March - 2018

B L O G

Something we really value at Blessing Bags is awareness raising in the form of education. Part of the work we do is making people aware of issues in our society and how they can make a difference. Some of these key issues include: people experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, people struggling in low socioeconomic areas and asylum seekers and refugee settlement.

This section of our website will include both opinion and informative pieces on these issues. Our hope is that people will read these pieces, learn something new and be inspired to do something.

Leaving Home: How and why young refugee young people are experiencing homelessness

Image: John Englart (Takver)/Flickr CC-by-SA Fleeing war and persecution to an unknown land on the other side of the world is daunting and strenuous. The resettlement process for refugees in Australia is full of uncertainty and protruding barriers. Gaining access to safe, adequate housing is the first step (Hiebert et al, 2005). It is a springboard for resettlement: once you have adequate, long-term housing, other aspects of resettlement such as accessing education and gainin