The AHURI report, ‘Effectiveness of the homelessness services system’ written for the Housing Ministers meeting in November has been released and is available for download. The report presents a number of findings including that demand for specialist homelessness services in Australia is much higher than the capacity of the system to deliver. The report also recognises a strong need for a whole-of-government approach to collecting and managing data from specialist homelessness services as well as in the evaluation of services.
Who are we?
The YHAG has been active in the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) for a number of years and is now run under the umbrella of Creating Connections. Creating Connections consists of five agencies which offer a coordinated service system and enable homeless young people to achieve and sustain housing and be socially included. These agencies are Uniting Care Harrison, Wesley Mission Victoria, Salvocare Eastern, Family Access Network and Anchor Inc.
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