Specialist Homelessness Services Overview (DCJ)
Including:
Find a Service
Accessing the service system
Fact sheets
Link: https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/providers/funded/programs/homelessness/specialist-services/overview
Pathways (including LinktoHome):
Link: http://www.housingpathways.nsw.gov.au/
Pathways forms:
Link: http://www.housingpathways.nsw.gov.au/Additional+Information/Forms.htm
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Booklets and Factsheets https://www.ndis.gov.au/people-disability/fact-sheets-and-publications
First Nations Crisis Support Line: - for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping
Phone: 13yayn
Link: https://www.13yarn.org.au/
Car 2 Home - Previously known as Our Backyard:
Car 2 Home Project allows people who are experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping in their cars a safe place to park and sleep, in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas.
Link: www.ourbackyard.info
RSPCA Community Domestic Violence Program - Previously known as Safe Beds for Pets:
Link: https://www.rspca.org.au/what-we-do/working-in-communities/community-domestic-violence-program/
Domestic Violence Resource Centre Newcastle:
Link: http://www.domesticviolencenewcastle.com.au/ndvrc.htm
Victims of Crime Assistance League (VOCAL):
Link: http://vocal.org.au/about-vocal/contact-us/
Tips for Rental Applications
Hunter Tenants Advice and Advocacy
Link: http://www.tenants.org.au/hunter-tenants-advice-and-advocacy-service
