by The Homeless Project | Jun 30, 2016 | News
Author: Aisha Dow Mental health patients are being released into unregistered Frankston rooming houses because they cannot afford their own homes, community workers say. Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Peter Sibly said there had been a recent growth in unregistered...
by The Homeless Project | May 24, 2016 | News
Author: Michael Short After a week during which Melbourne’s City Square has been occupied by a camp of homeless people protesting about their treatment and their plight, young writer David Allegretti’s account below tells but one of the human stories...
by The Homeless Project | Apr 19, 2016 | News
Author: Stephen Taylor The Mornington News THE spectre of homelessness in old age weighs heavily on those lacking the job prospects and mobility of someone younger. This is especially so for older renters. Adding to the threats posed by rising property prices,...
by The Homeless Project | Mar 1, 2016 | News
Author: Justin Keller Posts from disgruntled San Francisco tech workers are nothing new, with the latest coming from Justin Keller, an entrepreneur and founder of Command.io. As someone who was formerly homeless, I’m here to provide a perspective about homelessness...
by The Homeless Project | Feb 6, 2016 | News
Author: Keith Jacobs To see Australia’s shortage of affordable housing as a failure of government is to misunderstand the politics that underpin housing. The vast proportion of government money spent on housing directly benefits the well-off at the expense of private...
by The Homeless Project | Jan 15, 2016 | News
From: The Age Newspaper The Age newspaper has reported that “The sight of homeless people camped in the city is damaging Melbourne’s tourism reputation, say residents and business operators, who have demanded rough sleepers be moved from public...
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