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SHEThere are three key strategies of the Homelessness National Partnership Agreement (NPA) that underpin the principles of the new programs.

Early intervention and • prevention to stop people becoming homeless and to lessen the impact of homelessness.

Breaking the cycle of • homelessness by boosting specialist models of supported accommodation to keep people housed in long term stable housing; and

Improving and expanding • the service system to ensure people experiencing homelessness receive timely responses from mainstream services.

The Homelessness NPA funding for Western Australia is $135 million over four years. This is made up of:

$53.8 million for new support • initiatives

$30.7 million for capital and • land for new properties

$16.4 million services to • support people at risk of homelessness through financial counselling and the Hardship Utilities Grants Scheme (HUGS), currently funded by the State Government.

$34.1 million of the funding will provide for A Place to Call Home initiatives which include:

$31.7 million for capital•

$2.5 million for support • services

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HOMELESSNESS ACCOMMODATION SUPPORT WORKERS

Seventeen housing support workers throughout the state will provide intensive support targeted at homeless individuals and families to secure and maintain stable accommodation and ensure people who have experienced homelessness are effectively linked with mainstream services. The targeted clients will be exiting specialist homeless accommodation services or other support services and will be helped to address a range of issues including employment, health, financial management and social integration.

Consortium Model : Centrecare, Joondalup •Youth Support Services and Patricia Giles Centre – North West Metro area - 3 FTEMercy Community Services – North East •Metro area - 1 FTESwan Emergency Accommodation – North •East Metro - 1 FTEFremantle Multicultural Centre – South •West Metro - 1 FTE Anglicare WA – South West Metro area - •1 FTEMission Australia – South East Metro area - •1 FTECentrecare – South East Metro area - 1 FTE •Agencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTEPilbara Community Legal Centre – Pilbara •– Karratha - 1 FTE

WestAus – Peel - 1 FTE •Share and Care – Wheatbelt - 1 FTE •Anglicare – Great Southern - 1 FTE •Australian Red Cross – Goldfields - 1FTE •Geraldton Resource Centre •- Murchison - 1FTE

STREET TO HOME

Three outreach teams have been established to work directly with rough sleepers and provide a coordinated response to complex needs. Referral to the program teams will be made by a range of agencies and there will be referrals across and within the three elements of the program.

STREET TO HOME: ASSERTIVE OUTREACH

The assertive outreach workers will develop a relationship with people sleeping rough, gaining confidence and trust. The teams will be supported by a specialist mobile clinical team for mental health and drug and alcohol assessment and treatment. Where appropriate, referrals will be made to mainstream treatment services. The outreach teams will support the rough sleepers to access mainstream services and accommodation.

UnitingCare West Tranby - 2 FTE for the •Perth areaRuah Community Services - 2 FTE for the •Perth area

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre - 2 •FTE for the Fremantle area

STREET TO HOME: MOBILE CLINICAL OUTREACH TEAM

This team will assess and treat rough sleepers who have mental health and/or drugs and alcohol issues, and offer referrals to mainstream services. The team, comprising mental health professionals will be staffed directly by the Department of Health.

STREET TO HOME: HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS

This program will assist people who have been sleeping rough into stable, secure accommodation. It will also assist people residing in crisis accommodation services to move into independent accommodation in the community, and free up the crisis accommodation services for others.

Saint Bartholomew’s House - 2 FTE •55 Central - 1 FTE •The Salvation Army - 3 FTE •Foundation Housing - 3 FTE •St Patrick’s Community Support Centre •(Sister’s Place) - 1.5 FTE

ROUGH SLEEPER ASSERTIVE OUTREACH – REMOTE

This initiative provides assertive outreach support for rough sleepers in remote areas of Western Australia

- Kimberley and Goldfields. Workers will work in teams of two and provide support to rough sleepers to secure and maintain stable accommodation. This initiative will be critical in ensuring rough sleepers in remote areas are provided with support and assistance to access mainstream services and obtain and maintain stable accommodation.

Centacare Kimberley Association – Broome •- 2 FTEGoldfields – to be advised •

SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING CHILD PROTECTION

This program will provide independent living options through Parkerville’s newly constructed Variety and Wearne units. Focus is on the development of living skills to assist young women leaving child protection and ensure they are not homeless. Referrals will come primarily from child protection agencies.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care – 1.5 •FTE

SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FAMILY HOMELESS ACCOMMODATION SERVICES

This program will provide support to children and assist them in addressing issues associated with homelessness. The target group is children currently living in or being supported by family accommodation homelessness services, Public Tenancy Support Services or

Supported Housing Assistance Program Services.

Centrecare – expanded from 3 FTE to 4 FTE •Parkerville Children and Youth Care – •expanded from 2 FTE to 4 FTEFremantle Multicultural Centre - 1 FTE •Multicultural Services Centre - 1 FTE •Women’s Health Care Association - 1 FTE •

SAFE AT HOME

Workers will assess safety and support needs of women and children to stay in their own home and assistance is provided to stabilise housing and increase security. Referrals will come from domestic violence agencies or other accommodation and support agencies.

The Women’s Council for Domestic and •Family Violence Services will develop the initiative in Phase One.

Once developed the services will be delivered by

Patricia Giles Centre - 2 FTE •Lucy Saw Service - 2 FTE •City of Stirling - 2FTE •Ruah Community Service - 2FTE •South West Refuge - 2 FTE •Share and Care Community Services - 2 FTE •

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTREACH Workers in rural and remote locations will provide support to women and children experiencing domestic violence.

The service operates at the time of issuing a Police Order for removal of the perpetrator when the Police officer obtains consent for the victim to release their details to a support service. It will operate in the Peel, Pilbara, Murchison, Great Southern and Goldfields regions.

Pat Thomas House •Pilbara Community Legal Centre •Chrysalis House •Goldfields Women’s Refuge •Albany Family Violence Service •

A statewide response to perpetrators identified through the programs will maximise safety for women and children.

Communicare’s Breathing Space •

KEEPING KIDS SAFE PROJECT

– CHILDREN IN DOMESTIC AND

FAMILY VIOLENCE REFUGES

This initiative will strengthen the responses for children in domestic violence accommodation services to improve integration with mainstream services including schools, child care and health professionals.

The Women’s Council for Domestic and •Family Violence ServicesAnglicare’s Albany Family Violence Service •Share and Care Community Services •

HOMELESSNESSJOINT COMMONWEALTH / STATE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INITIATIVES INFORMATION UPDATE

In Western Australia, the Department for Child Protection is the lead agency responsible for the coordination and implementation of the joint Commonwealth/State National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness.

The Homelessness National Partnership Agreement Implementation Plan sets out the new directions for responding to homelessness over the next four years in Western Australia.

The Implementation Plan will tackle homelessness across the State, including remote areas. New programs will target groups of single adults, young people, families, and women and children experiencing domestic violence. Some programs will be Indigenous specific and others are for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Engagement and integration with mainstream services is an integral element of all the initiatives. Mainstream agencies have been closely involved in the development of the initiatives and include Child Protection, Centrelink, Housing, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol and Corrective Services. There has been extensive consultation with the non government agencies who will deliver the services and these agencies have been closely involved in the development of the new programs.

A number of initiatives link directly with the Social Housing and Nation Building and Economic Stimulus National Partnership Agreements to reduce homelessness.

Lotterywest gives grants to eligible organisations that provide services in response to homelessness including many agencies delivering programs under the Homelessness NPA Implementation Plan.

The new initiatives will provide for a wide range of programs including

services for rough sleepers, •new housing support workers for •private and public tenancies,housing support workers for people •leaving supported accommodation and institutional care;new and expanded supports for women and •children experienced domestic violence and a Foyer development to provide •supported, yet independent, accommodation for young people.

IMPLEMENTING THE INITIATIVES

Expressions of Interest were called for the delivery of the majority of new services and in some cases a targeted approach was used where an agency had specific expertise that was required to deliver the services. The majority of services are now operating with a small number yet to commence.

The following gives an update of the implementation of the initiatives and details about the successful agencies that will deliver the services. The number of staff funded is expressed in FTE (full time equivalent).

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A PLACE TO CALL HOME – SOCIAL HOUSING SUPPORT

People will be housed in the metropolitan area in newly purchased or constructed Department of Housing stock. The program will offer support for 12 months so the tenants can be successful in maintaining their tenancy, with the expectation that they will be accommodated in their home on a long term basis. Referrals will come from the Department of Housing and be for those on the wait list. The support component of the program is managed by a number of agencies who have been selected to be in the pool to manage the support when houses become available.

Thirty three properties will be purchased over three years.

Mercycare •Centrecare •St Patrick’s Community Support •St Bartholomew’s House •Swan Emergency Accommodation •Mission Australia •The Salvation Army •Ruah Community Services •Hills Community Support Group •Anglicare •Fremantle Multicultural Centre •Australian Red Cross Society •

PRIVATE RENTAL TENANCY SUPPORT SERVICES

Services will work with families or individuals having difficulty in maintaining tenancies. The services will link with mainstream services before debts, or other tenancy management issues, become too large or eviction processes start. The workers will liaise with landlords and property managers to facilitate the maintenance of tenancies.

Referrals to the service will be made from private real estate agencies and other support agencies, including financial counselling.

There are both new services and expanded services.

Australian Red Cross Society (WA •Division) for the North West Metro area - 3 FTE Anglicare Supported Tenancy •Rockingham (STAR) expanded from 1 FTE to 3 FTEMulticultural Services Centre – CaLD •backgrounds expanded from 1.5 FTE to 3 FTEAnglicare - Great Southern - 1 FTE •Agencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTE

PUBLIC TENANCY SUPPORT SERVICES

This program will have 10 FTE support workers for public housing tenants at risk of eviction. The workers will provide assistance with managing budgets and in developing skills to maintain a stable and functioning household. Clients will be linked with mainstream services. Participation in the program is with the tenants consent; however may become a condition of the tenancy where there has been a prior tenancy agreement and anti social behaviour. The program may also assist people with limited skills who are not eligible for mental health or disability services support programs.

Referrals to the service will be primarily be from the Department of Housing but may include other agencies

The successful agencies areCentrecare for the South East Metro - •Armadale - 1FTEMission Australia for North West Metro - •Joondalup - 1FTEAnglicare for South West Metro - •Rockingham/Kwinana - 1FTEAnglicare for South West - Collie - 0.5FTE •Pilbara Community Legal Centre - 1 FTE •for Newman and 0.5 FTE RoebourneAvon Youth Community and Family •Services - Wheatbelt - 2 FTEMission Australia - Meekatharra -1FTE •Carnarvon Family Support Service Inc. •Carnarvon -1FTE

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS – MENTAL HEALTH

These services will provide dedicated support for people with severe and persistent mental illness who are ready for discharge from a Specialist Mental Health Inpatient Unit. A case management approach, linking with community and clinical mental health services will be employed. Referrals will be from the Specialist Mental Health Inpatient Unit.

Ruah Community Services – Royal Perth - •1 FTERuah Community Services – Graylands - •1 FTERuah Community Services – Sir Charles •Gardiner - 1 FTERuah Community Services – Armadale/ •Bentley - 1 FTEHills Community Support Group – Swan/ •Joondalup - 1 FTESt Patrick’s Community Support Centre - •Fremantle/Rockingham - 1 FTEAlbany Halfway House – Great Southern •- 0.5 FTELamp – South West - 0.5 FTE •Australian Red Cross - Goldfields - 0.5 •FTECentacare – Kimberley - 0.5 FTE •

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS – CORRECTIVE SERVICES

This program will assist individuals to maintain their tenancies through maintaining appropriate standards & behaviours. The workers will help clients to comply with community release orders, to engage in education and training programs, and will link the clients with recreation activities and increase their social networks. Referrals will be made from the discharge units at the correctional facilities.

Centrecare – men’s correctional facilities - •1 FTERuah Community Services – women’s •correctional facilities - 1 FTEJoondalup Youth Support Services – •juveniles’ correctional facilities - 1 FTEAgencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTEGeraldton Resource Centre – Murchison - •1 FTE

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS – DRUG & ALCOHOL

This program will work with clients who have undertaken treatment for drug and alcohol issues and who may otherwise become homeless after exiting the treatment service or while they are receiving assistance with their substance abuse.

Intensive support is targeted at clients to secure and maintain stable accommodation. A key element of the support will be to assist with addressing substance abuse but will also aim to address a range of associated issues through linkages with mainstream services to achieve long term, secure, stable housing. Referrals will be from the drug and alcohol agency which is discharging the client, or from homelessness workers in some non metropolitan areas.

Mission Australia – North West Metro area •-1.5 FTESwan Emergency Accommodation – •North East Metro area - 1.5 FTEAnglicare WA in partnership with •Palmerston Association – South West Metro area - 1.5 FTEMission Australia – South East Metro area •- 1.5 FTEPilbara Community Legal Centre – Pilbara •- Port Hedland - 1 FTECentrecare – South West - 1 FTE •Anglicare WA in partnership with •Palmerston Association – Peel - 1 FTENindilingarri Cultural Health Services – •Kimberley – Fitzroy Crossing - 1 FTE

HOMELESSNESSJOINT COMMONWEALTH / STATE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INITIATIVES INFORMATION UPDATE

LIST OF SERVICE PROVIDERS

55 Central Inc.

Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc.

Albany Halfway House Association Inc.

Anglicare WA Inc

Anglicare WA Inc. in partnership with Palmerston Association Inc

Australian Red Cross

Avon Youth Community and Family Services Inc.

Carnarvon Family Support Service Inc.

Centacare Kimberley Association Inc.

Centrecare Inc.

City of Stirling

Chrysalis Support Services Inc.

Foundation Housing Limited

Fremantle Multicultural Centre

Geraldton Resource Centre Inc.

Goldfields Women’s Refuge Assoc. Inc

Hills Community Support Group Inc.

Joondalup Youth Support Services Inc

Lamp Inc.

Lucy Saw Centre Association Inc

Mercy Community Services Inc

Mission Australia

Multicultural Services Centre of Western Australia Inc.

Nindilingarri Cultural Heath Services Inc.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care Inc

Patricia Giles Centre Inc.

Pat Thomas Memorial Community House Inc.

Pilbara Community Legal Service

Ruah Community Services

Share and Care Community Services Inc.

St Bartholomew’s House Inc.

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre - The Sister’s Place

South West Refuge Inc.

Swan Emergency Accommodation Inc.

The Salvation Army

UnitingCare West

WestAus Crisis and Welfare Services Inc.

Women’s Health Care Association Inc.

Women’s Council for Family and Domestic Violence Service Inc.

Australian Government

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services

and Indigenous Affairs

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A PLACE TO CALL HOME – SOCIAL HOUSING SUPPORT

People will be housed in the metropolitan area in newly purchased or constructed Department of Housing stock. The program will offer support for 12 months so the tenants can be successful in maintaining their tenancy, with the expectation that they will be accommodated in their home on a long term basis. Referrals will come from the Department of Housing and be for those on the wait list. The support component of the program is managed by a number of agencies who have been selected to be in the pool to manage the support when houses become available.

Thirty three properties will be purchased over three years.

Mercycare •Centrecare •St Patrick’s Community Support •St Bartholomew’s House •Swan Emergency Accommodation •Mission Australia •The Salvation Army •Ruah Community Services •Hills Community Support Group •Anglicare •Fremantle Multicultural Centre •Australian Red Cross Society •

PRIVATE RENTAL TENANCY SUPPORT SERVICES

Services will work with families or individuals having difficulty in maintaining tenancies. The services will link with mainstream services before debts, or other tenancy management issues, become too large or eviction processes start. The workers will liaise with landlords and property managers to facilitate the maintenance of tenancies.

Referrals to the service will be made from private real estate agencies and other support agencies, including financial counselling.

There are both new services and expanded services.

Australian Red Cross Society (WA •Division) for the North West Metro area - 3 FTE Anglicare Supported Tenancy •Rockingham (STAR) expanded from 1 FTE to 3 FTEMulticultural Services Centre – CaLD •backgrounds expanded from 1.5 FTE to 3 FTEAnglicare - Great Southern - 1 FTE •Agencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTE

PUBLIC TENANCY SUPPORT SERVICES

This program will have 10 FTE support workers for public housing tenants at risk of eviction. The workers will provide assistance with managing budgets and in developing skills to maintain a stable and functioning household. Clients will be linked with mainstream services. Participation in the program is with the tenants consent; however may become a condition of the tenancy where there has been a prior tenancy agreement and anti social behaviour. The program may also assist people with limited skills who are not eligible for mental health or disability services support programs.

Referrals to the service will be primarily be from the Department of Housing but may include other agencies

The successful agencies areCentrecare for the South East Metro - •Armadale - 1FTEMission Australia for North West Metro - •Joondalup - 1FTEAnglicare for South West Metro - •Rockingham/Kwinana - 1FTEAnglicare for South West - Collie - 0.5FTE •Pilbara Community Legal Centre - 1 FTE •for Newman and 0.5 FTE RoebourneAvon Youth Community and Family •Services - Wheatbelt - 2 FTEMission Australia - Meekatharra -1FTE •Carnarvon Family Support Service Inc. •Carnarvon -1FTE

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS – MENTAL HEALTH

These services will provide dedicated support for people with severe and persistent mental illness who are ready for discharge from a Specialist Mental Health Inpatient Unit. A case management approach, linking with community and clinical mental health services will be employed. Referrals will be from the Specialist Mental Health Inpatient Unit.

Ruah Community Services – Royal Perth - •1 FTERuah Community Services – Graylands - •1 FTERuah Community Services – Sir Charles •Gardiner - 1 FTERuah Community Services – Armadale/ •Bentley - 1 FTEHills Community Support Group – Swan/ •Joondalup - 1 FTESt Patrick’s Community Support Centre - •Fremantle/Rockingham - 1 FTEAlbany Halfway House – Great Southern •- 0.5 FTELamp – South West - 0.5 FTE •Australian Red Cross - Goldfields - 0.5 •FTECentacare – Kimberley - 0.5 FTE •

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS – CORRECTIVE SERVICES

This program will assist individuals to maintain their tenancies through maintaining appropriate standards & behaviours. The workers will help clients to comply with community release orders, to engage in education and training programs, and will link the clients with recreation activities and increase their social networks. Referrals will be made from the discharge units at the correctional facilities.

Centrecare – men’s correctional facilities - •1 FTERuah Community Services – women’s •correctional facilities - 1 FTEJoondalup Youth Support Services – •juveniles’ correctional facilities - 1 FTEAgencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTEGeraldton Resource Centre – Murchison - •1 FTE

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS – DRUG & ALCOHOL

This program will work with clients who have undertaken treatment for drug and alcohol issues and who may otherwise become homeless after exiting the treatment service or while they are receiving assistance with their substance abuse.

Intensive support is targeted at clients to secure and maintain stable accommodation. A key element of the support will be to assist with addressing substance abuse but will also aim to address a range of associated issues through linkages with mainstream services to achieve long term, secure, stable housing. Referrals will be from the drug and alcohol agency which is discharging the client, or from homelessness workers in some non metropolitan areas.

Mission Australia – North West Metro area •-1.5 FTESwan Emergency Accommodation – •North East Metro area - 1.5 FTEAnglicare WA in partnership with •Palmerston Association – South West Metro area - 1.5 FTEMission Australia – South East Metro area •- 1.5 FTEPilbara Community Legal Centre – Pilbara •- Port Hedland - 1 FTECentrecare – South West - 1 FTE •Anglicare WA in partnership with •Palmerston Association – Peel - 1 FTENindilingarri Cultural Health Services – •Kimberley – Fitzroy Crossing - 1 FTE

HOMELESSNESSJOINT COMMONWEALTH / STATE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INITIATIVES INFORMATION UPDATE

LIST OF SERVICE PROVIDERS

55 Central Inc.

Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc.

Albany Halfway House Association Inc.

Anglicare WA Inc

Anglicare WA Inc. in partnership with Palmerston Association Inc

Australian Red Cross

Avon Youth Community and Family Services Inc.

Carnarvon Family Support Service Inc.

Centacare Kimberley Association Inc.

Centrecare Inc.

City of Stirling

Chrysalis Support Services Inc.

Foundation Housing Limited

Fremantle Multicultural Centre

Geraldton Resource Centre Inc.

Goldfields Women’s Refuge Assoc. Inc

Hills Community Support Group Inc.

Joondalup Youth Support Services Inc

Lamp Inc.

Lucy Saw Centre Association Inc

Mercy Community Services Inc

Mission Australia

Multicultural Services Centre of Western Australia Inc.

Nindilingarri Cultural Heath Services Inc.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care Inc

Patricia Giles Centre Inc.

Pat Thomas Memorial Community House Inc.

Pilbara Community Legal Service

Ruah Community Services

Share and Care Community Services Inc.

St Bartholomew’s House Inc.

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre - The Sister’s Place

South West Refuge Inc.

Swan Emergency Accommodation Inc.

The Salvation Army

UnitingCare West

WestAus Crisis and Welfare Services Inc.

Women’s Health Care Association Inc.

Women’s Council for Family and Domestic Violence Service Inc.

Australian Government

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services

and Indigenous Affairs

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SHEThere are three key strategies of the Homelessness National Partnership Agreement (NPA) that underpin the principles of the new programs.

Early intervention and • prevention to stop people becoming homeless and to lessen the impact of homelessness.

Breaking the cycle of • homelessness by boosting specialist models of supported accommodation to keep people housed in long term stable housing; and

Improving and expanding • the service system to ensure people experiencing homelessness receive timely responses from mainstream services.

The Homelessness NPA funding for Western Australia is $135 million over four years. This is made up of:

$53.8 million for new support • initiatives

$30.7 million for capital and • land for new properties

$16.4 million services to • support people at risk of homelessness through financial counselling and the Hardship Utilities Grants Scheme (HUGS), currently funded by the State Government.

$34.1 million of the funding will provide for A Place to Call Home initiatives which include:

$31.7 million for capital•

$2.5 million for support • services

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HOMELESSNESS ACCOMMODATION SUPPORT WORKERS

Seventeen housing support workers throughout the state will provide intensive support targeted at homeless individuals and families to secure and maintain stable accommodation and ensure people who have experienced homelessness are effectively linked with mainstream services. The targeted clients will be exiting specialist homeless accommodation services or other support services and will be helped to address a range of issues including employment, health, financial management and social integration.

Consortium Model : Centrecare, Joondalup •Youth Support Services and Patricia Giles Centre – North West Metro area - 3 FTEMercy Community Services – North East •Metro area - 1 FTESwan Emergency Accommodation – North •East Metro - 1 FTEFremantle Multicultural Centre – South •West Metro - 1 FTE Anglicare WA – South West Metro area - •1 FTEMission Australia – South East Metro area - •1 FTECentrecare – South East Metro area - 1 FTE •Agencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTEPilbara Community Legal Centre – Pilbara •– Karratha - 1 FTE

WestAus – Peel - 1 FTE •Share and Care – Wheatbelt - 1 FTE •Anglicare – Great Southern - 1 FTE •Australian Red Cross – Goldfields - 1FTE •Geraldton Resource Centre •- Murchison - 1FTE

STREET TO HOME

Three outreach teams have been established to work directly with rough sleepers and provide a coordinated response to complex needs. Referral to the program teams will be made by a range of agencies and there will be referrals across and within the three elements of the program.

STREET TO HOME: ASSERTIVE OUTREACH

The assertive outreach workers will develop a relationship with people sleeping rough, gaining confidence and trust. The teams will be supported by a specialist mobile clinical team for mental health and drug and alcohol assessment and treatment. Where appropriate, referrals will be made to mainstream treatment services. The outreach teams will support the rough sleepers to access mainstream services and accommodation.

UnitingCare West Tranby - 2 FTE for the •Perth areaRuah Community Services - 2 FTE for the •Perth area

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre - 2 •FTE for the Fremantle area

STREET TO HOME: MOBILE CLINICAL OUTREACH TEAM

This team will assess and treat rough sleepers who have mental health and/or drugs and alcohol issues, and offer referrals to mainstream services. The team, comprising mental health professionals will be staffed directly by the Department of Health.

STREET TO HOME: HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS

This program will assist people who have been sleeping rough into stable, secure accommodation. It will also assist people residing in crisis accommodation services to move into independent accommodation in the community, and free up the crisis accommodation services for others.

Saint Bartholomew’s House - 2 FTE •55 Central - 1 FTE •The Salvation Army - 3 FTE •Foundation Housing - 3 FTE •St Patrick’s Community Support Centre •(Sister’s Place) - 1.5 FTE

ROUGH SLEEPER ASSERTIVE OUTREACH – REMOTE

This initiative provides assertive outreach support for rough sleepers in remote areas of Western Australia

- Kimberley and Goldfields. Workers will work in teams of two and provide support to rough sleepers to secure and maintain stable accommodation. This initiative will be critical in ensuring rough sleepers in remote areas are provided with support and assistance to access mainstream services and obtain and maintain stable accommodation.

Centacare Kimberley Association – Broome •- 2 FTEGoldfields – to be advised •

SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING CHILD PROTECTION

This program will provide independent living options through Parkerville’s newly constructed Variety and Wearne units. Focus is on the development of living skills to assist young women leaving child protection and ensure they are not homeless. Referrals will come primarily from child protection agencies.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care – 1.5 •FTE

SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FAMILY HOMELESS ACCOMMODATION SERVICES

This program will provide support to children and assist them in addressing issues associated with homelessness. The target group is children currently living in or being supported by family accommodation homelessness services, Public Tenancy Support Services or

Supported Housing Assistance Program Services.

Centrecare – expanded from 3 FTE to 4 FTE •Parkerville Children and Youth Care – •expanded from 2 FTE to 4 FTEFremantle Multicultural Centre - 1 FTE •Multicultural Services Centre - 1 FTE •Women’s Health Care Association - 1 FTE •

SAFE AT HOME

Workers will assess safety and support needs of women and children to stay in their own home and assistance is provided to stabilise housing and increase security. Referrals will come from domestic violence agencies or other accommodation and support agencies.

The Women’s Council for Domestic and •Family Violence Services will develop the initiative in Phase One.

Once developed the services will be delivered by

Patricia Giles Centre - 2 FTE •Lucy Saw Service - 2 FTE •City of Stirling - 2FTE •Ruah Community Service - 2FTE •South West Refuge - 2 FTE •Share and Care Community Services - 2 FTE •

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTREACH Workers in rural and remote locations will provide support to women and children experiencing domestic violence.

The service operates at the time of issuing a Police Order for removal of the perpetrator when the Police officer obtains consent for the victim to release their details to a support service. It will operate in the Peel, Pilbara, Murchison, Great Southern and Goldfields regions.

Pat Thomas House •Pilbara Community Legal Centre •Chrysalis House •Goldfields Women’s Refuge •Albany Family Violence Service •

A statewide response to perpetrators identified through the programs will maximise safety for women and children.

Communicare’s Breathing Space •

KEEPING KIDS SAFE PROJECT

– CHILDREN IN DOMESTIC AND

FAMILY VIOLENCE REFUGES

This initiative will strengthen the responses for children in domestic violence accommodation services to improve integration with mainstream services including schools, child care and health professionals.

The Women’s Council for Domestic and •Family Violence ServicesAnglicare’s Albany Family Violence Service •Share and Care Community Services •

HOMELESSNESSJOINT COMMONWEALTH / STATE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INITIATIVES INFORMATION UPDATE

In Western Australia, the Department for Child Protection is the lead agency responsible for the coordination and implementation of the joint Commonwealth/State National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness.

The Homelessness National Partnership Agreement Implementation Plan sets out the new directions for responding to homelessness over the next four years in Western Australia.

The Implementation Plan will tackle homelessness across the State, including remote areas. New programs will target groups of single adults, young people, families, and women and children experiencing domestic violence. Some programs will be Indigenous specific and others are for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Engagement and integration with mainstream services is an integral element of all the initiatives. Mainstream agencies have been closely involved in the development of the initiatives and include Child Protection, Centrelink, Housing, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol and Corrective Services. There has been extensive consultation with the non government agencies who will deliver the services and these agencies have been closely involved in the development of the new programs.

A number of initiatives link directly with the Social Housing and Nation Building and Economic Stimulus National Partnership Agreements to reduce homelessness.

Lotterywest gives grants to eligible organisations that provide services in response to homelessness including many agencies delivering programs under the Homelessness NPA Implementation Plan.

The new initiatives will provide for a wide range of programs including

services for rough sleepers, •new housing support workers for •private and public tenancies,housing support workers for people •leaving supported accommodation and institutional care;new and expanded supports for women and •children experienced domestic violence and a Foyer development to provide •supported, yet independent, accommodation for young people.

IMPLEMENTING THE INITIATIVES

Expressions of Interest were called for the delivery of the majority of new services and in some cases a targeted approach was used where an agency had specific expertise that was required to deliver the services. The majority of services are now operating with a small number yet to commence.

The following gives an update of the implementation of the initiatives and details about the successful agencies that will deliver the services. The number of staff funded is expressed in FTE (full time equivalent).

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HEET FACTSHEETFACT SHEETFACT

SHEThere are three key strategies of the Homelessness National Partnership Agreement (NPA) that underpin the principles of the new programs.

Early intervention and • prevention to stop people becoming homeless and to lessen the impact of homelessness.

Breaking the cycle of • homelessness by boosting specialist models of supported accommodation to keep people housed in long term stable housing; and

Improving and expanding • the service system to ensure people experiencing homelessness receive timely responses from mainstream services.

The Homelessness NPA funding for Western Australia is $135 million over four years. This is made up of:

$53.8 million for new support • initiatives

$30.7 million for capital and • land for new properties

$16.4 million services to • support people at risk of homelessness through financial counselling and the Hardship Utilities Grants Scheme (HUGS), currently funded by the State Government.

$34.1 million of the funding will provide for A Place to Call Home initiatives which include:

$31.7 million for capital•

$2.5 million for support • services

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HOMELESSNESS ACCOMMODATION SUPPORT WORKERS

Seventeen housing support workers throughout the state will provide intensive support targeted at homeless individuals and families to secure and maintain stable accommodation and ensure people who have experienced homelessness are effectively linked with mainstream services. The targeted clients will be exiting specialist homeless accommodation services or other support services and will be helped to address a range of issues including employment, health, financial management and social integration.

Consortium Model : Centrecare, Joondalup •Youth Support Services and Patricia Giles Centre – North West Metro area - 3 FTEMercy Community Services – North East •Metro area - 1 FTESwan Emergency Accommodation – North •East Metro - 1 FTEFremantle Multicultural Centre – South •West Metro - 1 FTE Anglicare WA – South West Metro area - •1 FTEMission Australia – South East Metro area - •1 FTECentrecare – South East Metro area - 1 FTE •Agencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTEPilbara Community Legal Centre – Pilbara •– Karratha - 1 FTE

WestAus – Peel - 1 FTE •Share and Care – Wheatbelt - 1 FTE •Anglicare – Great Southern - 1 FTE •Australian Red Cross – Goldfields - 1FTE •Geraldton Resource Centre •- Murchison - 1FTE

STREET TO HOME

Three outreach teams have been established to work directly with rough sleepers and provide a coordinated response to complex needs. Referral to the program teams will be made by a range of agencies and there will be referrals across and within the three elements of the program.

STREET TO HOME: ASSERTIVE OUTREACH

The assertive outreach workers will develop a relationship with people sleeping rough, gaining confidence and trust. The teams will be supported by a specialist mobile clinical team for mental health and drug and alcohol assessment and treatment. Where appropriate, referrals will be made to mainstream treatment services. The outreach teams will support the rough sleepers to access mainstream services and accommodation.

UnitingCare West Tranby - 2 FTE for the •Perth areaRuah Community Services - 2 FTE for the •Perth area

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre - 2 •FTE for the Fremantle area

STREET TO HOME: MOBILE CLINICAL OUTREACH TEAM

This team will assess and treat rough sleepers who have mental health and/or drugs and alcohol issues, and offer referrals to mainstream services. The team, comprising mental health professionals will be staffed directly by the Department of Health.

STREET TO HOME: HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS

This program will assist people who have been sleeping rough into stable, secure accommodation. It will also assist people residing in crisis accommodation services to move into independent accommodation in the community, and free up the crisis accommodation services for others.

Saint Bartholomew’s House - 2 FTE •55 Central - 1 FTE •The Salvation Army - 3 FTE •Foundation Housing - 3 FTE •St Patrick’s Community Support Centre •(Sister’s Place) - 1.5 FTE

ROUGH SLEEPER ASSERTIVE OUTREACH – REMOTE

This initiative provides assertive outreach support for rough sleepers in remote areas of Western Australia

- Kimberley and Goldfields. Workers will work in teams of two and provide support to rough sleepers to secure and maintain stable accommodation. This initiative will be critical in ensuring rough sleepers in remote areas are provided with support and assistance to access mainstream services and obtain and maintain stable accommodation.

Centacare Kimberley Association – Broome •- 2 FTEGoldfields – to be advised •

SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING CHILD PROTECTION

This program will provide independent living options through Parkerville’s newly constructed Variety and Wearne units. Focus is on the development of living skills to assist young women leaving child protection and ensure they are not homeless. Referrals will come primarily from child protection agencies.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care – 1.5 •FTE

SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FAMILY HOMELESS ACCOMMODATION SERVICES

This program will provide support to children and assist them in addressing issues associated with homelessness. The target group is children currently living in or being supported by family accommodation homelessness services, Public Tenancy Support Services or

Supported Housing Assistance Program Services.

Centrecare – expanded from 3 FTE to 4 FTE •Parkerville Children and Youth Care – •expanded from 2 FTE to 4 FTEFremantle Multicultural Centre - 1 FTE •Multicultural Services Centre - 1 FTE •Women’s Health Care Association - 1 FTE •

SAFE AT HOME

Workers will assess safety and support needs of women and children to stay in their own home and assistance is provided to stabilise housing and increase security. Referrals will come from domestic violence agencies or other accommodation and support agencies.

The Women’s Council for Domestic and •Family Violence Services will develop the initiative in Phase One.

Once developed the services will be delivered by

Patricia Giles Centre - 2 FTE •Lucy Saw Service - 2 FTE •City of Stirling - 2FTE •Ruah Community Service - 2FTE •South West Refuge - 2 FTE •Share and Care Community Services - 2 FTE •

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTREACH Workers in rural and remote locations will provide support to women and children experiencing domestic violence.

The service operates at the time of issuing a Police Order for removal of the perpetrator when the Police officer obtains consent for the victim to release their details to a support service. It will operate in the Peel, Pilbara, Murchison, Great Southern and Goldfields regions.

Pat Thomas House •Pilbara Community Legal Centre •Chrysalis House •Goldfields Women’s Refuge •Albany Family Violence Service •

A statewide response to perpetrators identified through the programs will maximise safety for women and children.

Communicare’s Breathing Space •

KEEPING KIDS SAFE PROJECT

– CHILDREN IN DOMESTIC AND

FAMILY VIOLENCE REFUGES

This initiative will strengthen the responses for children in domestic violence accommodation services to improve integration with mainstream services including schools, child care and health professionals.

The Women’s Council for Domestic and •Family Violence ServicesAnglicare’s Albany Family Violence Service •Share and Care Community Services •

HOMELESSNESSJOINT COMMONWEALTH / STATE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INITIATIVES INFORMATION UPDATE

In Western Australia, the Department for Child Protection is the lead agency responsible for the coordination and implementation of the joint Commonwealth/State National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness.

The Homelessness National Partnership Agreement Implementation Plan sets out the new directions for responding to homelessness over the next four years in Western Australia.

The Implementation Plan will tackle homelessness across the State, including remote areas. New programs will target groups of single adults, young people, families, and women and children experiencing domestic violence. Some programs will be Indigenous specific and others are for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Engagement and integration with mainstream services is an integral element of all the initiatives. Mainstream agencies have been closely involved in the development of the initiatives and include Child Protection, Centrelink, Housing, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol and Corrective Services. There has been extensive consultation with the non government agencies who will deliver the services and these agencies have been closely involved in the development of the new programs.

A number of initiatives link directly with the Social Housing and Nation Building and Economic Stimulus National Partnership Agreements to reduce homelessness.

Lotterywest gives grants to eligible organisations that provide services in response to homelessness including many agencies delivering programs under the Homelessness NPA Implementation Plan.

The new initiatives will provide for a wide range of programs including

services for rough sleepers, •new housing support workers for •private and public tenancies,housing support workers for people •leaving supported accommodation and institutional care;new and expanded supports for women and •children experienced domestic violence and a Foyer development to provide •supported, yet independent, accommodation for young people.

IMPLEMENTING THE INITIATIVES

Expressions of Interest were called for the delivery of the majority of new services and in some cases a targeted approach was used where an agency had specific expertise that was required to deliver the services. The majority of services are now operating with a small number yet to commence.

The following gives an update of the implementation of the initiatives and details about the successful agencies that will deliver the services. The number of staff funded is expressed in FTE (full time equivalent).

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SHEThere are three key strategies of the Homelessness National Partnership Agreement (NPA) that underpin the principles of the new programs.

Early intervention and • prevention to stop people becoming homeless and to lessen the impact of homelessness.

Breaking the cycle of • homelessness by boosting specialist models of supported accommodation to keep people housed in long term stable housing; and

Improving and expanding • the service system to ensure people experiencing homelessness receive timely responses from mainstream services.

The Homelessness NPA funding for Western Australia is $135 million over four years. This is made up of:

$53.8 million for new support • initiatives

$30.7 million for capital and • land for new properties

$16.4 million services to • support people at risk of homelessness through financial counselling and the Hardship Utilities Grants Scheme (HUGS), currently funded by the State Government.

$34.1 million of the funding will provide for A Place to Call Home initiatives which include:

$31.7 million for capital•

$2.5 million for support • services

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JOINT COMMONWEALTH / STATE

HOMELESSNESS NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTWESTERN AUSTRALIAN INITIATIVES INFORMATION UPDATE

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HOMELESSNESS ACCOMMODATION SUPPORT WORKERS

Seventeen housing support workers throughout the state will provide intensive support targeted at homeless individuals and families to secure and maintain stable accommodation and ensure people who have experienced homelessness are effectively linked with mainstream services. The targeted clients will be exiting specialist homeless accommodation services or other support services and will be helped to address a range of issues including employment, health, financial management and social integration.

Consortium Model : Centrecare, Joondalup •Youth Support Services and Patricia Giles Centre – North West Metro area - 3 FTEMercy Community Services – North East •Metro area - 1 FTESwan Emergency Accommodation – North •East Metro - 1 FTEFremantle Multicultural Centre – South •West Metro - 1 FTE Anglicare WA – South West Metro area - •1 FTEMission Australia – South East Metro area - •1 FTECentrecare – South East Metro area - 1 FTE •Agencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTEPilbara Community Legal Centre – Pilbara •– Karratha - 1 FTE

WestAus – Peel - 1 FTE •Share and Care – Wheatbelt - 1 FTE •Anglicare – Great Southern - 1 FTE •Australian Red Cross – Goldfields - 1FTE •Geraldton Resource Centre •- Murchison - 1FTE

STREET TO HOME

Three outreach teams have been established to work directly with rough sleepers and provide a coordinated response to complex needs. Referral to the program teams will be made by a range of agencies and there will be referrals across and within the three elements of the program.

STREET TO HOME: ASSERTIVE OUTREACH

The assertive outreach workers will develop a relationship with people sleeping rough, gaining confidence and trust. The teams will be supported by a specialist mobile clinical team for mental health and drug and alcohol assessment and treatment. Where appropriate, referrals will be made to mainstream treatment services. The outreach teams will support the rough sleepers to access mainstream services and accommodation.

UnitingCare West Tranby - 2 FTE for the •Perth areaRuah Community Services - 2 FTE for the •Perth area

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre - 2 •FTE for the Fremantle area

STREET TO HOME: MOBILE CLINICAL OUTREACH TEAM

This team will assess and treat rough sleepers who have mental health and/or drugs and alcohol issues, and offer referrals to mainstream services. The team, comprising mental health professionals will be staffed directly by the Department of Health.

STREET TO HOME: HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS

This program will assist people who have been sleeping rough into stable, secure accommodation. It will also assist people residing in crisis accommodation services to move into independent accommodation in the community, and free up the crisis accommodation services for others.

Saint Bartholomew’s House - 2 FTE •55 Central - 1 FTE •The Salvation Army - 3 FTE •Foundation Housing - 3 FTE •St Patrick’s Community Support Centre •(Sister’s Place) - 1.5 FTE

ROUGH SLEEPER ASSERTIVE OUTREACH – REMOTE

This initiative provides assertive outreach support for rough sleepers in remote areas of Western Australia

- Kimberley and Goldfields. Workers will work in teams of two and provide support to rough sleepers to secure and maintain stable accommodation. This initiative will be critical in ensuring rough sleepers in remote areas are provided with support and assistance to access mainstream services and obtain and maintain stable accommodation.

Centacare Kimberley Association – Broome •- 2 FTEGoldfields – to be advised •

SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING CHILD PROTECTION

This program will provide independent living options through Parkerville’s newly constructed Variety and Wearne units. Focus is on the development of living skills to assist young women leaving child protection and ensure they are not homeless. Referrals will come primarily from child protection agencies.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care – 1.5 •FTE

SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN FAMILY HOMELESS ACCOMMODATION SERVICES

This program will provide support to children and assist them in addressing issues associated with homelessness. The target group is children currently living in or being supported by family accommodation homelessness services, Public Tenancy Support Services or

Supported Housing Assistance Program Services.

Centrecare – expanded from 3 FTE to 4 FTE •Parkerville Children and Youth Care – •expanded from 2 FTE to 4 FTEFremantle Multicultural Centre - 1 FTE •Multicultural Services Centre - 1 FTE •Women’s Health Care Association - 1 FTE •

SAFE AT HOME

Workers will assess safety and support needs of women and children to stay in their own home and assistance is provided to stabilise housing and increase security. Referrals will come from domestic violence agencies or other accommodation and support agencies.

The Women’s Council for Domestic and •Family Violence Services will develop the initiative in Phase One.

Once developed the services will be delivered by

Patricia Giles Centre - 2 FTE •Lucy Saw Service - 2 FTE •City of Stirling - 2FTE •Ruah Community Service - 2FTE •South West Refuge - 2 FTE •Share and Care Community Services - 2 FTE •

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OUTREACH Workers in rural and remote locations will provide support to women and children experiencing domestic violence.

The service operates at the time of issuing a Police Order for removal of the perpetrator when the Police officer obtains consent for the victim to release their details to a support service. It will operate in the Peel, Pilbara, Murchison, Great Southern and Goldfields regions.

Pat Thomas House •Pilbara Community Legal Centre •Chrysalis House •Goldfields Women’s Refuge •Albany Family Violence Service •

A statewide response to perpetrators identified through the programs will maximise safety for women and children.

Communicare’s Breathing Space •

KEEPING KIDS SAFE PROJECT

– CHILDREN IN DOMESTIC AND

FAMILY VIOLENCE REFUGES

This initiative will strengthen the responses for children in domestic violence accommodation services to improve integration with mainstream services including schools, child care and health professionals.

The Women’s Council for Domestic and •Family Violence ServicesAnglicare’s Albany Family Violence Service •Share and Care Community Services •

HOMELESSNESSJOINT COMMONWEALTH / STATE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INITIATIVES INFORMATION UPDATE

In Western Australia, the Department for Child Protection is the lead agency responsible for the coordination and implementation of the joint Commonwealth/State National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness.

The Homelessness National Partnership Agreement Implementation Plan sets out the new directions for responding to homelessness over the next four years in Western Australia.

The Implementation Plan will tackle homelessness across the State, including remote areas. New programs will target groups of single adults, young people, families, and women and children experiencing domestic violence. Some programs will be Indigenous specific and others are for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Engagement and integration with mainstream services is an integral element of all the initiatives. Mainstream agencies have been closely involved in the development of the initiatives and include Child Protection, Centrelink, Housing, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol and Corrective Services. There has been extensive consultation with the non government agencies who will deliver the services and these agencies have been closely involved in the development of the new programs.

A number of initiatives link directly with the Social Housing and Nation Building and Economic Stimulus National Partnership Agreements to reduce homelessness.

Lotterywest gives grants to eligible organisations that provide services in response to homelessness including many agencies delivering programs under the Homelessness NPA Implementation Plan.

The new initiatives will provide for a wide range of programs including

services for rough sleepers, •new housing support workers for •private and public tenancies,housing support workers for people •leaving supported accommodation and institutional care;new and expanded supports for women and •children experienced domestic violence and a Foyer development to provide •supported, yet independent, accommodation for young people.

IMPLEMENTING THE INITIATIVES

Expressions of Interest were called for the delivery of the majority of new services and in some cases a targeted approach was used where an agency had specific expertise that was required to deliver the services. The majority of services are now operating with a small number yet to commence.

The following gives an update of the implementation of the initiatives and details about the successful agencies that will deliver the services. The number of staff funded is expressed in FTE (full time equivalent).

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A PLACE TO CALL HOME – SOCIAL HOUSING SUPPORT

People will be housed in the metropolitan area in newly purchased or constructed Department of Housing stock. The program will offer support for 12 months so the tenants can be successful in maintaining their tenancy, with the expectation that they will be accommodated in their home on a long term basis. Referrals will come from the Department of Housing and be for those on the wait list. The support component of the program is managed by a number of agencies who have been selected to be in the pool to manage the support when houses become available.

Thirty three properties will be purchased over three years.

Mercycare •Centrecare •St Patrick’s Community Support •St Bartholomew’s House •Swan Emergency Accommodation •Mission Australia •The Salvation Army •Ruah Community Services •Hills Community Support Group •Anglicare •Fremantle Multicultural Centre •Australian Red Cross Society •

PRIVATE RENTAL TENANCY SUPPORT SERVICES

Services will work with families or individuals having difficulty in maintaining tenancies. The services will link with mainstream services before debts, or other tenancy management issues, become too large or eviction processes start. The workers will liaise with landlords and property managers to facilitate the maintenance of tenancies.

Referrals to the service will be made from private real estate agencies and other support agencies, including financial counselling.

There are both new services and expanded services.

Australian Red Cross Society (WA •Division) for the North West Metro area - 3 FTE Anglicare Supported Tenancy •Rockingham (STAR) expanded from 1 FTE to 3 FTEMulticultural Services Centre – CaLD •backgrounds expanded from 1.5 FTE to 3 FTEAnglicare - Great Southern - 1 FTE •Agencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTE

PUBLIC TENANCY SUPPORT SERVICES

This program will have 10 FTE support workers for public housing tenants at risk of eviction. The workers will provide assistance with managing budgets and in developing skills to maintain a stable and functioning household. Clients will be linked with mainstream services. Participation in the program is with the tenants consent; however may become a condition of the tenancy where there has been a prior tenancy agreement and anti social behaviour. The program may also assist people with limited skills who are not eligible for mental health or disability services support programs.

Referrals to the service will be primarily be from the Department of Housing but may include other agencies

The successful agencies areCentrecare for the South East Metro - •Armadale - 1FTEMission Australia for North West Metro - •Joondalup - 1FTEAnglicare for South West Metro - •Rockingham/Kwinana - 1FTEAnglicare for South West - Collie - 0.5FTE •Pilbara Community Legal Centre - 1 FTE •for Newman and 0.5 FTE RoebourneAvon Youth Community and Family •Services - Wheatbelt - 2 FTEMission Australia - Meekatharra -1FTE •Carnarvon Family Support Service Inc. •Carnarvon -1FTE

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS – MENTAL HEALTH

These services will provide dedicated support for people with severe and persistent mental illness who are ready for discharge from a Specialist Mental Health Inpatient Unit. A case management approach, linking with community and clinical mental health services will be employed. Referrals will be from the Specialist Mental Health Inpatient Unit.

Ruah Community Services – Royal Perth - •1 FTERuah Community Services – Graylands - •1 FTERuah Community Services – Sir Charles •Gardiner - 1 FTERuah Community Services – Armadale/ •Bentley - 1 FTEHills Community Support Group – Swan/ •Joondalup - 1 FTESt Patrick’s Community Support Centre - •Fremantle/Rockingham - 1 FTEAlbany Halfway House – Great Southern •- 0.5 FTELamp – South West - 0.5 FTE •Australian Red Cross - Goldfields - 0.5 •FTECentacare – Kimberley - 0.5 FTE •

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS – CORRECTIVE SERVICES

This program will assist individuals to maintain their tenancies through maintaining appropriate standards & behaviours. The workers will help clients to comply with community release orders, to engage in education and training programs, and will link the clients with recreation activities and increase their social networks. Referrals will be made from the discharge units at the correctional facilities.

Centrecare – men’s correctional facilities - •1 FTERuah Community Services – women’s •correctional facilities - 1 FTEJoondalup Youth Support Services – •juveniles’ correctional facilities - 1 FTEAgencies for South West Accommodation •– South West - 1 FTEGeraldton Resource Centre – Murchison - •1 FTE

HOUSING SUPPORT WORKERS – DRUG & ALCOHOL

This program will work with clients who have undertaken treatment for drug and alcohol issues and who may otherwise become homeless after exiting the treatment service or while they are receiving assistance with their substance abuse.

Intensive support is targeted at clients to secure and maintain stable accommodation. A key element of the support will be to assist with addressing substance abuse but will also aim to address a range of associated issues through linkages with mainstream services to achieve long term, secure, stable housing. Referrals will be from the drug and alcohol agency which is discharging the client, or from homelessness workers in some non metropolitan areas.

Mission Australia – North West Metro area •-1.5 FTESwan Emergency Accommodation – •North East Metro area - 1.5 FTEAnglicare WA in partnership with •Palmerston Association – South West Metro area - 1.5 FTEMission Australia – South East Metro area •- 1.5 FTEPilbara Community Legal Centre – Pilbara •- Port Hedland - 1 FTECentrecare – South West - 1 FTE •Anglicare WA in partnership with •Palmerston Association – Peel - 1 FTENindilingarri Cultural Health Services – •Kimberley – Fitzroy Crossing - 1 FTE

HOMELESSNESSJOINT COMMONWEALTH / STATE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INITIATIVES INFORMATION UPDATE

LIST OF SERVICE PROVIDERS

55 Central Inc.

Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc.

Albany Halfway House Association Inc.

Anglicare WA Inc

Anglicare WA Inc. in partnership with Palmerston Association Inc

Australian Red Cross

Avon Youth Community and Family Services Inc.

Carnarvon Family Support Service Inc.

Centacare Kimberley Association Inc.

Centrecare Inc.

City of Stirling

Chrysalis Support Services Inc.

Foundation Housing Limited

Fremantle Multicultural Centre

Geraldton Resource Centre Inc.

Goldfields Women’s Refuge Assoc. Inc

Hills Community Support Group Inc.

Joondalup Youth Support Services Inc

Lamp Inc.

Lucy Saw Centre Association Inc

Mercy Community Services Inc

Mission Australia

Multicultural Services Centre of Western Australia Inc.

Nindilingarri Cultural Heath Services Inc.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care Inc

Patricia Giles Centre Inc.

Pat Thomas Memorial Community House Inc.

Pilbara Community Legal Service

Ruah Community Services

Share and Care Community Services Inc.

St Bartholomew’s House Inc.

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre - The Sister’s Place

South West Refuge Inc.

Swan Emergency Accommodation Inc.

The Salvation Army

UnitingCare West

WestAus Crisis and Welfare Services Inc.

Women’s Health Care Association Inc.

Women’s Council for Family and Domestic Violence Service Inc.

Australian Government

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services

and Indigenous Affairs

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