NEWS

NATIONAL HOMELESSNESS WEEK 2 to 8 AUGUST 2010

WOMEN'S CAR SLEEPOUT

WISHIN will be holding a Women's Car Sleepout in August to raise awareness of women's homelessness during the 2010 National Homelessness Week. For further background information please download Why the Women's Car Sleepout

The sleepout is being held in partnership with The Big Issue and supported by:

Victorian Women's Housing Association
Women's Health in the North   
Women's Housing Ltd  
Community Housing Ltd 
Hope Street Youth and Family Services
William T Onus Hostel         
Zena Womens Services   
Flat Out          
Spectrum     
RMIT      
Moreland City Council          
Darebin City Council     
Brunswick Police

Donations from this event will go towards the WISHIN Women's Sleepout Brokerage Fund which will be used to prevent homelessness by assisting women and children to maintain their current housing or establish safer housing.

For further information or to make a donation please contact WISHIN on ph. 9381 1333 or email trishwishin@netspace.net.au   

RESEARCH REPORT LAUNCH - GOING IT ALONE:SINGLE, LOW NEEDS WOMEN AND HIDDEN HOMELESSNESS

 WISHIN launched its research into single low needs women at the Inaugural Homelessness Conference organised by the Council to Homeless Persons on the 19th of November 2008: Going It Alone: Single, Low Needs Women and Hidden Homelessness. You can download the report here.

Incorporation Number: A0016368L | Australian Business Number (ABN): 535 786 63810 | Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) Number: 900 461 117

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EXEMPTION
As a gender specific organisation WISHIN's members, Committee of Management and staff are women. The service is also only provided to women and their children. In order to be able to provide such a specific service WISHIN has exemption under Sections 13,100 and 195 of the EOAC 1995. A205/2006