2010 Warm Up Winter Appeal, June 23 - July 22
ABC Local Radio Victoria, in partnership with Vic Relief Foodbank are pleased to be running the Warm Up Winter Appeal.
View ArticleWarm Up Winter Appeal
Help us warm up thousands of Victorians living in financial hardship this winter.
View ArticleStudent sleepout raises awareness
As part of National Homeless Persons' Week, students from across the Sandhurst Diocese took part in the Caritas Winter Sleepout at Shepparton's Notre Dame College. ABC Local Radio was there too,...
View ArticleWodonga group wins prize for helping homeless
A Wodonga organisation has claimed a national award at Parliament House for helping homeless people secure accommodation.
View ArticleFunds aim to curb homelessness
The Rural Housing Network hopes to prevent a rise in homelessness in north-east Victoria, thanks to a funding boost from the State Government.
View ArticleHow I became homeless
On Youth Homelessness Matters Day, we met one local who overcame the odds to find a fresh start in a home of her own. But not all young people are as lucky.
View ArticleHume homelessness on the rise
The number of people facing homelessness in the Hume region continues to rise.
View ArticleNumbers up for those with nowhere to go
There's been an dramatic rise in the homeless population in the Goulburn Murray, with the number of people without a place to live rising 25 per cent in three years.
View ArticleNo place like home
Karen always thought homeless people were drug addicts or people on welfare - until she became homeless herself.
View ArticleYouth homelessness matters
"Young people do hold hope and they do want better things for themselves. They may not always chose the right things but they want a brighter tomorrow." Former homeless youth Jasmine Mohr. Many young...
View ArticleYouth homelessness under the spotlight
The number of young people facing homelessness in the Hume and Riverina regions continues to rise.
View ArticleHomelessness fears aired for older Australians
A leading Victorian welfare agency says there has been a noticeable rise in homelessness among older people across the state.
View ArticleForum to put focus on homelessness
An Albury church will host a community forum tonight to tackle the growing problem of homelessness on the border.
View ArticleRural Housing Network pleads for funding certainty
A welfare organisation that supports more than 5,000 people in north-east Victoria says several of its services are in limbo as it awaits a funding announcement from the Federal Government.
View ArticleShepparton homeless to get suspended sausage rolls
The 'suspended coffee' idea has been translated to sausage rolls, and Shepparton's homeless are set to benefit.
View ArticleHomelessness surge in Shepparton pressures Rural Housing Network finances
The Rural Housing Network in Shepparton, in north-east Victoria, says it is running out of money to help homeless people looking for emergency accommodation, after a surge in numbers over the past six...
View ArticleWorries aired over child homelessness in Grampians as Homelessness Prevention...
The Grampians Homelessness Network in south-west Victoria says an alarming number of parents with young children are accessing its services.
View ArticleEx-defence force worker Jody speaks out about the invisible homeless existing...
Ex-defence force worker Jody has lived in a van for for three and a half months, after losing her rental property.
View ArticleNational Homelessness Week: Snowy looks back on 40 tough years on the road
Snowy has spent most of his life without a home and still can't get used to having somewhere permanent to call his own.
View ArticleHomeless people become tenants in rental properties with mentor support to...
A program supporting the homeless with a mentor once they're housed is being hailed as a way to reduce the number of people sleeping rough.
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