Everyone deserves a safe night’s sleep.
And together, we can end homelessness.
Read the latest news and updates from the Launch Housing team.
We’re excited to share with you all the work we’ve done together this year to help end homelessness in Melbourne in our 2023–24 Impact Report. This year was particularly challenging for many Melbournians. Cost of living, housing and rental crises continued to put pressure on people and families. Rents have increased 14% over the last […]
Fiona Schlensog understands how it feels to be on either side of the table when it comes to homelessness services. With 16 years’ experience in the housing and social services industry, and as someone who’s experienced chronic homelessness herself, Fiona Schlensog is bringing invaluable expertise to Launch Housing as the newest member of our board. […]
We’re driven by a belief in the power of collaboration to meet the critical need for more social housing. Initiatives like the recent opening of our Bellfield development showcase the power of collaboration when community organisations like Launch Housing unite and partner with local and state government and the local community. “In social housing, the […]
Today marks International Overdose Awareness Day, which sits close to home for us at Launch Housing. It’s easy to pass judgement, to see a person’s circumstances before seeing the person. Whether it’s homelessness or substance use, stigma can be a heavy burden. Today is about lifting that weight, even if just a little, and acknowledging […]
Wear It Purple Day is an opportunity to openly support and stand with young people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Sadly, LGBTQIA+ people are twice as likely to experience homelessness. Almost one-third of Launch Housing staff identify as LGBTQIA+. We sat down with Danielle Leigh, who has been instrumental in fostering a supportive environment here at […]
Deb Batterham is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University and a member of the Launch Housing Research, Evaluation and Data team. It is often assumed that people experiencing homelessness gravitate to large cities and central city areas because of the concentration of support services – a so-called magnet […]
Welcome to our new Deputy Chair Diane White. “Homelessness is not some intractable ‘wicked problem’ — it can be solved with the right attention and investment.” 1. How did you get involved with Launch and its Board? “I am currently a Director within Ernst and Young’s Strategy and Transactions practice. In my day-to-day work, I […]
Welcome to our new Board Chair Adam Zaccaria “I’m passionate about connecting people with purpose to make a collective impact and end homelessness.” 1. How did you get involved with Launch and its Board? I’m currently the General Manager of Transactional Banking at nab. I’ve previously led teams within Corporate and Institutional, Structured Finance, Strategy […]
People sleeping rough on the streets are experiencing the most visible and extreme form of homelessness. “Making a difference… Sometimes it starts from the very littlest thing, even just offering a few dollars and saying, ‘Hey, how are you?’” -Ivy, a Victorian who was previously homeless In our cities, rough sleeping (also known as street […]
When most people think of homelessness, they tend to think of someone sleeping rough on the streets. In fact sleeping rough is only one type of homelessness and at the Census in 2011 only about 6% of people who were experiencing homelessness were rough sleeping (the Census is being conducted again in August 2016 so […]
In the course of our work at Launch Housing our teams witness some incredible milestones for the people we support. Launch Housing’s Program Manager at Elizabeth Street Common Ground, Stuart McGougan reflects here on a special moment he shared with a long-term resident at the supportive accommodation site. It reminds us all of the impact […]
By Clare Lawson An end to street homelessness in Melbourne? Sounds ambitious, but it is entirely possible. Already, real progress has been made towards ending street homelessness, right here in Melbourne. A pilot project in the City of Port Phillip has achieved a 27% decrease in rough sleeping in the area between February 2021 to […]
