1. Solutions

Program Models

Australia

Consumer participation at Specialist Homelessness Services: Do the homeless have a say in the services they receive?
Darren Phillips
Ahmed Bawa Kuyini
This study in the state of New South Wales, Australia, explores what Specialist Homelessness Services being implemented in regard to consumer participation, what is working and what barriers to consumer participation have been encountered by both service users and providers. The study found that while consumers have some opportunities to...
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Chronic Homelessness in Melbourne: First-Year Outcomes of Journey to Social Inclusion Phase 2 Study Participants
Zoe Callis
Paul Flatau
Jessica Mackelprang
Louise La Sala
Ami Seivwright
Kathryn Taylor
and Monica Thielking
The Journey to Social Inclusion (J2SI) Phase 2 program, delivered by Sacred Heart Mission (SHM), uses an intensive case management approach focused on capacity building and relationship development to facilitate the movement of chronically homeless people in Melbourne to permanent, stable housing and a pathway to broader social inclusion...
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Homelessness and the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Challenges and Solutions
Council to Homeless Persons
This report was commissioned by the Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) in 2016 to explore the challenges and opportunities of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Australia. The report seeks to learn from the experiences of homelessness endured by people who have a disability. Also, the report engages perspectives on how the...
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Ending Street Homelessness in the Inner City: Adelaide Zero Project Implementation Plan
The Adelaide Zero Project seeks to end street homelessness in the inner city and ultimately end homelessness in South Australia. This collaborative program, funded by the Don Dunstan Foundation, follows similar program models implemented in cities, such as Chicago, Detroit, and New Orleans.  This document provides a summary of the...
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Ageing out of place: The impact of gender and location on older Victorians in homelessness
Deb Batterham
Shelley Mallett
Ed Yates
Violet Kolar
and Trish Westmore
In 2011, Hanover Welfare Services completed a research project Ageing in What Place, which investigated the growing number of older persons presenting at homelessness services. The present study builds on this earlier phase of research by undertaking a preliminary investigation into the role that gender and location play in housing...
Region:
North America
Is something better than nothing? Food insecurity and eating patterns of young people experiencing homelessness
Sue Amandatidis
Belinda Crawford
Elise Franke
Jioji Ravulo
Siranda Torvaldsen
Rowena Yamazaki
This study reports high levels of food insecurity in a sample of young people accessing support from specialist homelessness services in Australia. The majority of young people in this study did not meet minimum recommended guidelines for core foods, such as vegetables and breads and cereals, but had high consumption of sugar‐sweetened...
Region:
Australia & Oceania
The financing, delivery and effectiveness of programs to reduce homelessness
AHURI
This report presents evidence from the Australian Homelessness Funding and Delivery Survey of how services supporting those experiencing homelessness are funded, and how different forms of funding and the level of funding impacts on the delivery of homelessness assistance.
Region:
Australia & Oceania
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