Finding simple solutions to complex issues arising from homelessness and social disadvantage
Food glorious festive Christmas food! We are so blessed to be supported by Richard and Mel from Market in a Box who dropped off 10 amazing fruit and vegetable hampers today. They also donated a very generous $300 for the families so we went and bought each family a Christmas food hamper to add to…
National Homeless Collective was honoured to once again support the children attending the DAIWS Christmas party in Darwin. This year we were able to provide gifts for 118 children who attended the party. It was an incredible feeling seeing each of the children receive their gifts from Santa. NHC School Project has a strong focus…
Our annual Christmas lunch for isolated single parents and their children is on again this year. 🎄🎁If you are a single parent with children and would like to attend and share an amazing friendly and welcoming Christmas Day lunch with us please click the link below and book your tickets. 🎁🎄 Unfortunately due to covid…
When mums and kids flee domestic violence they generally do so with just the clothes on their backs. When the amazing people at Launch Housing start working with these families they contact us at the National Homeless Collective so we can assist the kids via our School Project. We believe every child has the right…
Thanks to Caroline Zielinski for this inspiring write up on how workplaces can change their employment conditions to include more people with housing insecurity. Click Here For The Full Article #homelessness #employment #employability #selfdetermination #finance #makespaceintheworkplace #housing #housingcrisis #womenatwork #womenempowerment
Donna Stolzenberg took her lived expereince of homelessness and became the founder of the National Homeless Collective a grassroots organisation helping people affected by homelessness, domestic violence and social disadvantage. Find out how Donna’s work helps Australians hit by bushfires, COVID-19 and lockdown. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON abc.net.au FACEBOOK #AusoftheYear
Below is an excerpt from the Women Beyond 40 Blog: Proud Indigenous woman Donna Stolzenberg is a CEO, keynote speaker and trainer. In 2014, she had the simple idea of handing out 50 donated sleeping bags to homeless people. That idea has evolved into a nationwide charity. The National Homeless Collective (NHC) is a grassroots…
When we think about homelessness it’s easy to think the pathway into it is and was the responsibility of the person experiencing it. Thus if they make a few changes to their lifestyle housing will suddenly become affordable. This simply isn’t true. Rental insecurity is on the rise across Australia with no policy or plan…
It was great to chat with Hilary Harper and the listeners of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Life Matters this morning. We discussed the changing landscape of employment in Australia and how we must make space in the workplace for people with housing insecurity. We talk about homelessness, National Homeless Collective and our op shop, The…
More bikes put together at our HQ this weekend. These aren’t Christmas presents. They’re vehicles so children living in shelters, hotels and overcrowded dwellings can get to school next year. These children have almost always come through a family violence experience and they’ve usually had to leave everything behind. Getting to school on time is…
Last week we were contacted by a Mum desperate for some help to get her boy ready for high school. With the fees, the uniforms, the book lists, she was going to be more than $1000 out of pocket. This just should not be happening. So close to Christmas, parents out of work or reduced…
A massive thank you to all our beautiful supporters, look at what you have made happen. We initially had a target of 250 Christmas gifts for children in need this year and we achieved that goal in November. Then we set a target for 500 gifts and we are well on the way to smashing…