2017-04-11 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 1 Housing Needs Assessment

Name                     Description                                   Housing/Services

                         the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay
                         regions.

                         C2B have a number of Housing
                         Assistance Programs, including:

                              Long Term Housing
                              Transitional Programs
                              Community Rent Scheme
                              Community Managed Studio Units
                              National Rental Affordability
                               Scheme

Salvation Army           Provides safe, affordable and supported       The target group is families experiencing
Crisis Noosa             accommodation for 12 weeks to single          homelessness (e.g. sleeping in cars or a
Accommodation            females and families who are homeless or      lounge) – can include a male and
Service, Tewantin        at imminent risk of being homeless and        children or female and children alone
Office.                  provides, information, support and            (not singles).
                         referral to enable clients to obtain
                         independent housing.                          The SHINE program provides 3 x two
                                                                       bedroom dwellings for crisis
                         Can accommodate single females in             accommodation and support and
                         situations of domestic & family violence,     referral services for women and children
                         the only people they cannot house are         affected by violence in the home.
                         single males. They also provide
                         emergency relief for vulnerable groups.       Total available properties under
                         The target group is families , and the aim    Specialist Homelessness Services are:
                         is to assist those facing rent or mortgage
                         stress to maintain their housing. The              10 dwellings (some outside Noosa
                         Salvation Army also offers financial                Shire):
                         counselling.                                        o 5 headleased on the private
                                                                               rental market.
                                                                             o 5 Department of Housing and
                                                                               Public Works (DHPW)
                                                                               properties.


United Synergies,        Offer supported accommodation for             The Specialist Homelessness Service
Tewantin Office.         homeless and disadvantaged young              supports young people at risk of
                         people aged 16-25 years; an alternative       homelessness across the Sunshine Coast
                         education program; youth support              region, providing short term
                         programs; assistance to younger parents       accommodation for up to 3 months.
                         to attain positive parenting and              Other accommodation services offered
                         relationship skills; suicide prevention and   by United Synergies are for referrals by
                         bereavement support; mentoring                Child Safety.
                         programs; work experience programs;
                         counselling and referral and consulting
                         and training to the human services sector.


St Vincent de Paul,      St Vincent de Paul sees its service as part   Locally St Vincent de Paul respond to the
Tewantin Office.         of an integrated support approach within      needs of people on the margins or who
                         the Noosa District and works with other       fall through the cracks of social support
                         agencies such as Salvation Army, Red          mechanisms provided by the
                         Cross and Council, and participates in the    government. They provide for a mixture




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