Crisis support service for single men over 20 yrs. Offers a range of services including crisis accommodation, referrals for housing, information and referrals, social and recreation activities, financial support, meals, laundry and showers. 24hr service. Services Southern Tasmania only.
Run by Centacare. Domestic violence group for men. Group work to help change behaviour & help men establish more equal relationships.
Assisting individuals and families to access and maintain a tenancy in the private rental market. Assistance can be with bonds, rent assistance, rent arrears, removals assistance, information and advocacy. PRSS can provide intensive assistance to help people maintain their tenancies.
To be eligible you must be on a low income and not own any significant assets such as land or property.
Annie Kenny provides supportive accommodation 24 hours a day 7 days a week to young people aged 13-20 years, who are experiencing homelessness or may be at risk of becoming homeless.
AK offers short term accommodation of up to six weeks to respond to the needs of young people.
Provides assistance to access emergency accommodation and support services, public and community housing, private rental accommodation and long term accommodation and housing solutions
Provides assistance to access emergency accommodation and support services, public and community housing, private rental accommodation and long term accommodation and housing solutions
A 24 hour service that provides safe accommodation for women and children who are homeless or escaping domestic violence. Information, referrals and external accommodation is offered.
Provides access to telephone support, information and assistance to find emergency accommodation.
Provides access to telephone support, information and assistance to find emergency accommodation.
Provides access to telephone support, information and assistance to find emergency accommodation.
Housing connect is a one-stop shop for all housing and support needs. Housing Connect can help with: applying for social housing, support and advice with private rental, including bond and rent arrears, finding a bed for the night, support and advice about staying in your home, seeking assistance following family violence, information and advice about housing options.
Office Closed 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Housing connect is a one-stop shop for all housing and support needs. Housing Connect can help with: applying for social housing, support and advice with private rental, including bond and rent arrears, finding a bed for the night, support and advice about staying in your home, seeking assistance following family violence, information and advice about housing options.
Office closed 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Housing connect is a one-stop shop for all housing and support needs. Housing Connect can help with: applying for social housing, support and advice with private rental, including bond and rent arrears, finding a bed for the night, support and advice about staying in your home, seeking assistance following family violence, information and advice about housing options.
Office closed 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Crisis accommodation for women & children., 24 hour service – Child care, support & counselling, referral. Offering 24 hour crisis
accommodation and ongoing support for women and children who have been made homeless due to situations of domestic violence and other life crises.
Provides respite care for children aged 0-18 years, as well as providing short term care for up to 28 days and long term care for children under Protection Orders.
There is also a living-in program for 16-25 year olds.
24 hour crisis accommodation service for single men over 21 years of age.
They offer supportive and professional service where clients are encouraged to make their own decisions in regards to their future.
This facility includes crisis and sobering up services.
Supported Emergency Accommodation for women and children who are victims of domestic violence or homeless. Offers emotional support, practical assistance with advocacy to Housing Tas, Legal Aid, Centrelink etc.
Can accommodate 4 domestic violence families, 4 homeless families and 4 families in the community. McCombe has 4 self contained two bedroom units in a secure complex for women and children escaping domestic violence, 4 crisis self contained two bedroom units for women and children who are homeless and 4 homes in the community.
Pathways Tasmania Inc. is a non profit organisation that operates two support accommodation services – Launch Youth, which empowers youth without a place to call home and Live Free Tassie, which helps young men live addiction free.
Unique approach in Tasmania as it is accommodation based, focused on young men with the ability to cater for high and complex needs (including mental health and youth detention alternative).
A program run in partnership between Centacare and Red Cross for homeless people or people at high risk of homelessness and high and complex needs. Referral only accepted through Department of Justice, Mental Health Services, Housing Tasmania, Child Youth and Family Services and specialist homelessness services.
Support is provided for two years with the aim of enabling the person to gain the skills to maintain a tenancy long term.
Operating Hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
A program run in partnership between Centacare and Red Cross for homeless people or people at high risk of homelessness and high and complex needs. Referral only accepted through Department of Justice, Mental Health Services, Housing Tasmania, Child Youth and Family Services and specialist homelessness services.
Support is provided for two years with the aim of enabling the person to gain the skills to maintain a tenancy long term.
Operating Hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
A program run in partnership between Centacare and Red Cross for homeless people or people at high risk of homelessness and high and complex needs. Referral only accepted through Department of Justice, Mental Health Services, Housing Tasmania, Child Youth and Family Services and specialist homelessness services.
Support is provided for two years with the aim of enabling the person to gain the skills to maintain a tenancy long term.
Operating Hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
A program run in partnership between Centacare and Red Cross for homeless people or people at high risk of homelessness and high and complex needs. Referral only accepted through Department of Justice, Mental Health Services, Housing Tasmania, Child Youth and Family Services and specialist homelessness services.
Support is provided for two years with the aim of enabling the person to gain the skills to maintain a tenancy long term.
Operating Hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Contact sub-standard housing section of Department of Health & Human Services and request an inspection of public rental property. In some municipalities complainant should first contact local council who will refer to DHHS if necessary.
Supported accommodation is a model of 24 hour support in a shared home environment. In most cases groups of up to five people live together in supported accommodation and a staffing group of around ten people work on a rostered basis with them.
In circumstances where a person has individualised funding that covers 24/7 support, they may choose to live by themselves.
To be eligible for placement in supported accommodation, a person living with disability needs to be a client of Disability & Community Services. They will then be referred to service providers such as Optia.
Provides advice, information and advocacy to private and public housing tenants on issues such as withheld bonds, sub-standard accommodation; illegal evictions; negotiation; Duty Solicitor available to appear in Launceston Magistrate Court once per week. Provides leases; condition report forms & Tenants Rights booklet to tenants & landlords. Runs community legal education sessions and campaigns for law reform.
Telephone Advice Line: Monday – Friday 9.30am – 4.00pm
Face to face advice: Tuesday – Thursdays 9.30am – 12.30pm
Offices other than Hobart call to arrange an appointment.
Run by Anglicare Tasmania.
Tools for men can help to acquire the skills and emotional equipment to deal with the challenges of being a man. This is a Hobart based program that delivers support and counselling to men. It assists men to enhance their relationships with their partners, ex-partners, children and step-children.
Uniting AgeWell is an organisation of the Uniting Church in Australia. They provide low care, high care, dementia specific, respite and transition care.
Provides crisis accommodation and support for women and children escaping domestic violence, sexual assault and homelessness.
Established in 1982, Wyndarra Centre is a community managed provider of community services in the Circular Head Municipality funded by the Commonwealth and State government grants and community donations.
Their purpose is to promote and provide services for the well being of the Circular Head Community. They place particular emphasis on persons and groups at risk of, or experiencing disadvantage or devaluation.
Youth Futures is a non profit organisation that offers a number of services specifically aimed at young people. However, many of their programs are not age dependant.
Accommodation – Core service offering accommodation for young men who are homeless or at immediate risk of becoming homeless.
Employment – Another core program offering Employment services, similar to those offered at Job Network.
RTO – Youth Futures has become a Registered Training Office, meaning they can deliver nationally accredited units and qualifications. Currently focused on Construction/Manufacturing and Agricultural Skills. They also offer some generic training such as First Aid and OH&S.
The Castle – Ties in with training where participants can gain Manufacturing and Construction skills and is also a micro-housing development project aiming to create and provide micro-dwellings for youth at risk of homelessness.
Services include:
- Crisis Accommodation Support
- Transitional Accommodation Support
