WHAT DO WE DO
Women’s Community Shelters is the leading for-purpose organisation providing accommodation and support for women and children escaping violence and experiencing homelessness.
We are continuously expanding our network of safe havens. Australia’s dual crises of domestic and family violence and housing unaffordability means that we are still forced to turn away 1 in 2 women every night.
Women’s Community Shelters partners with community, Government and volunteers to help break the cycle of abuse; by transforming communities from within through supported accommodation, education, advocacy, and innovative housing solutions.
Our shelter network supports women and children in short term accommodation (around 28 days), crisis accommodation (around 3 months), as well as an ongoing support plan in longer-term transitional homes (from 3 months to 5 years). Plus, permanent social and affordable housing.
Escaping violence and homelessness takes more than shelter. It requires specialised wraparound support, such as counselling, healthcare, legal aid, education, employment and help navigating systems.
We are building safe havens that support women in Australia from crisis to recovery. After starting out with one crisis shelter in 2015, we are proud to now support women from shelter, homewards, and all the way to ‘home’.
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