Housing

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Department of Families, Fairness and Housing

https://www.dffh.vic.gov.au/

The department is responsible for child protection, prevention of family violence, housing, disability, LGBTIQA+ equality, veterans, and the offices for Women and Youth.

HousingVic makes it easier to find the right information about housing and housing assistance in Victoria.

Learn more about HousingVic online services. This website is the source of information for current public housing renters, potential social housing renters and anyone wanting to know about housing in Victoria.

Try the Housing Options Finder: answer a few questions to see what housing options may be right for you.  Find the housing option that’s right for you

Crisis & emergency accommodation

Help if you are homeless or at risk of homelessness or family violence.

Housing options finder

Answer a few questions and the Housing Options Finder will give you tailored options to explore.

Social housing

Social housing is short and long-term rental housing, made up of public and community housing.

Private rental

There are a number of options available in the private rental market depending on what you need.

Movable units

Movable units are movable buildings that can be set up in the backyard of a friend, relative or carer’s home.

Supported accommodation

Providing higher level care and support for people with particular needs.

Home ownership

Services and support for home owners and buyers.

 

The Haven Foundation

Helping people find hope, purpose and independence

The Haven Foundation is a not-for-profit community housing provider, offering integrated social housing and support services for people who are experiencing mental health challenges.

We are a subsidiary of Mind Australia and offer people their own home in a unique community environment.

We welcome financial support from our community. Your donation will help provide a long-term home for a person with significant mental health and wellbeing concerns. Make a donation to The Haven Foundation here.

The Haven Foundation, in partnership with Mind Australia, regularly publishes news and stories on our residences, clients and staff. Please visit the Mind website to view more.

More about us

The Haven Foundation residences

The Haven Foundation, social housing with support, offers people their own home in a unique community environment.

Haven residences are built for people living with mental health challenges who want somewhere to live where they can access specialist mental health support.

Each residence has 12-16 fully self-contained units, along with communal recreational and lounge areas, kitchen, meeting spaces and facilities for Mind’s support staff. Residents have privacy when they want it within a friendly, supportive community environment.

Each unit has a main bedroom with built-in wardrobe, bathroom, kitchen and eating area, European laundry, lounge room and outdoor courtyard or balcony.

To find out if The Haven Foundation residences are right for you or your loved one or to enquire about vacancies at any of our residences, please Contact us via Mind Connect or phone Mind Connect on 1300 286 463.
www.havenfoundation.org.au

Launch Housing FOR HELP CALL 1800 825 955
Everyone deserves a place to call home. Launch Housing is one of Victoria’s largest community housing and homelessness organisations, committed to ending homelessness by creating more homes. With over 75 years of experience, we deliver end-to-end housing solutions, from crisis accommodation to supported, social, and affordable housing.

Our developments

Expertise and comprehensive services

Our expertise in housing solutions encompasses asset and tenancy management, community engagement, and delivering critical support services.

Our highly experienced Board and Executive, combined with our strong relationships with philanthropic investors and government bodies, ensure the timely and budget-conscious delivery of large-scale housing projects.

Read more about our awards, building projects and team in our Capacity Statement.

https://www.launchhousing.org.au/

Housing Choices Australia Melbourne Level 3, 350 Queen Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Phone: 1300 312 447
Maintenance: 1300 321 185
Fax: 1300 312 737
E: info@hcau.org.au

Safe, quality, affordable housing for renters

Community housing

Housing Choices Australia is an independent, not-for-profit housing provider that delivers high quality affordable housing for people on low to moderate incomes and for people with disability. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to live in a safe, comfortable, affordable home, in a community they feel a part of.
WHAT WE DO

http://www.housingchoices.org.au/

Mind – Mind Connect for service information and referrals, 1300 286 463                 mindconnect@mindaustralia.org.au

Residential services (including supported independent living)
Mind offers residential rehabilitation services in a safe, home-like environment.  Residents are supported with a range of individual and group activities that promote social connection and skills for independent living.
We offer adult and youth residences
The adult residential rehabilitation services will progressively transition to the NDIS service model, whereby residents will be offered supported independent living services (as an NDIS Core Support option) separate to their housing arrangements.
https://www.mindaustralia.org.au/services

South Port Community Housing Group
Community rooming houses in South and Port Melbourne.  We are located at: South Port Community Housing Group 98 Bank Street South Melbourne VIC 3205

Phone: (03) 9696 1128 Hours: 9:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday
LOOKING FOR HOUSING?
Find out more about your options

Statewide Women’s Community Housing Service Hours of Operation 9:00am – 5:00pm, Suite 1, Level 1, 21 Cremorne St, Cremorne VIC 3121Phone: (03) 9412 6868, Fax: (03) 9415 6511, Email: ua.moc.gnisuohsnemow@ofni
Transitional housing and vacancy information and referral for women, young women and their dependants. Women’s Housing Limited (WHL) is a statewide not for profit organisation that provides low costs housing to women at risk of homelessness. Women and their children make up an increasingly large percentage of those in need of affordable housing.

https://womenshousing.com.au/

 

Wellways

Contact us

Want to get in touch? We’d really like to hear from you. Call: 1300 111 400 or Email: enquiries@wellways.org

Residential Support

24/7 support in a homelike environment for people to work on their recovery.

Doorway

A high-fidelity Housing First program that supports people who are affected by mental ill health, and are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC)

Prevention and Recovery Care (PARC) provides an individualised approach to supporting recovery within a short term residential environment.

Specialist Residential Rehabilitation Program

Assisting people who want to work towards living independently within their community to access education and vocational opportunities.

Homeless Outreach Mental Health Support (HOMHS)

Case management for young people with mental health issues who are currently homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Mental Health Pathways Program

We work with people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness to find and/or maintain accommodation and to prevent homelessness once discharged from a hospital.

Youth Residential Rehabilitation

A recovery program for young people who are experiencing mental health challenges.

Pathways to Home

We support people sleeping rough to access health and wellbeing, housing and legal services.

https://www.wellways.org/