Resources

 


 

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