HOMELESSNESS SERVICE AWARD WINNERS!

On Thursday 17^th September HAAG’s Home at Last service won a major award for Excellence in Ending Homelessness Amongst Older People. Held at the Victorian Homelessness Achievement Awards Ceremony as part of the Council to Homeless Persons Bi-Annual State Conference, the award was announced at a gala event that recognises the hard work of homelessness services in a range of categories such as families, youth and adults. Voted by a panel of experts from the homelessness sector HAAG is delighted that Home at Last has been recognised for the hard work of the service and most importantly, successes in providing secure, affordable housing for older people at risk of homelessness. 

HAAG wishes to congratulate the other award nominees in the older person’s category; 

• Home Connect Partnership (VincentCare)
• Denise Lamble, Community Connections and Housing Support Case Worker, Quantum Support Services
• Dr Alice Rota-Bartelink, Research Manager, Wintringham
• Sampson House Project (Anchor)

Also a big thank you and well done to all our wonderful dedicated staff, management committee and members for this important recognition! The award was accepted by HAAG Chairperson,

 Vicki Gutsjahr and committee member Daisy Ellery. Members and staff then celebrated in grand style!

This award is important for the future development of Home at Last as we strive to ensure that there are significant improvements to housing and homelessness services for older people. Specialist housing assistance for older people needs to be more available right across Victoria, in fact Australia, and we will continue to work hard for the rights of older people to achieve housing justice and secure, affordable accommodation.

Congratulations also to Naime Cevik, sister of Home at Last Outreach Worker, Melis Cevik, who was nominated in the category of the Beth Thomson Lifetime Achievement Award. Naime is the Team Leader, District Services Team of the inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence.