National Homeless Collective

So Why Don’t They Just Get A Job

“So why don’t they just get a job?” We hear this a lot. Homelessness is a complex and multifaceted issue that affects millions of people around the world. Among the many challenges that people experiencing homelessness face, finding and maintaining employment can be especially difficult. Without a stable home address, access to basic resources, and the support of a social network, individuals often encounter significant barriers to employment that can make it difficult to secure a job and sustain long-term employment. One of the most obvious challenges that individuals experiencing homelessness face when it comes to finding and maintaining employment

Frightening Statistics – National Crisis

We have known for years now that the fastest growing cohort of people experiencing homelessness are middle aged women, however, frightening data from the 2021 Australian census also shows that females accounted for 81.7% of the 6,067 increase of people experiencing homelessness in 2021.81.7% of the increase are women! That is absolutely appalling.More and more women are experiencing homelessness because services simply cannot keep up with demand. Domestic violence and intimate partner abuse rates are climbing and very little is being done to address this national crisis.The rate of homelessness for males decreased in 2021 to 55 males per 10,000

We Need Your Vote

We are thrilled to be included as one of the two organisations nominated by CommBank’s Port Melbourne branch to receive a funding boost from CommBank – but we need your vote! This is a way you can help us without having to do anything but click a button. To vote for us click the link below ⬇️ Search for ‘Port Melbourne’ 🗺️ Click on National Homeless Collective and your vote is in! If we win, we will raise enough money to buy around 20 sleeping bags, so please please help us out so we can do this! Your vote just

Help Find Trigger

Please help find Trigger. This is heartbreaking. Sometimes a pet is all you have left in the world. This gorgeous little Jack a Russel terrier, Trigger has been stolen from his mate Mick. Mick is currently experiencing homelessness and sleeping rough in Melbourne CBD. You might recognise Mick as the friendly face selling Big Issues at various spots in the city. Yesterday, as Mick was walking to his usual spot near Flinders Street Station, Trigger vanished. Mick suspects that a group of men who passed by might be involved, as they were the last ones near Trigger. Trigger is more

10000th Sleeping Bag

It’s never easy to ask for help, even when you use that help to help others. On Wednesday we gave out our 10,000th sleeping bag. We could only do this because you helped us to do it. Our sleeping bags for homelessness project is entirely funded by donations and fundraisers. If you’re looking to make an end of year financial donation to a charity, please consider us. 10,000 sleeping bags is a lot, but with over 7800 people sleeping rough every night, it’s not nearly enough. Sleeping bags don’t last long when they’re used every day. The 7800 people sleeping

Frankston Winter Shelter

This incredible service is running in Frankston Victoria through winter. Everyone deserves a home, but in the mean time services like this save lives.