Our blog
On our blog we talk about the issues, news, stories and thoughts that relate to Sacred Heart Mission's work to tackle homelessness and disadvantage in Australia.
To mark Anti-Poverty Week, we discuss the link between poverty and homelessness with Christine from the Council to Homeless Persons, who has a lived experience of homelessness.
We join community services providers this Anti-Poverty Week to call for an increase to Newstart and other allowance payments across Australia.
A tool we have been developing to help assess and demonstrate how we are assisting people has been validated and endorsed by the Centre for Social Impact at the University of Western Australia.
Our initiative providing a place-based, intensive case management response to rough sleeping in St Kilda has already housed 51 people and helped more than 80 people since December 2017.
"We are not living in a housing crisis. This is a housing black hole," Chris Middendorp, Manager Sacred Heart Central, says.
Australian music legend Joe Camilleri has rocked out at our Heart of St Kilda Concert for the past ten years.
Music lover Frank Dunn teaches residents at our Rooming House Plus Program how to sing and play guitar.
Judi Farrer has volunteered in our welcoming Dining Hall for 23 of its 37-years history.