OUR PROPERTIES
We know that 73% of the women who seek out our support are facing homelessness due to domestic and family violence.
Our safe havens support women in Australia through crisis, recovery, to the moment they open the door of their forever home.
Short term accommodation provides emergency accommodation for women and children in crisis, urgently in need of a safe bed. It usually lasts from 1 to 2 nights, up to a maximum of 28 days per year, while we provide help in finding more stable housing.
Each of our safe havens understands the different needs of its residents; from short to long term accommodation, unique support for older women, as well as women with children.
Bayside Women's Shelter
Bayside provides a safe refuge for women and children. A space for them to emotionally and psychologically ‘catch their breath’, and plan a way forward. We connect women to support services who will walk alongside them on their journey of recovery, rebuilding, and healing.
Blue Wren House - Camden Women’s Shelter
Blue Wren House is scheduled to be operational in mid 2022. It will provide safe, supported accommodation for 5 women and their children who are escaping domestic and family violence or are homeless. The Board is working with the local community to refurbish a three bedroom house, leased from Camden Council and to construct a two bedroom additional dwelling.
Great Lakes Womens Shelter
Great Lakes Women’s Shelter provides a safe haven for women and children experiencing homelessness and domestic and family violence on Worimi Land in the Forster Tuncurry region of NSW. Our experienced staff work alongside families empowering them to gain access to necessary services and support them to get back on their feet.
The Haven - Nepean Women's Shelter
The Haven is a community funded shelter providing crisis accommodation for women and children escaping domestic violence in the Nepean region. We provide tailored support and wrap around services to best enable them to live a life free of violence.
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter
HKWS aims to provide temporary supported accommodation for women in times crisis such as homelessness and /or domestic violence. We provide a safe, non-threatening environment for women that will assist them through their emotional and physical crisis.
Parramatta Womens Shelter
Through community support, Parramatta Women’s Shelter provides shelter, transitional housing and support services for women and their families who have become homeless, including those experiencing domestic violence.
The Sanctuary – The Hills Women’s Shelter
The Sanctuary is a 6 bedroom shelter, which provides short-term crisis accommodation to women and children who are homeless or leaving domestic violence. They are provided with around the clock safe & non-threatening, care and assistance to start a new life.
Biyani House - Revesby Women's Shelter
Working closely with the Revesby community, we welcome our newest shelter Biyani House for women and children. We provide short term emergency accommodation and support in a safe environment that enables homeless women to rebuild self esteem and achieve control and fulfilment of their lives.
Transitional housing offers supported accommodation for women and children experiencing homelessness and ranges from 3 months, up to 5 years, while working towards securing long term, affordable housing.
‘Meanwhile use’ is a creative housing model supported by Women’s Community Shelters and Housing All Australians. It involves turning empty or underused buildings into much needed transitional housing. ‘Meanwhile use’ properties offer a practical and cost-effective way to respond to both the housing crisis and domestic and family violence.
‘Social and affordable housing’ is a long term housing pathway for women and their children who have experienced homelessness. This service is desperately needed to help address the dual crises in Australia, of the limited social and affordable housing supply, and domestic and family violence.
At Women’s Community Shelters, we are building a network of accommodation options to support women and children in need of safe, stable housing. Whether it’s emergency accommodation or longer-term support, we offer solutions that meet women where they are.
In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge the Gadigal and Wangal people who are the traditional owners of the land on which we work and live. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.
