
Achievement Awards Australians are encouraged
to nominate outstanding organisations committed to addressing homelessness in
the first-ever National Homelessness Services Achievement Awards. Nominations
are in seven categories, which celebrate excellence, quality, innovation and
achievement by homelessness service providers. Nominations
for the Awards close on Friday 25 November, Sen the Hon Mark Arbib.
Nominations here. 24housing launches Young Leaders
Award 2012 CAMPAIGN Stand Up for Super Now is the time for urgent
action We need your help to make
sure new laws to increase superannuation to 12% are passed by Parliament. Website. Australians for Affordable Housing Nearly one in ten
Australia households are in housing stress. A startling 460,000 households
spend more than half of their income on housing costs. It’s time to make some
noise about housing affordability. Website.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/housingstressed
Every Australian Counts Australians with a
disability, their families and carers deserve a fair go. It's time to make every Australian count. Website. MEMBERSHIP Past issues of HA News here.
Receive current issues if you become a HA Member... HA Membership time! Renew or join us... Homelessness Australia invites you
to read our brochure and think about becoming a member. POSITIONS VACANT Housing & Homelessness
Services jobs in Australia CREATE Foundation Part-time GPs required (ongoing) Mobile GP is a
non-government agency providing health services to the homeless and
marginalised. For further information, please call Stephanie Dunstan on 0457
925 357 or email steph.dunstan@mobilegp.org.au
EVENTS NOVEMBER AIATSIS Seminar Series Series 2, 2011: Housing and homelessness This series will look at the broad scope of issues
surrounding housing and homelessness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples. Overcrowding, poor quality housing, low levels of home
ownership, discrimination in the public housing system, homelessness,
relationships to health, employment and education, are some of the issues
facing Indigenous people in remote, regional and urban areas. Seminars. CSI and City Futures Research Centre's seminar
YFoundations conference vision for the conference is
"think global, act local". It will provide a key opportunity for
Specialist Youth Homelessness Services, Mainstream Services, Government
Officials, Advocates and Young People to develop networks and contacts
throughout and beyond the sector. Sydney, 22 - 24 November, website. Planning Next Generation Communities: Trends & Aspirations for Cities
& Suburbs ACT, 23 November, website. Welfare in a growing economy The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is
proud to launch their flagship report Australia's welfare 2011 at a national
conference in Canberra, 24 November, website. Investment decisions to improve outcomes for
children, young people and families Free Seminar, building the case for evidence-based
investment decisions to improve outcomes for children, young people and
families, Canberra, 25 November, ARACY website. Launch of the 2011 Social Justice and Native
Title Reports Keynote Address by Mr Mick Gooda, Sydney, 25
November, AHRC website. NIDAC Consultation Forum on Drug and Alcohol
Issues – Forum Invite Associate Professor Ted Wilkes, Chairman of the
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC), extends an invitation
to people working within the alcohol and other drugs sector to attend a
Consultation on drug and alcohol issues in Perth. 30 November, website. DECEMBER Women, Leadership and Democracy in Australia A national conference hosted by The University of
Melbourne and the Museum of Australian Democracy, Canberra, 1 - 2 December, website. 1st Sex and Gender Diversity (SGD) Human Rights
and Dignity Conference –Australasia Sydney, 2 December, website. Safe at Home, Safe at Work: Conference and
Workshop Domestic Violence Workplace Rights and Entitlements
Project, Melbourne, 5 - 6 December, website. Working with People who have Hoarding Behaviours Workshop from Disability and Aged Care Education and
Training, Melbourne, 5 December, see attached and website. 2011 Social Impact National Conference Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship: New
Models; Stronger Communities, WA, 6 December, website. Housing & Affordable Living Forum From WACOSS and Shelter WA, Perth, 12 December, website. Housing Affordability Congress The Housing Affordability Congress provides a
holistic analysis of issues encompassing housing affordability in the housing
industry today. Melbourne, 14 - 15
December, website. WEEKS & DAYS Social Inclusion Week 19 - 27 November International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November White Ribbon,
(AUS) 25 November 2012 Homeless Persons Week 2012 Monday 6 August – Sunday 12 August Youth week is 13 - 22 April and Youth
Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD) day is 18 April 2012 EVENTS 6th Australasian Housing Researchers' Conference
2012 Housing in an Era of Risk and Crisis, Adelaide,
February 8 - 10, website. After Homosexual: The Legacies of Gay Liberation Melbourne, 2 - 4 February, website. Policy Research Methods Masterclass 2012 Promoting Professional Research, Consultation and
Communication Skills for Policy Officers to Develop Robust Evidence-Based
Policy. Canberra, 7 - 9 February, website. Pathways through the maze National Hoarding and Squalor Conference, Sydney, 21
- 22 February, website. 2nd World Conference of Women’s
Shelters Scholarship applications are now open. Washington
DC, 27 February - 1 March, website. CSW 56 NGOs that are accredited to and in good standing
with the United Nations Economic and Social
Council, may designate representatives to attend the annual
sessions of the Commission on the Status of Women. New York, 27 February
to 9 March, website. ACOSS Media Forum Sydney, 28 March, website. ACOSS National Conference Sydney, 29 - 30 March, website. Pathways to Housing & DESC Present the
First: Housing First Partners' Conference 2012 New Orleans, 21 - 23 March, website. Homelessness Research Conference From the Australian Housing and Urban Research
Institute (AHURI) and RMIT University, Melbourne, 19 - 20 April, website. CLCNSW State Conference 2012 Sydney, 8 - 10 May, website. National Rural and Regional Law and Justice
Conference Coffs Harbour, 18 - 20 May, website. Australian Institute of Family Studies
Conference Melbourne, 25 – 27 July, website. 3rd National Affordable Housing
Exchange Australia Technology Park, Sydney, 26 - 27 July, website. 7th National Homelessness
Conference Making It Home: The Real Issues in
Homelessness Melbourne Convention and
Exhibition Centre 5 - 7 September 2012, website. The National Housing Conference Brisbane, 30 October – 2
November 2012, website. |
NATIONAL Nests emptier than ever but owning
a home still a dream Australians have more and
more bedrooms, but more and more of them are empty. The Age, 17 November. Locking in the locked-out
generation For those in the prime of
their life, housing has been placed in the too hard basket. The Drum, 17 November. Real estate for ransom documentary. Labour shortage in disability
sector There is an evident
workforce shortage in the disability sector. The reasons for this, in theory,
may be many, but if we are to look at it pragmatically we may soon come to
see that this shortage has not been realistically faced. Online Opinion, 17 November. Study reveals teenage depression One out of every twelve
teenagers self-harms, according to the most comprehensive study to be
conducted into the problem. Herald Sun, 17 November. Power cut-offs soar as families
struggle with bills An increasing number of
households have had their electricity disconnected due to their inability to
pay their bills, with the state government under pressure to boost assistance
to avoid further disconnections. SMH, 16 November. Buyers exit market amid housing
squeeze The proportion of people
planning to buy a property in the next year is at its lowest since the start
of the global financial crisis, a national survey has found. ABC Melbourne, 16 November. Wake up call to governments – the
time for action is now Australians are missing
out on affordable housing according to the COAG Reform Council’s report
released. We at AAH think it’s time
for action. AAH, 15 November.
See Sarah Toohey on The Project. Parents to be penalised for truant
children The Federal Government has
announced it will introduce legislation to cut the welfare payments of
parents who fail to get their children to school. ABC News, 14 November. How to avoid mortgage default The November rate cut
would have been welcomed by many home owners. But for some, it simply won't
be enough to provide relief from overwhelming mortgage repayments. Fraser Coast Chronicle, 14
November. When medicine doesn't work, double
the dose It is with no pleasure
whatever, if a certain sense of I-told-you-so, that I record that yet another
of Auntie Jenny Macklin's tough-love policies towards Aboriginal Australians
is failing. The Canberra Times, 13 November. Senator the Hon Mark Arbib The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP The Hon Kate Ellis MP NSW Care Connect (Ongoing) Service to help At Risk of Homelessness in Inner
West Sydney. Care Connect’s Community Options Program
(Housing Support) provides short-term to medium-term support services to people
who are at risk of being homeless or being marginally housed. The Program has
vacancies now. Please contact Lisa Clarke, Intake Case Manager on (02) 9830
8903 or lallen@careconnect.org.au. NT Out of sight and mind for Obama The homeless are being
moved on from Darwin's CBD in preparation for US President Barack Obama's
visit. NT News, 16 November. Qld Pilot program to curb homelessness
for mentally ill The Qld Government
announces a unique pilot program to help people who suffer from mental
illnesses avoid becoming homeless. ABC News, 17 November. SA Elaine's flat the cat's whiskers Sixty-six-year-old Elaine
Brown sits with one hand under her chin, her eyes beaming from behind her
red-rimmed glasses as she smiles across the table at her social worker. City Messenger, 17 November. Tas Subdivision plans surge The Hobart City Council
will soon be pondering three separate subdivision plans for Hobart's city fringes,
comprising about 50 residential lots. The Mercury, 16 November. Vic South-west dairy processors help
feed the hungry “In reality, the rising
cost of living in Australia has increased the pressure on other groups who
are now also seeking support, including those living on their own, the
elderly, single mothers and the working poor,” John Webster, Foodbank
Australia. The Standard, 16 November. WA Victims welcome inquiry into
allegations of abuse at WA hostel Victims of a notorious
paedophile who abused boys at a state hostel in Western Australia say they're
pleased there will finally be an inquiry. ABC AM, 18 November. Retirees struggle with rising cost
of living Couples need $55,000 a
year and singles need $40,000 for a comfortable retirement, according to new
research. The West, 16 November. INTERNATIONAL Woodsmoke from Cooking Fires Linked
to Pneumonia, Cognitive Impacts Science Daily, 10
November. Asia Refugees of Climate Change Rising
Steadily Asian countries, home to
about 60 percent of the world's population, will be hit hardest by changing
weather patterns and a degrading environment, research indicates. IPS News, 16 November. USA Coalition for Homelessness
Intervention and Prevention Hopes To Raise Sales Tax To End Homelessness The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and
Prevention released a new draft of its "Blueprint
to End Homelessness" in Indianapolis. The 10-year-plan
calls for a number of sweeping changes, including an increase on sale taxes.
The organization proposes a new taxation in the range of one-eighth of a cent
to one-quarter. The Huffington Post, 17 November. The Real Cost of Veteran
Homelessness and Nine Things Every Community Can Do to End It Combat ought to be the
most difficult experience our nation's veterans ever endure, and yet many go
on to become homeless for eight or nine times the length of their
deployments. The Huffington Post, 15 November. New Report: It's Illegal to Be
Homeless in America "Criminalizing
Crisis" Reveals Disturbing Trends in City policies. NLCHP, 15 November. War veterans homeless in America An estimated 200,000
American war veterans are homeless, and unemployment among recently returned
veterans is 3 per cent higher than the national average. ABC News, 14 November. New Census data raise number of
poor to 49 million Homelessness in The Huffington Post |
PUBLICATIONS &
RESEARCH 4130.0 - Housing Occupancy and
Costs, 2009-10 The Gender Audit Survey
takes around 8 minutes to complete and seeks information about diversity
within your workforce, within your senior management roles, and within your
Board. We ask you to complete the survey and to circulate among your
community sector networks. The deadline for responses is 12 December 2011 and
results to be released on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2012. Survey. Over 50? Send us your stories.
Latest news. Therapeutic residential care in
Australia: Taking stock and looking forward Responding to women’s experiences
of sexual assault in institutional and care settings Promoting positive education and
care transitions for children Ear and hearing health of
Indigenous children in the Northern Territory Plan to End Youth Homelessness Child: Care, health and development (INT) Coalition for the homeless (USA) • Basic
Facts About Homelessness: New York City Cuts to Welfare Payments for
School Non-Attendance National Social Housing Survey
with Community Housing Report Health Care for the Homeless Inc. (USA) How is housing affordability
affecting your state? Melbourne Street to Home Melbourne’s second registry week
reveals progress On Her Way: Primary prevention of violence against
immigrant and refugee women in Australia 2011 National Alliance to End
Homelessness (USA) The Heterogeneity of Homeless
Youth in America: Examining Typologies September 2011: Responding to the National Plan to
Reduce Violence Against Women and Their Children, read articles: -Opinion – The National Plan to
Reduce Violence against Women and their Children -A Long History: The National Plan
in Context Reflections on Developing and
Implementing the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their
Children Salvation Army
& Swinburne Institute No Home at the End of the
Road? A survey of single women over 40 years of age who do not believe they will own their
housing outright at retirement. The Centre for Independent Studies The Grattan Institute The Housing We'd Choose - A
Grattan Report Can I see your ID?
Family Reconnect: a Path for Youth
to Return from Homelessness? A Benchmark for Research into the
Canadian Homeless Population The Treasury (AUS) Consultation Paper - A Definition
of Charity United Nations Promotion and protection of human
rights: human rights questions, including
alternative approaches for improving the effective
enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms Progress of the World’s Women,
factsheet Urban Institute
(USA) Vulnerability, Risk, and the Transition to Adulthood. Jumbunna 'Rebuilding from the Ground Up'
Endorsed Statement on Alternatives to the Intervention A place to call home New research by Dr Catherine Robinson
into the causes and long-term effects of homelessness show understanding
personal trauma could be the key to redefining social perceptions and
assisting with government and community responses. Sharing the evidence: Preventing
violence against women Victorian Homelessness Action Plan
2011-2015 BOOKS It’s the Community, Stupid! By
Colin Ball. Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to
Build a Thriving Organization SUBMISSION WIPAN No exit into homelessness Still a Dream? The Housing
Needs of women leaving prison. Discussion Paper.
How to make your voice heard? The questions at the front of this paper are a guide
only. You can answer the questions that interest you. We are also interested
in your personal stories about how you found housing or stayed homeless.
Deadline for submissions or comments: 25 November 2011. Email: info@wipan.net.au
Website: http://www.wipan.net.au Postal Address: PO Box 345 Broadway, NSW, 2007 FUNDING New funding round for Indigenous Broadcasting
Program now open GRANTS Supported Accommodation Innovation Fund (SAIF) Supported accommodation for people with disability.
$60 million has been committed over three years to build up to 150 new
supported accommodation places for people with disability. Apply from 5/09/2011
to 20/01/2012. Contact, email saif@fahcsia.gov.au
or visit the SAIF website - http://www.saif.govspace.gov.au COMPETITION 2011/12 Black Dog Institute
Writing Competition Competition closes 23 January, 2012. LISTEN Out of pocket healthcare expenses Life Matters, 17 November. Life Matters, 16 November. Alcohol at both ends of the life
cycle Life Matters, 15 November. A letter to my sixteen year old
self Life Matters, 15 November. VIDEO/FILM The Facts About Homeless Veterans
(USA) How the homeless survive the cold
(USA)
SCHOLARSHIPS Australian Scholarships Foundation SOCIAL MEDIA How to Activate Volunteers Using
Social Media How social media empowers the
homeless. BLOGS Homeless 101.7: Internet, Hot
Food, Freedom - Three Things a Homeless Person Can't Have - Aside From a Home Cyenne,
gambling reform and problem gambling awareness (AUS) Vinnies
Blog (AUS) VCOSS Voice How to solve a housing crisis (or at least where to start) YFoundations
(Youth homelessness AUS) The homelessness-advocate Daily
(INT) The Indigenous and Remote Daily
(AUS) The #ausyouth Daily (AUS) An International Effort to End
Homelessness National Alliance to End
Homelessness EMAIL 5 Email Invitation Tips that Get
Attendees to Your Events FACEBOOK Home For Good (USA) LINKED IN TWITTER Twitter in Plain English From http://commoncraft.com a quick and plain English intro the
micro-blogging service Twitter on You Tube. WEBSITES Coalition for homelessness intervention and
prevention THANKS to... The journalists and media who write and report on the
homelessness, housing and support sector. The National Tenant Support Network (National TSN) is an independent,
unincorporated not-for-profit initiative delivering a range of services to
social and affordable rental housing stakeholders throughout Australia and
New Zealand. Email to subscribe: TSN@thenexus.org.au
-Australian Domestic and Family Violence
Clearinghouse -Australian
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