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
Nova for Women and Children has created this easy-to-follow resource to help supporters, their friends, colleagues, and loved ones who share with them that they are experiencing domestic, family, or intimate partner violence.
Being a safe person for the disclosure of family, domestic, or intimate partner violence can be confronting and may bring up issues or concerns for you that need to be discussed. Contact 1800 Respect (1800 737 732) or call Lifeline on 13 11 14 for support if needed. If life is in danger, call Triple 0 (000).
