National Homeless Collective
National Homeless Collective is a grassroots Australian charity that creates solutions to complex issues arising from homelessness, domestic violence, and social disadvantage.
"One in six children in Australia are living in poverty, and Share the Dignity has heard first-hand that when people struggle to make ends meet, pads and tampons are often the first thing to come off the shopping list."
Thats roughly 4 kids in your child's primary or high school classroom whom are living in poverty. As this cost of living crisis persists, that number will only get hire. Proving sanitary products and school supplies are vital for these children to live.
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Dignity drive | Brimbank & North West
As cost-of-living soars for those in Brimbank, so to do period product requests from Share the Dignity’s charity partners for …- Likes: 0
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Over the last decade:
– The number of women and children sleeping rough or in a car at the end of homelessness support more than doubled, from 1,041 to 2,428
– The number of women and children couch surfing at the end of support more than doubled from 3,465 to 7,214.
Seeing these numbers 'more than double' in the space of just 10 years is utterly gut wrenching.
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Urgent Call to Tackle Surge in Family Violence-Driven Homelessness
A new report reveals a growing crisis of women and children fleeing domestic and family violence into homelessness prompting calls for an urgent
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"Once I started feeling comfortable I felt embarrassed that I felt comfortable enough to be living in someone else's home, knowing it's only out of the kindness of their heart."
Whats not often talked about is the embarrassment and severe lack of confidence many of our young Australians are having to endure when experiencing homelessness.
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Homeless high schooler Tyler Palm describes couch surfing, working a job to stay afloat
Tyler became homeless at the age of 16, spending the next two years couch surfing with friends and co-workers while finishing school and working a job to survive.