Housing

Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS)

The Specialist Homelessness Service is funded by the Department of Communities & Justice via a consortium led by Mission Australia. The service provides a range of information, support and casework to young people, men, women and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The service assists people to access secure and affordable housing by linking them with housing providers as well as employment, health, finance and social support services, and also provides tenancy support to prevent individuals and families with accompanying children from becoming homeless.

This service covers the Auburn and Holroyd LGA and anyone can make a referral directly to ADSI staff during business hours.

 

Link2Home 1800 152 152 (24×7)

Link2Home is the NSW Government’s service that provides referrals to accommodation for people in immediate need.

The Auburn Housing Working Group (AHWG)

The Auburn Housing Working Group (AHWG) was established by the Accessible Diversity Services Initiative Limited (ADSI) in March 2010. The AHWG is an affiliation of a number of organisations working collaboratively to assist each other addressing the needs of people who experience homelessness, housing stress and tenancy issues in Auburn and surrounding areas.

Stakeholders include the specialist homeless direct service providers, not-for-profit community organisations, community housing providers and government agencies. AHWG provides a forum where agencies can share resources and work collectively to develop responses that would better support their clients and the local community. Members have opportunities to participate in the annual survey which helps the working group decide the main working areas.

Main Working Areas:

  1. To identify local client profiles and develop a coordinated local response to the lack of affordable and appropriate housing in the Auburn and surrounding local government areas
  2. To resource members with information that would enhance the effectiveness of service delivery by inviting guest speakers from housing sector to present at the meetings
  3. To raise awareness and the profile of homelessness in the broader community
  4. To advocate and make representation at Local and State levels for resources and support to address housing related issue in Auburn

Current Membership:

ADSI, Cumberland Council, Auburn Police, Barnardos, Centrelink, CMRC, Evolve Housing, Housing NSW, House of Welcome, Legal Aid NSW, SSI, St Vincent De Paul Society, STARTTS

Meetings:

AHWG meets quarterly at Youth Space, Auburn Centre for Community, Corner of Macquarie Road & Hutchinson Street, Auburn. Meeting agendas and invites will be sent to the relevant stakeholders.

Should you be interested in being a part of the meeting, please contact the caseworker by using the following details.

Contact:

SHS Caseworker,
P: 0287375500,
M: 0408317724
E: housing@adsi.org.au