EHN - About EHN

About EHN

The Eastern Metropolitan Inner & Outer Division Specialist Homeless Services Network (previous EMR, SAAP) has been in operation since July 1997. The Eastern Homeless Network is a resource to the homelessness sector operating in the Eastern Metropolitan Division.

The Network is directed by a Reference Group, the members of which are drawn from a representative range of Specialist Homeless funded services and some other significant services in the Eastern Metro Inner & Outer divisions. The Network has a funded Co-ordinator to implement plans and projects of the EMD.

Specialist Homeless Services provide assistance to some of the most marginalized people in our community. The services work with a diverse range of people which include single adults, families, women & children escaping family violence, Aboriginal people and Culturally & Linguistically Diverse groups. Service workers are often required to assist individuals and families experiencing crisis and presenting with a range of complex issues.

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Next EHN Practitioner Meeting

The next Eastern Homelessness Network (EHN) Practitioner Meeting will be held on Thursday October 12th 2017 and will have a Youth focus.

Please RSVP to EHNnetworker@wesley.org.au by 10th October for catering purposes.

This is a great opportunity for practitioners and allied services to come together to share information and ideas.

10-12.30pm at Federation Estate Greenwood Ave Ringwood.
Morning Tea will be served

2017 Meeting dates

Sector Highlights

Peak bodies analysis of this years State Government Budget

What are the peak bodies saying. We hear from CHP, CHFV and VCOSS

Council to Homeless Persons (CHP)

The Council to Homeless persons has congratulated the Victorian Government on the significant investments in housing, homelessness and family violence announced in this year's State Budget. While many of the commitments outlined in the Budget had been announced previously, they are worth recognising a second time; in particular, the Government’s major housing centrepiece Homes for Victorians, which includes $1 billion commitment to a Social Housing Growth fund. The other big news in this year's budget was the $1.9 billion investment in family violence services. Given the insidious relationship between homelessness and family violence, this commitment is highly commended.