Multicultural & Multifaith Communities
Sunay side up
Sunay, 52 years old, was living in a a rooming house in South-Eastern Melbourne after battling with long term homelessness. He had lived in the rooming house for nine months with no major issues. Despite Sunay being a cheery and helpful character, a new resident of the rooming house took a serious dislike to Sunay.… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Community Housing, Turkish – Türkçe, Brokerage support, Housing Support
Not supposed to be worried about housing: housing for culturally diverse older people
Shane and Liz talk to Hoda and Melis about their work for HAAG in multicultural communities and the barriers older people from migrant backgrounds face in Victoria’s housing system. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Community Education
Cultural Diversity Week Lunch
Please join our Multicultural & Multifaith members and staff to celebrate our cultural diversity! …
Posted in: Events
HAAG welcomes diversity in the struggle for housing justice
HAAG is an organisation supporting older people who are directly experiencing the real-world effects of Australia’s housing affordability crisis. We reject and condemn attempts to blame this crisis on migrants and migration. …
Posted in: News Updates
Hulya’s happy new home
Hulya, 59, was one of 13 clients we securely housed in a brand new housing project in Pascoe Vale. Hulya approached HAAG in March 2023. She was homeless, couch surfing with her adult children, but was so desperate to get her own place, where she could host her children and seven grandchildren, eat her traditional… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Community Housing, Turkish – Türkçe, Brokerage support, Housing Support
Golden Years Festival for Arabic Seniors
Join Housing for the Aged Action Group and the Arabic community for an afternoon tea celebrating culture, connection, and positive ageing. …
Posted in: Events, Arabic – العربية, Community Languages, Community Education
A light at the end of the tunnel
Joanna, 61, has Rheumatoid Arthritis as well as Carpal Tunnel syndrome. She was due to have knee and hip replacements, but she told us “I am not sure how long and painful the recovery will be after a hip or knee replacement. I am not in secure housing to recover, so I have no option… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Public Housing, Care Finder, Housing Support
Age Discrimination in Housing and Homelessness Briefing Paper
HAAG have identified three key areas of significant age-related discrimination; Financial discrimination, employment discrimination and housing discrimination. HAAG acknowledges that some groups may experience compounding discrimination based on LGBTQ+ status, disability status, being culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) or being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. Read the briefing paper …
Posted in: LGBTQIA+, Fact Sheets, Campaigns
Community Educator Training Sessions
Older people need safe, secure and affordable housing as they age. But more and more people don’t have a secure place to live, or are becoming homeless. We need your help to solve this problem! We are looking for people who can help us engage with the community so that they can access our services.… …
Posted in: Events, Community Education
Community Educator Trainings
Older people need safe, secure and affordable housing as they age. But more and more people don’t have a secure place to live, or are becoming homeless. We need your help to solve this problem! We are looking for people who can help us engage with the community so that they can access our services.… …
Posted in: Events, LGBTQIA+, Community Education
CALD Community Voices Forum
HAAG’s community educators, staff, members and volunteers came together for this meeting about how we can continue and improve our outreach into Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities around Victoria. Photos by a previous CALD working group volunteerand legend, Guruswamy Perumal. View info about this event: CALD Community Voices Forum and Lunch …
Posted in: Galleries, Community Education
CALD Community Voices Forum and Lunch
A forum about how people from Culturally and Linguistically diverse backgrounds navigate the housing system in Victoria. Photos from the event We welcome • HAAG Members and Volunteers• Past Clients• Community Leaders• Service Providers to talk about their experiences, feedback, and expectations from the housing system and service. 10am-2pmTuesday November 26th, 2024 In PersonLevel 4,… …
Posted in: Events, Community Education, Membership