Women's Community Shelters

“shelter” noun
1. place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger:
2. [mass noun] a shielded or safe condition; protection:

The Federal and State Governments are now embarking on strategies that take a preventative approach to homeless increasing the housing stock through affordable housing – a strategic intent based on advice by experts in research and in the field, and supported by the sector. Women’s Community Shelters absolutely supports this approach.

However we all know that practically this will take years to make an appreciable difference. In the meantime the grim reality is that xxx people are being turned away every night and even more are ‘couch surfing’. Most of the women who are presenting at shelters and refuges are homeless due to two main factors:

• domestic violence – battered and bruised, always psychologically, often physically
• mental health issues – usually multi-layered and often complex.

Women’s Community Shelters aims is provide these women with somewhere to go: a roof over their head, help with their immediate problems, and support to get themselves back on their feet.

Working in partnership with local communities we plan that in the next in five years we will set up xx shelters and be supporting a further xx shelters, helping some xxx women.

We dream that in 10 years we will be announcing the closure of our shelters because the governments programs are working and we simply don’t need as much crisis accommodation!

Please help us make a difference on the ground.