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24.01.2022 This nonprofit created a village of tiny homes and RVs to help permanently solve homelessness in Austin, Texas. But more than just providing homes, the group is fostering communities and providing job opportunities to the men and women who live there. https://cnn.it/2Ii6Tev

24.01.2022 Depressing but affirming of continued ACTCOSS advocacy to improve housing affordability and eliminate homelessness: http://www.abc.net.au//renting:-what-are-the-facts/10210404

23.01.2022 There are only 317 rental properties *in Australia* that are affordable to the 750,000 Australians surviving on the Disability Support Pension. That's right...in Australia. It's time to fix the broken housing system.

22.01.2022 Did you catch the announcement? ACTGov has released Housing Strategy & it includes $100m to build 200 new public housing homes and renovate 1000 more. 151 homes for community housing and 15% target for affordable housing in all new suburbs and urban infill developments. Huge thx to our steadfast supporters at MyVoteForHousing. More info about Housing Strategy: https://www.act.gov.au/homes-housing/act-housing-strategy

21.01.2022 This season, for the first time, emergency accomodation will be available every night of the week.

21.01.2022 Will this ACT Greens proposal get into the Affordable Housing Strategy? It has support from community,industry and planning and design professionals. https://www.canberratimes.com.au//act-greens-urge-tax-brea

18.01.2022 Great to see the outcomes being achieved by the Education First Foyers in Victoria. Safe and affordable housing with support to access & maintain education and employment ends youth homelessness. Would be great to see this model properly expanded in NSW.

18.01.2022 Street Law Program Manager/Solicitor Farzana was on the #abcradiocanberra Breakfast program this morning, chatting about legal and other issues facing people ex...periencing homelessness in the ACT. Thank you to ABC Canberra for inviting us to share our perspectives. #accesstojustice #communitylawyering #communitylegaleducation #endhomelessness #housingfirst @ ABC Canberra See more

18.01.2022 When people cycle through social housing, they’re not able to put down roots in the community, they’re not establishing friendships in the neighbourhood, and th...ey’re uprooting themselves and their families to great detriment. Supporting longer tenancies for these groups was crucial because high turnover was hurting people and social housing providers. See more

12.01.2022 http://chp.org.au/homelessness/

10.01.2022 This man spent 46 days chained to a fence on a hunger strike. Here's what he learned about homelessness.

10.01.2022 Further evidence that affordable housing actions in ACT Housing Strategy need prompt, fully funded implementation & further action needed to support ppl made homeless by high housing costs @ABarrMLA @YvetteSBerry https://www.canberratimes.com.au//these-are-the-canberrans

08.01.2022 Today we welcome the ACT Government’s announcement of three projects to be funded through the first round of the $1 million Affordable Housing Innovation Fund. ...This delivers on existing commitments, but we're looking forward to seeing significantly bigger commitments when the ACT Government releases its Affordable Housing Strategy later in the year. What we need to see is the whole of the ACT Government Cabinet backing the Deputy Chief Minister’s commitment to an ACT Affordable Housing Strategy with a $100 million investment to grow community and public housing. Read our media release for more info: https://www.actcoss.org.au//media-release-innovation-fundi #affordablehousing

08.01.2022 Most older women facing homelessness do not have complex needs- all they need is a home they can afford. That should not be too big an ask, should it?

06.01.2022 Spending public resources on housing is crucial infrastructure investing

05.01.2022 Canberra’s rents are reported today in The Canberra Times as most expensive in the nation. That is why advocates say @CBR #AffordableHousing Strategy has to make increasing affordable secure rental housing top priority allhomes.com.au/news/canberra- via @allhomescomau @AnglicareACT @VinniesACT @ACTShelter @NorthsideACT @BetterRentingAU

03.01.2022 Peter Mackie is a global expert in homelessness who is visiting from Wales to champion the idea and talk to experts in Australia. He said in most Western countr...ies authorities did not act until the situation became critical, and this needed to change. "We wait until crisis, wait until people are on the streets or are literally homeless See more

03.01.2022 Local Government calls on Commonwealth to lead affordable housing policy agenda: https://www.domain.com.au//housing-affordability-too-har/

02.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/gregmacaoi/posts/10213680957551367

01.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/chris.twom/posts/10157345614597067