Useful links

National peak bodies

•    ACOSS
•    CREATE Foundation  & Create Your Future (15-25yrs)
•    National Shelter
•    Community Housing Federation of Australia
•    National Welfare Rights Network
•    National LGBTI Health Alliance
•    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
•    Mercy Foundation

Federal Government

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

Homeless peak bodies

•   Council to Homeless Persons (Vic)
•   Homelessness NSW/ACT
•   Homelessness SA
•   Melbourne Citymission - Homelessness Shelter & Support, Disability Support & Children Services, Education Support, Employment Services, Acquired Brain Injury Support
•   NSW Women’s Refuge Resource Centre
•   Women’s Services Network
•   Youth Accommodation Association (NSW)

Homeless & allied service providers

•   CareConnect NSW/Qld/Vic
•   Catherine House Inc. (SA)
•   City of Sydney - Homelessness Services
•   Demystifying Homelessness
•   Hanover Welfare Services
•   Housing Resource and Support Service
•   Immigrant Women's Speakout Assoc. NSW
•   Mission Australia
•   NIRWA (Network of Immigrant and Refugee Women)
•   Salvation Army
•   St Vincent de Paul Society
•   Southern Youth and Family Services (NSW)
•   Tangentyere Council
•   The Magdalene Centre (SA)
•   Women With Disabilities Australia
•   Youth Projects (Vic)

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 Clearinghouse for Youth Studies - supplying information about youth research, policy and practice
•   Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse
•   Australian Homelessness Clearinghouse
•   Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia
•   Most Clearing House Best Practices (International)
•   National Child Protection Clearinghouse

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