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Come to our information session on accessing affordable housing at the Doncaster Library as part of #HomelessnessWeek.
📍 Doncaster Library
📅 Wednesday August 7
⌚ 11am-12pm
Find out more and RSVP here: https://www.oldertenants.org.au/events/doncaster-accessing-affordable-housing-info-session
"The growth of homelessness and housing insecurity among older women over the past decade demands urgent action by all levels of government."
Read our op-ed in Parity Magazine here: https://www.oldertenants.org.au/publications/parity-article-older-women-housing-insecurity-and-homelessness
Subscribe to Parity: https://chp.org.au/sector-learning-and-development/parity-magazine
#NAIDOCWeek got underway on the weekend and this year's theme is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud. It honours the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations Culture.
Today is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It's a time to come together and stand against the abuse, mistreatment and neglect of older people.
As part of our WEAAD efforts this year, our Executive Officer Fiona York joined a host of experts at Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday, for the launch the #WarmSafeHome exhibition and campaign.
"Any approach to addressing elder abuse that does not also address older people’s housing needs, is one that is doomed to fail," York says.
Join The Rainbow Gathering for Change. Australia's 6th National LGBTIQA+ Conference will be held in Geelong, Victoria at GMHBA Stadium (Kardina Park). Join us and participate in an intersectional conversation about the current issues facing Australia's LGBTIQA+ communities.
Join us at the Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday for the launch of the Warm Safe Home campaign and exhibition.
It's a great opportunity to discuss elder abuse in all its forms, including conversations about respecting older people, and to spread the message that everyone has the right to live in a warm safe home.
HAAG receives government funding to provide many of our services, but donations really help us go the extra mile. If you're looking to make a donation at the end of this financial year, HAAG is a great community to support!
Donations can help us extend our life-changing services, as well as allow us to continue our system-changing advocacy.
You can donate at oldertenants.org.au/donate All donations over $2 are tax deductible and all donations big or small make a huge difference
