Month: July 2023
Marking Homelessness Week 2023
On any given night, 116,000 people in Australia are experiencing homelessness. Homelessness is not ‘rooflessness’.
KEYS program helps Lily
While many women are resting and nesting at 37 weeks pregnant, this was the last thing on Lily’s mind. At 22 years old and heavily pregnant, Lily was referred from CatholicCare’s Safe Homes program to the KEYS program that supports young parents aged 16 – 24 years who are homeless, or at risk of being homeless.
Lynette’s Story
"She saved my life,” Lynette says, looking gratefully at her Activity Support Partner, Gayle. Once a fortnight, Gayle supports Lynette in the community as part of her Commonwealth Home Support Program package.