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1. Concern at the number of homeless people turned away
(Daily News/Blog)

... families, in particular, homeless children. For this most vulnerable client group we need clear national targets for reducing their number, a national framework to address their needs and increased resources. ...

2. Featherweight packs a double whammy
(Daily News/Blog)

... their useful, recyclable parts such as timber and metal. It received Australian Government funding via the Innovation Fund, which is a component of Job Services Australia. The business targets employing ...

3. Homeless children left in the cold by patchwork reform
(Daily News/Blog)

... the homeless population – children who are homeless – have largely been overlooked. “There have been no clear national targets set for reducing the number of homeless children, no consistent national ...

4. Housing can be a matter of life and death
(Daily News/Blog)

... in recent years by investing billions in a national homelessness strategy; to meet targets to halve the number of homeless people and create enough beds to provide all rough-sleepers with accommodation ...

5. Helping young offenders turn their lives around
(Daily News/Blog)

... and lead productive, healthy lives.” The Supervised Community Accommodation service targets primarily 16-18 year old young males who: Are residing in Townsville catchment areas  Are leaving detention ...

6. Getting homeless men off the winter streets
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Plan (HAP) targets single adult men who are homeless – or at risk of being homeless – in Bathurst and Orange. “The program was implemented in response to the significant number of single men presenting ...

7. Beds to give away in unique project to help homeless South Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... at risk of being homeless. Its unique Sleep Better Project targets children, young people and adults that do not have access to a bedor mattress. "National Homeless Persons’ Week (August 1-7) is a ...

8. Language program opening doors for new arrivals
(Daily News/Blog)

... 30 metro and rural locations. The program aims to help build students’ verbal and written English skills and in turn open doors to employment, study and community participation. It also targets Australian-born ...

9. Communities for Children - Mt Druitt (NSW)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... and give children in the Mt Druitt area the best start in life. The Family Links project targets three communities in the Mt Druitt area – Blackett, Hebersham and Whalan. It is designed for significantly ...

10. Locking out the homeless to pay for roads, bridges
(Daily News/Blog)

... with homelessness and affordable housing in Australia, and we'll never meet the self-imposed targets for reducing it if we keep raiding the kitty. More than 105,000 Australians are homeless....Oh for ...

11. Opinion: Too quiet on home front
(Daily News/Blog)

... targets of 2020? From my perspective, one of the great roadblocks to getting things moving is local government. Harry Triguboff – one of Australia’s best known housing developers – said recently: “The ...

12. Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
(Community Services/Community Services)

... six targets to close the gap in life expectancy and opportunities between Aboriginal Australians and the rest of the population - this report details progress against these targets. Download the report ...

13. Drug and Alcohol Youth Service (WA)
(Community Services/Community Services)

... intervention as an option for offenders with a drug-use problem. YPOP targets offenders aged 10 to 18 who are referred by the police or the courts to Juvenile Justice Teams. Outreach and Psychological ...

14. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
(Daily News/Blog)

One of Australia’s leading providers of services to disadvantaged young people has called on state and territory governments to set targets to reduce the number of juveniles in custody and increase alternative ...

15. Increasing our understanding of homeless men: The Michael Project
(Downloads/Social Policy Reports/Social Policy Reports Documents)

'The Michael Project' Snapshot Report - August 2010 In 2008, the Australian Government set out a national approach to reducing homelessness, with targets of halving homelessness and offering supported ...