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Blessing Bags values raising awareness through education. Better understanding homelessness, it's impacts and determinants help diminish a lot of the negative associations and characterisations of people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

How the 'Buy Now Pay Later' system is setting vulnerable Australians up for failure

Monique Murray

Sep 5
4 min

How the 'Buy Now Pay Later' system is setting vulnerable Australians up for failure

Need to know Buy Now Pay Later [BNPL] schemes exploit a loophole in the law that means they don't need to comply with basic consumer...

Homelessness week 2023 : It's time to end homelessness

Monique Murray

Jul 28
2 min

Homelessness week 2023 : It's time to end homelessness

Homelessness Facts and Stats At the last Census, 30,660 Victorians were without a home (including 6,800 children) – that’s 27 per cent of...

Mitchell Stanford

Jul 6
2 min

NAIDOC Week 2023

As we move through NAIDOC week and beyond, there are some incredible activities, exhibits and opportunities for learning. “Sculpture:...

Mitchell Stanford

Jul 6
1 min

A Recap on Pride Month

Now that Pride Month has come to a close, we are able to take some time to reflect on issues that persist once the party is over. In...

Crisis Within a Crisis: How the pandemic has exacerbated young people experiencing homelessness.

Mitchell Stanford

Mar 24
1 min

Crisis Within a Crisis: How the pandemic has exacerbated young people experiencing homelessness.

Young people experiencing homelessness is a significant concern in Australia. Family breakdown, financial hardship, and mental health...

Homelessness and Housing: Something's Not Adding Up.

Mitchell Stanford

Feb 23
2 min

Homelessness and Housing: Something's Not Adding Up.

According to the latest available census data (2016), there were over 116,000 people experiencing homelessness in Australia, which is a...

Snapshot: How climate change is impacting homelessness

Monique Murray

Jan 2
2 min

Snapshot: How climate change is impacting homelessness

Often, when we look at the challenges that face our communities we tend to compartmentalise them into separate issues. However,...

How does language impact the way we view homelessness?

Monique Murray

Nov 24, 2022
2 min

How does language impact the way we view homelessness?

The way we speak influences the way we think and the way we think influences how we behave. Language is powerful. What we say and how we...

Homelessness week 2022 : To end homelessness we need a plan

Monique Murray

Jul 23, 2022
2 min

Homelessness week 2022 : To end homelessness we need a plan

In July 2021, the final report established from the 2020 inquiry into homelessness was released to the public. It made 35 recommendations...

Labor VS Liberal: Who is positioned to be the best for vulnerable Australians this federal election?

Monique Murray

May 19, 2022
5 min

Labor VS Liberal: Who is positioned to be the best for vulnerable Australians this federal election?

The rising cost of living and growing housing issues have remained at the forefront of election discussions and for good reason....

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