Homelessness
Alternative labels
Homeless
Housing and homelessness
Report
Young people's experiences of homelessness: findings from the youth survey 2017
This important report provides an insight into the scale of youth homelessness in Australia and, perhaps most importantly, a better understanding of who these young people are and how they are impacted by homelessness.
Conference paper
Urban campgrounds as service hubs for the marginally-housed
Although the service hub concept is most commonly associated with deprived areas of the North American inner city, similar clusters of facilities can also be found in other contexts. In this paper, we conceptualise urban campgrounds in Auckland, New Zealand as small-scale service hubs for long-term residents as well as more transient recreational campers, and...
Strategy
NSW homelessness strategy 2018–2023
This strategy document sets the direction for the next five years, focusing on prevention responses that address the root causes of homelessness, and early intervention responses that will reduce the longer term impact of homelessness.
Case study
Steering social innovation: community agencies and the commissioning of Education First Youth Foyers
In the spring of 2010, with a close state election contest on the horizon, the leadership of the Brotherhood of St Laurence and Hanover Welfare Services both saw a chance to win political support for innovation in the youth homelessness sector.
Report
Perceptions of homelessness in Australia: how to make our compassion count
This report contains the findings from an omnibus study conducted on behalf of Wesley Mission of what Australians' perception is of homelessness, its causes and the solutions to end homelessness, and our recommendations.