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Rooming House Reform ‘Confusion’ – Review

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 3rd July 2014 -  A new report into the state of rooming house reform in Victoria has found widespread confusion about the roles of different regulatory bodies in relation to registration and regulation…

The Big Issue Achieves Milestone

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th June 2014 -  Not for Profit street magazine, The Big Issue, is set to sell its nine millionth magazine across Australia – a milestone which will coincide with the enterprise’s 18th…

Calls for Sector-led Input on ‘Services Connect’

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd June 2014 -  The Victorian Government is expected to make a call out for submissions in the next two weeks to Not for Profits interested in taking part in the trials of its eight new Services Connect…

State of Sydney Report ‘Confronting’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th May 2014 -  A new report on the living conditions of people seeking emergency relief in Sydney and surrounding areas has been described as confronting by welfare agency Anglicare. The report…

Domestic Violence Services at Risk

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 6th March 2014 -  Social service organisations have warned of the the potential shutdown of domestic violence services and other programs due to uncertainty surrounding the State and Federal Governments’…

Multi-million Dollar Plan to Tackle Homelessness

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th January 2014 -  A Victorian homelessness peak body has called for the State Government to invest $54 million over four years to get rough sleepers off the street. In its pre-Budget submission, the…

Opinion

‘Homesick’ Doco Turns to Crowdfunding

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th October 2013 -  Funding the final stages of a documentary around the controversial issues homelessness and moving from the chaos and violent world of rooming houses to find a place to call home is

Gen Y and Woolgrowers Spread Awareness of Homelessness

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd October 2013 -  A NSW Woolgrowing family has has made a short film charting the extensive work being undertaken by Not for Profits tackling homelessness in Sydney as part of a ‘wool blanket’…

Skating on Thin Ice: Mental Illness & Homelessness

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th October 2013 -  More work needs to be done to support people living with mental illness to sustain social housing tenancies, especially those relying on Centrelink payments, as the only alternative…

Spotlight

Pyjamas for Purpose

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd October 2013 -  In this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise, Nadia Boyce investigates a trendy new social enterprise spruiking pyjamas to support those sleeping rough on our streets. 

Employment for Disadvantaged Youth on The Table

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th September 2013 -  Not for Profits, business leaders, government decision-makers and education providers will meet in Sydney to discuss solutions and strategies to increase youth employment –…
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