Understanding and addressing homelessness and crisis accommodation in Augusta Margaret River

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Report

Publisher

Just Home Margaret River Inc

School

School of Arts and Humanities / Centre for People, Place and Planet

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46944

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Godden, N. (2016). Understanding and addressing homelessness and crisis accommodation in Augusta Margaret River. Just Home Margaret River Inc.

https://justhome.org.au/Just-Home-consultation-report-14-June-2016.pdf

Abstract

In May-June 2016, Just Home Margaret River Inc (then known as Augusta Margaret River Affordable Housing Working Group) engaged Augusta Margaret River (AMR) community members (particularly people experiencing homelessness) in participatory workshops and activities to help inform the Shire’s Homelessness and Crisis Accommodation Strategy. We aimed to support people with experience of homelessness or crisis accommodation to have a voice in the content of the Strategy, and develop community actions to address local needs.

Fifty-one people participated in the project, including seven Just Home members (three female, four male), 21 representatives of community organisations (10 female, 11 male), and 23 community members (13 female, 10 male). Twenty of the participants (eight female, 12 male) identified as currently, previously or at risk of experiencing homelessness or needing crisis accommodation in AMR...

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