The Western Australian government announced this week that it will develop two ‘Common Ground’ facilities to house and support people who are sleeping rough or experiencing chronic homelessness. The government said the proven approach of a ‘Common Ground’ model of supportive housing offers a mix of permanent, affordable housing that is linked with dedicated, tailored […]
Tags: homeless, homelessness, mcgowan, mcgowan government
8 Dec 2019 /
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Local trans and gender diverse advocates are seeking participants for a survey which identifies discrimination in the homelessness sector due to religious exemptions. Perth’s Kai Schweizer is circulating a survey to gather information to determine what steps need to be taken to improve housing support for trans and gender diverse people in need. If you […]
Tags: Gender, gender diverse, homeless, homelessness, trans*
30 Nov 2017 |
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Local band The Tommyhawks have released a video for their new tune ‘Safe House’. The video was directed by Arlo Dean Cook and features a story line relating to homelessness. Homlessness Week runs from August 1-6 and aims to draw attention to the large numbers of Australian who are homeless. Around one in two hundred […]
Tags: band, Census, homeless, homelessness, Homelessness Australia, Homelessness Week, infographic, music, Perth, The Tommyhawks
31 Jul 2016 |
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Over the last two-and-a-half years, Perth Homeless Support Group (PHSG) have been offering comfort and compassion to the homeless of our capital city and its surrounds. Founded by partners and owners of Hair Boss salon Ron Reid and Michael Edwards, the community powered group have just received their first van from Ruah Community Services – […]
Tags: homeless, homelessness, Michael Edwards, Perth Homeless Support Group, Ron Reid
7 Jun 2016 |
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♦ Actor Steve Buscemi premieres documentary on homeless LGBT gang at Tribeca Cult icon Steve Buscemi has premiered a new production at Tribeca Film Festival that focuses on the lives of a group of homeless LGBT youth in Washington DC. ‘Check It’ is a documentary film that follows a gang of black transgender and gay youth known […]
Tags: check it, Fashion, gang, gay, homeless, homelessness, label, New York, steve buscemi, The Check It, transgender, tribeca film festival, washington DC, white house
20 Apr 2016 |
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Everyone’s favourite pixie-cropped Disney alumnus Miley Cyrus has officially launched an organisation aiming to combat LGBT youth homelessness. The Happy Hippy Foundation, which was officially launched on Tuesday, “provides homeless youth, LGBT youth and other vulnerable youth populations with consistent support services, education and employment opportunities”, according to its website. The website also states that in […]
Tags: Happy Hippy, homeless, homelessness, LGBT, Miley Cyrus, The Happy Hippy Foundation, youth
6 May 2015 |
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A supportive housing complex will be coming to Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, New York with the support of singer Cyndi Lauper. The True Colors Fund will be establishing a housing facility for 30 LGBT young adults with a history of homelessness. The fund was co-founded by Lauper, and named after one of her most […]
Tags: Bronx, Cyndi Lauper, homeless, LGBT, New York, True Colors, youth
7 Oct 2014 |
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While other people might head off to Bali for a week or go camping down south Conrad Liveris chose something very different to do last week. “I decided to live on the streets for a week and experience what it is to be homeless in Perth. It’s pretty rough to put it bluntly,” said Liveris […]
Tags: Conrad Liveris, homeless
21 Jan 2014 |
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