Useful links

National peak bodies

•    ACOSS
•    National Shelter
•    Community Housing Federation of Australia
•    National Welfare Rights Network
•    Mental Health Council of Australia
•    Alcohol and Other Drugs Council
•    National Council of Single Mothers and their Children
•    Brotherhood of St Laurence  
•    Catholic Social Services Australia
•    UnitingCare Australia
•    Anglicare Australia

Federal Government

•    Department of Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA)
•    Centrelink
•    Office for Women
•    Attorney-General’s Department
•    Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
•    Australian Workplace  - provides job seekers, employees and employers with information about finding a job, starting work and workplace issues.

Homeless peak bodies

•    Women’s Services Network
•    NSW Women’s Refuge Resource Centre
•    Youth Accommodation Association (NSW)
•    Homelessness NSW/ACT
•    Council to Homeless Persons (Vic)
•    Homelessness SA

Homeless service providers

•    Hanover Welfare Services
•    Salvation Army
•    Mission Australia
•    St Vincent de Paul Society
•    Southern Youth and Family Services (NSW)
•    Pat Giles Centre (WA)
•    Catherine House Inc. (SA)
•    The Magdalene Centre (SA)
•    Demystifying Homelessness

Homeless person’s legal services

•    Public Interest Law Clearinghouse (PILCH) -  run the Homeless Persons Legal Clinic
•    Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) -  run the Homeless Persons Legal Service

Government funded research institutes

•    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - the National Data Collection Agency for SAAP
•    Australian Institute of Family Studies
•    Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault

Clearinghouses

•    Australian Domestic and  Family Violence Clearinghouse
•    Australian Clearing House for Youth Studies
•    Homelessness Clearinghouse

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