50 Lives 50 Homes Perth in Perth, Western Australia | Non-profit organisation

50 Lives 50 Homes Perth

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 137824

Address: 255 Hay Street 6008 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.ruah.org.au/housing-and-homelessness

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24.01.2022 "They are zeroing in on ending chronic homelessness in their community by not only recognizing where they’ve had success, but where they’ve made mistakes tooand not letting anything break their momentum." https://caeh.ca/bright-spot-medicine-hat/

23.01.2022 Wear it Purple Day has arrived! 10 years ago a movement began to show our LGBTI+ young people that they are valued, loved and supported. If you want to spread the Wear it Purple message far and wide, visit https://www.wearitpurple.org/wip-day-resources

21.01.2022 Mental Health Week has arrived! Mental health starts where we #live

21.01.2022 Clients of the 50 Lives 50 Homes program are supported by the After Hours Support Service who provide wrap around support to people once they have found their home. Thank you to this incredible team! Read more about this program and the evaluation report by UWA Research below: Read the report: https://bit.ly/2B2crY8 Read the snapshot: https://bit.ly/2UxAvtb... Lotterywest #HousingFirst #EndHomelessnessWA

18.01.2022 Ashlyn and Alex were pleased to welcome little Elliot as they focus on positive engaging strategies by fostering kittens in need of a little loving! Safe to say Elliot is going to be given the royal treatment as he waits to find his fur-ever home. Great job Ashlyn and Alex! After Hours Support Worker Danica managed to get in a bit of a cuddle too!

17.01.2022 Reconciliation Week 2020 has arrived! This year join the conversation and get involved. We all have a part to play. #InThisTogether2020

15.01.2022 Meet the 20 Lives 20 Homes team!

14.01.2022 Kambarang has arrived!

12.01.2022 Minister Simone McGurk on housing first, 50 Lives 50 Homes and the new 20 Lives 20 Homes campaign in Fremantle #EndHomelessnesWA #HW2019 https://bit.ly/3029HSc

12.01.2022 Collaboration is the key! Only by working together can we #EndHomelessness. An exciting announcement as we begin Homelessness Week 2019. #HW2019

12.01.2022 Introducing the After Hours Support Service! Recently, 50 Lives 50 Homes Staff, Ruah After-Hours and Homeless Healthcare got together for their annual ‘After-Hours Planning Day’. The whole team doesn’t often have the opportunity to come together on a regular basis, so days like these are extremely beneficial to review the support and service we provide to 50 Lives 50 Homes participants. ... #EndHomelessnessWA #HousingFirst #AfterHoursSupport

11.01.2022 Great article WAtoday.com.au, highlighting the benefits of the Housing First approach, which we’ve been rolling out in Perth for more than three years. By applying Housing First principles, 50 Lives 50 Homes Perth has secured stable housing for more than 200 people. We're looking forward to supporting the extension of the program under the new WA 10-Year Strategy on Homelessness. #50Lives50Homes #20Lives20HomesFreo #EndHomelessness... https://www.watoday.com.au//state-of-wa-promises-homeless- See more

09.01.2022 Feeling like 2020 will be a good year! 245 people in 201 homes and a retention rate of 83%. #HousingFirst #EndHomelessnessWA

08.01.2022 50 Lives 50 Homes Manager Leah Watkins presented the Housing First Principles for Australia with Shelter WA for Homelessness Week #HW2020. Go Leah!

08.01.2022 Housing First is cheaper than accepting homelessness: Now, the state spends 15,000 euros less (24,000 AUD) per year per homeless person than before. https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

06.01.2022 We’re excited to have released the results from the third evaluation of the 50 Lives 50 Homes program today. Thanks to the hard work and commitment of the 50 Lives 50 Homes team, our participating organisations and the funders that make it possible, we're making a real difference to the lives of WA's most vulnerable people. Access the report here: https://bit.ly/30a7hnJ... Access the snapshot here: https://bit.ly/3dFoWHK #50Lives50Homes #EndHomelessnessWA #TogetherWeCan Lotterywest The University of Western Australia Centre for Social Impact UWA Research

06.01.2022 This is welcome news for the 9,000+ people who experience homelessness each night in WA. We look forward to continuing to work collaboratively to inform the new Housing First initiatives announced by Mark McGowan and Simone McGurk MLA today. #EndHomelessness #WA10YearHomelessnessStrategy #50Lives50Homes

04.01.2022 Today marks the 12th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations. The inter-generational trauma of forced child removal is affecting communities today, with Aboriginal people over-represented in homelessness services. The Department of Communities "All Paths Lead to a Home" 10 Year Strategy on Homelessness tells us that of the 23,739 people in WA who received specialist homelessness services, 42% were Aboriginal. If you would like to watch the apology toda...y you can do so here: https://bit.ly/2uxL85v #ReconciliationWA #NationalApology #EndHomelessnessWA

04.01.2022 Meet Danica, the newest member of the After Hours Support Team! Danica has a Bachelor of Psychology and has worked in the Community Services sector for the past 8 and a half years. She has 3 dogs, a cat and is addicted to coffee (which might come in handy for all those after hours shifts!).

02.01.2022 50 Lives 50 Homes has now housed 227 people in 183 homes with a retention rate of 80% for people housed more than 12 months! #HousingFirst #ForeverHome #EndHomelessnessWA

02.01.2022 Progress Update Thanks to the collaborative effort of over 30 support agencies and organisations in Perth, the 50 Lives 50 Homes campaign has housed 279 people in 241 homes with a retention rate of 81%. #HousingFirst #EndHomelessnessWA