Renter Activity
Inclusive Communities
Women’s Housing Ltd recognise that housing is only one part of the jigsaw in many tenants’ lives
Strong partnerships with support services is central to Women’s Housing Limited’s work practices. Partnerships can help to improve the sense of community and belonging for tenants.
Women’s Housing Ltd has a holistic approach to developing partnerships. Key areas of focus are personal support, local community, employment, training and development, education, health and financial management.
Our aim is to provide tenants with social, local and financial benefits, reducing those disadvantaged by low income, isolation, lack of education and poor health.
Community development has taken many forms. Rooming House residents have developed their own edible gardens, taken part in cooking classes, well-being sessions, art therapy, photography classes etc. The activities are determined by the residents.
Financial Me
Tuesday 25th June 11am – 2pm
Following on from Style Me and Creative Me is the third installment in the series of workshops designed to offer some entertainment, engagement and useful information to our Women’s Housing Community.
Financial Me will have guest speakers from Good Shepherd Microfinance Team, lunch provided and door prizes. For more information please click here.
Women’s Housing Ltd would like to acknowledge the support from Good Shepherd Microfinance and Richmond Community Learning Centre.
Cooking and Nutrition Workshop
Berwick’s first Cooking and Nutrition Workshop. The residents made pumpkin soup. YUM!
Creative Me
Women’s Housing Ltd’s WAG committee in conjunction with Sisterworks Inc. and Richmond Community Learning Centre hosted the second in a series of ongoing events designed to offer some entertainment, engagement and useful information to our Women’s Housing Community.
The day was full of laughs, smiles, connections and dirt as the tenants created kokedama balls with guidance from Sarah from Sarulean Blue.
Style Me
Style Me was the first in a series of ongoing events designed to offer some useful information to our Women’s Housing community. A team of experts from Wear for Success and many of our tenants attended and enthusiastically discussed how to look good on a budget.
"I never get to do nice things just for me - this has been so good"
"Oh, I look amazing - thanks for my nice clothes. I have learnt some valuable tips on how to create outfits"
Women’s Housing Ltd would also like to acknowledge the support from Wear for Success, Country Women’s Association of Victoria and Richmond Community Learning Centre.
Rise Up
Georgia Ellis from Blue Chip Minds provided a fresh and invigorating session to tenants. The session, Rise Up highlighted the importance of the mindset and how this can be shaped to make better decisions for our future.
Some of the comments from the training included:
"I wish I had known about this material years earlier - looking forward to practicing these tools"
"Looking forward to incorporating techniques into my everyday life"
"I am really grateful that I had the opportunity to attend this training - I hope I get to cross paths with Georgia and Blue Chip Minds again"
The room was buzzing with excitement throughout the training. Women's Housing Ltd hope to be able to provide more training opportunities to tenants in the future.
Style Me
The Women’s Advisory Group presents:
Tuesday 26 March 11am – 2pm
Style Me is the first in a series of ongoing events designed to offer some entertainment, engagement and useful information to our Women’s Housing community. A team of experts will provide tips on how to look good on a budget. Bring a pen and paper and your enthusiasm!
Women’s Housing Ltd would like to acknowledge the support from Wear for Success, Country Women’s Association of Victoria and Richmond Community Learning Centre.
“Style is something each of us already has, all we need to do is find it” – Von Furstenberg
For more information click here.
Money For Jam
Working with Women’s Housing Ltd, Fitted for Work and En Masse, Per Capita delivered both class-based learning and a smartphone app program in 2018. These programs supported women to learn small business skills and tools to grow their confidence, using positive psychology, mentoring and peer support networks. With support from the Reichstein Foundation, participants in the Money For Jam program made their own digital story. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://womenshousing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/10000000_1240906952742247_9216496282693503413_n-1.mp4"][/video] Into the future, Per Capita hopes to scale Money For Jam into a successful membership-based model, supporting single mothers in additional to older women. If you’d like more information, or to get involved, contact info@percapita.org.au
Big Thank You!
Women's Housing Ltd would like to thank Slim Form for donating many, many, many intimate apparel items for our tenants!
Everyone needs to feel special this time of year and thanks to Slim Form our tenants can.
Do they know it’s Christmas time again…
With Christmas parties at our properties kicking off and staff eating Christmas chocolates while they work Women’s Housing Ltd would like to wish everyone a safe and merry Christmas