Urging for State and Federal Governments to commit to building a pipeline of at least 6,000 new social houses in Victoria per year.
It has become clear that we need a national strategy and plan to respond to child and youth homelessness.
MCM alongside other leading homelessness support organisations are calling on the Government to substantially increase JobSeeker and Youth Allowance in next week’s Federal Budget to tackle Australia’s youth homelessness epidemic.
Hester Hornbrook Academy opens new campus in South Melbourne
The fatal impact of family violence and how it contributes to young Australians’ deaths by suicide is downplayed and poorly recorded, hidden by other presenting issues such as harmful substance use, and missing from Australia’s response systems, advocate Tash Anderson and authors of a report released today reveal.
Join us for a tour of our brand-new Campus in South Melbourne for Open Day: Wednesday 5 April. Hester Hornbrook Academy
Join us for Sleep At The 'G on Wednesday 10 May for a fun night to raise funds for a serious issue. Funds raised will help build homes and provide more services for young people without a safe place to sleep. Help put youth homelessness to bed.
Melbourne City Mission (MCM) acknowledges and pays respect to First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of these lands and waterways. We encourage our community to join us in reflecting on the impact of 26 January on First Nations Peoples and to promote understanding, respect, and truth telling in all we do.
This week the Australian Federal, state and territory governments released the National Plan to end Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032. This 10-year national strategy is framed by the ambitious goal of ending gender based violence in one generation. To do so, the Plan organises the governments commitments across four domains – prevention, early intervention, response, recovery and healing.
Are you or do you know of someone who may be interested in finding out more about the Community Friend Program? Or are you someone who may want to volunteer once a fortnight and support a person with a mild disability through friendship?