Homeward Bound
On Tuesday 31 July 2018 Women's Housing Ltd assisted Eastern Homelessness Network in their Walk to End Homelessness.
Lots of sunshine, smiles and cake to raise awareness for a very serious issue!
Thank you
Aware Health specialise in remedial massage, myotherapy and clinical pilates...but what you didn’t know was they also worked hard on a food and toy drive which greatly benefited our tenants. Thank you for your support!
Money For Jam
Money For Jam is a social innovation project specifically designed to address income poverty for older women. Older women are increasingly at risk of homelessness and unemployment. Money For Jam provides mentoring for women at risk of homelessness to turn their hobbies and passions into micro-enterprises.
Please join us on 18 August 2018 at Makers Market in Richmond to support these women and pick up a little treasure for yourself!
Milestone for Women’s Housing Ltd
Women’s Housing Ltd are excited to announce the Housing Registrar has approved our application to become a Housing Association.
“Becoming a Housing Association presents a wonderful opportunity for Women’s Housing Ltd and our clients. As a Housing Association, Women’s Housing Ltd will have the capacity and resources to be able to provide more specialist housing for women and children. For women in need, it’s about providing housing security and also a pathway out of disadvantage.” Judy Line, CEO Women’s Housing Ltd
“It’s a huge achievement for Women’s Housing Ltd and it’s great to have a specialist women’s housing provider within the pool of Housing Associations.” Haleh Homaei, Chair, CHIA Vic
Thank-you!
On 3 July 2018 Easyrest Pillows donated and delivered 200 pillows to Women’s Housing Ltd tenants. Thank you for supporting our tenants by helping them build a comfortable home. Hopefully now they can rest easy!
Welcome Packs
ADRA have generously donated welcome packs full of essential items for our tenants.
What started out as a full van soon got emptied. Rebecca Aurient from ADRA assisted Jacqui to deliver the packs to our THM tenants.
Thank you ADRA for your continued and ongoing support!
“Start Small and Do It Well”
On Friday 25th May Money For Jam Participants were treated to a special guest presenter.
Prabin Guatam from VIS Network, a digital marketing consultancy, volunteered his time and expert knowledge to talk about marketing and how the women could use digital marketing to further their business ideas. Prabin encouraged all women to find their passion and belief in their ideas.
“Start small and do it well!”
The woman practiced their 30-second ‘elevator pitch’. The session was well attended and there was a buzz in the room.
What’s Happening at the Berwick Rooming House
Early May was a busy time at the rooming house with tenants benefiting from two different workshops.
On 4 May, Nigel Joseph from EACH attended the Berwick Rooming House to discuss the services EACH can offer regarding drug and alcohol use. EACH recognise that health and wellbeing is significantly and negatively affected by factors such as unemployment, homelessness, financial difficulties, social exclusion and addiction so they offer a wide range of supports to assist members of the community to lead happier, healthier lives.
On 11 May, Lisa Hansen from Casey North Community Information and Support Service attended the Berwick Rooming House to run a financial literacy workshop. Casey North CISS has a range of services and programs that have been developed to respond to the pressing needs of the local community.
The feedback from the tenants was very positive.
Thank you Nigel and Lisa for your time and support.
Senator Janet Rice
Guess who turned up on her bike to have a look at Women’s Housing Ltd’s new development…Senator Janet Rice.
Senator Janet Rice was in the neighbourhood and interested in our housing specifically for women at Newport. She is currently setting up a trust for green energy initiatives for housing.
Bayswater
The gardens at Bayswater are having a makeover thanks to the wonderful volunteers from the Wantirna Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Women’s Housing Limited believes a home is not just a roof over your head. With the valuable support from Wantirna Seventh Day Adventist Church we are able to provide additional services to improve the lives of our tenants and help them to feel safe and secure. The project started on 15 April 2018 with volunteers redoing the watering system. Then on 22 April 2018 the gardens at Bayswater were active again with more than 20 people helping to weed, plant, dig, shovel and just simply work hard.
Remarkable before and after photos...
Stay tuned for the final stage in a couple of week the gardens will be finished with a teen area and a children’s playground.