Multicultural & Multifaith Communities
Older People and the Housing Crisis
The housing crisis is disproportionately impacting on some of the most disadvantaged people in our society. Despite the media’s attempt to pit the generations against each other with “boomer vs millennial” tropes, home ownership in this country is largely determined by intergenerational wealth transfer, rather than age. Yet often, the impact of the housing crisis… …
Posted in: Aboriginal Communities, LGBTQIA+, News Updates, Climate
Cultural Diversity Reference Group submission to Submission to the Ten Year Affordable Housing Strategy
Our CALD working group made this submission to highlight what older CALD communities need from the State Government’s 10 year housing strategy. Read the submission here …
Posted in: Submissions
Hard Lockdown in Older Person’s Highrise
Fiona talks to three of our Housing Support Workers, Darwin, Paola and Nese, about the impact of the hard lockdown on public housing tenants in North Melbourne. The hard lockdown was implemented without warning on 9 public housing towers, including 2 older person’s housing blocks. Our housing support workers relay what they found when contacting… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Coronavirus, Public Housing
Lockdown eve
On midnight, Monday the 30th March 2020, Stage Three restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19, started in Victoria. Victorians were given a clear and simple message: “Stay home to Protect Yourself and the Victorian Health Care System”. For homeless people, this order to stay home, was almost impossible to adhere too. Most homeless people… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Coronavirus
Couch surfing and cancer stricken…
Jey is a 57 year old woman from China. She dropped in to our service in May 2019. During the intake assessment, we communicated through a mandarin interpreter via the VITS services. At the time of the drop-in she was couch-surfing at a friend’s house, who had then asked her to leave as she could… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Housing Support
From ‘Notice to Vacate’ to New Home
Franco and Joyce, a couple in their late fifties, were referred to Home At Last for housing assistance after receiving 60 days Notice to vacate from their land lord. “Renting a property in the private market is extremely unaffordable for people like us who are on Centrelink income which is very low and it often… …
Posted in: Client Stories, Housing Support
Mill Park Communtiy Centre Aged Care Information Session
On Saturday 3rd of August Vijay Laxmi visited the Mill Park Communtiy Centre in Mill Park to deliver information about aged care and housing options in Sri Lankan Tamil. 45 people attended the session. They coordinated an Aged Care presentation, spoke about the Navigator project and did a Housing presentation. 5 referrals received for housing,… …
Posted in: Events, Community Education
Slavic Seniors Group Preston Aged Care Information Session
On Wednesday 18th of September Sonja Zigic-Rahuz visited the Slavic Seniors Group Preston in Preston to deliver information about housing and aged care options in Serbian in Slavic/multi-ethnic. 11 people attended the session. …
Posted in: Events, Bosnian – Bosanki, Community Languages, Croatian – Hrvatski, Serbian – Српски, Community Education
Grand Boulevard child and community centre Aged Care Information Session
On Monday 9th of September Hoda Nahal visited the Grand Boulevard child and community centre- Assyrian/Chaldean senior group in Craigieburn to deliver information about aged care system and the role of the Aged Care Navigator in Arabic. 35 people attended the session. …
Posted in: Events, Arabic – العربية, Community Education
St Antonois senior club Aged Care Information Session
On Sunday 18th of August Hoda Nahal visited the St Antonois senior club – Thomastown libarary in Thomastown to deliver information about aged care in Arabic. 20 people attended the session. The focus of the information session was on how to access the aged care, the types of services that are available to them and… …
Posted in: Events, Arabic – العربية, Community Education
Serbian Pensioner Club Fitzroy Aged Care Information Session
On Friday 6th of September Sonja Zigic-Rahuz visited the Serbian Pensioner Club in Fitzroy to deliver information about information about aged care and the navigator in Serbian. 38 people attended the session. …
Posted in: Events, Serbian – Српски, Community Education
Diversity in practice workshop
Learn to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations. This course at Swinburne University focuses on those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. …
Posted in: Events, Professional Education