Western Australian Alliance to End Homelessness

🌟 It was fantastic to see Lara Dalton MLA proudly wearing her Australian Zero Homelessness Summit tee at her local markets! Ensuring the message and conversation that ending homelessness is possible is continued outside of these big events is crucial in raising awareness in our community and networks. Together we can raise awareness and work towards meaningful change. Thank you, Lara, for being an advocate for such an important cause! 💙 #HomelessnessIsSolvable #ZeroHomelessnessSummit

We were so honored to co-host this event with the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness, we absolutely loved the week of events, connections and conversations!

We still can’t believe the biennial Australian Zero Homelessness Summit is over! And what a day it was 🙌 After a fantastic morning, Lorraine McGrath took us into the afternoon with invaluable insights from Scotland. Kelly Nelson facilitated a panel discussion, inviting Rosanne, Lorraine, Iain, David and Debra to offer practical strategies for implementing the day's learnings as we return to our various communities. Taylor and Michala created space to reflect on collaboration-fuelled wins around the country 🎉 Each one was met with the hundreds of people in the room rising, throwing their arms in the air for a group wave, creating a mesmerising ripple across the room! We heard from Fremantle Mayor, Hannah Fitzhardinge GAICD, who spoke on the inherent role local government has to play in the work of ending homelessness. And... to finish with a bang, we were delighted to have Michael Piu announce the WAAEH's partnership with Imagined Futures in the launch of the Fremantle Zero Prospectus! Stay tuned for more on what we've been up to this week. For now, it is suffice to say we are feeling MIGHTY INSPIRED 🌍💡🧠 #homelessnessissolvable

Yesterday we launched the Fremantle Zero Prospectus. We are so excited to be partnering with Imagined Futures! #homelessnessissolvable

What a powerful start to the Australian Zero Homelessness Summit! It was an honour to have Dr Gerrard Shaw begin the day with a heartfelt Welcome to Country, and we were thrilled to have Minister John Carey MLA with us to open the event. We then had the privilege of hearing from Dr Gregory P. Smith with a lived expertise address, and David Pearson with an address on the state of the movement. We finished off the morning with an insightful keynote from Rosanne Haggerty on the role of permanent supportive housing, which followed a dynamic Advance to Zero Lightning Round Panel, with Iain De Jong as the moderator. We are looking forward to the afternoon ahead! #homelessnessissolvable

🎉What a fantastic start to a huge week of events! Thanks Leanne Mitchell CF for hosting this mornings Local Government workshop and guests Iain De Jong, Lorraine McGrath and George Hatvani for sharing their valuable insights with everyone.

🌟We are honoured to announce that Gregory Smith will deliver the Lived Expertise Address at the 2024 Summit. Gregory is a research fellow and senior lecturer at Southern Cross University and the Co-Chair of the End Street Sleeping Collaboration in NSW. After spending years homeless and living in isolation, Gregory pursued education, earning a sociology degree with first-class honours and a PhD for his research on the "Forgotten Australians” – those who, like him, suffered abuse in out-of-home care. Gregory is one of Australia’s foremost lived experience experts in post-traumatic stress disorder, mental illness, domestic violence, alcohol and drug addiction, rough sleeping and homelessness. A sought-after public speaker, policy advisor and patron to multiple homeless service providers, Gregory is also the author of the memoir ‘Out of the Forest’ and ‘Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent’. With just a week left until registrations close for the Summit, make sure to get your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/ggGZ42kd Australian Alliance to End Homelessness, St Patrick's Community Support Centre Ruah Community Services Social Futures Micah Projects Uniting WA Neami National Accordwest Vinnies WA St Bart’s MercyCare Housing Choices Australia The Salvation Army Australia Mission Australia Anglicare WA CSnet Shelter WA OrgCode Consulting Inc. Community Solutions, Inc. Lotterywest City of Fremantle Department of Communities WA

📢 Today is your LAST chance to register for Summit Week events! Ticket sales close at 5pm AWST today, Tuesday October 1. This applies to all the optional events happening during the week, including Tuesday’s local government workshop, Thursday’s Advance to Zero Learning Session and Friday’s AHVTT training. There are only a few tickets remaining for each session, so act fast! 📌 Summit tickets: https://lnkd.in/ggGZ42kd 📌 Learning Session + AHVTT tickets: https://lnkd.in/gybxWBjr 📌 Local government ending homelessness workshop tickets: https://lnkd.in/gqgGrW6v #HomelessnessIsSolvable #ZeroHomelessnessSummit Australian Alliance to End Homelessness St Patrick's Community Support Centre Ruah Community Services Social Futures Micah Projects Neami National Accordwest Vinnies WA St Bart’s MercyCare Uniting WA City of Fremantle Anglicare WA CSnet The Salvation Army Australia Housing Choices Western Australia Mission Australia Shelter WA OrgCode Consulting Inc. Community Solutions, Inc. Simon Community Scotland Lotterywest Department of Communities WA

📣We’re excited to welcome Iain De Jong back to Australia after facilitating the inaugural Australian Leadership Academy on Ending Homelessness last year. Iain is the President & CEO of OrgCode Consulting Inc. Consulting and a leading figure in the global effort to end homelessness. Known for his direct and data-driven approach, he challenges communities to rethink their responses to homelessness with evidence-based strategies. Author of The Book on Ending Homelessness and founder of the Leadership Academy on Ending Homelessness, Iain has advised governments, organisations and universities worldwide, advocating for service excellence and inspiring change in efforts to end homelessness. Hear from Iain at our upcoming Summit. Registrations close on October 1, don’t miss out! https://lnkd.in/ggGZ42kd Australian Alliance to End Homelessness, St Patrick's Community Support Centre Ruah Community Services Social Futures Micah Projects Uniting WA Neami National Accordwest Vinnies WA St Bart’s MercyCare Housing Choices Australia The Salvation Army Australia Mission Australia Anglicare WA CSnet Shelter WA OrgCode Consulting Inc. Community Solutions, Inc. Lotterywest City of Fremantle Department of Communities WA

✨🎉We are so lucky to have you as part of our team Emily Williams and we are so happy for the recognition of the amazing work you do in the community! Congratulations! 💪🎆🙌😽🎇🌻💐🌟 (we also know your love of the emoji so here are a big handful for you 😊