Fairbridge works with young people in housing stress to provide supported accommodation on site at Fairbridge Village and within the community. Our Aboriginal Construction Training Program are current completing the works to provide eight supported accommodation units with shared facilities as part of our semi-independent accommodation service with residential support. Our aim is to have the facility finished and operational by end of April 2014. Here are some stats on homelessness you may find interesting: According to Homelessness Australia 9,595 people are experiencing homelessness in Western Australia. The breakdown of this statistic for young people is: Age Group Number % 19-24 1346 14 12-18 934 9.7 Under 12 1493 15.6 Of the total population of homeless the following were the causes of homelessness: Financial difficulties housing stress, unemployment 28% Accommodation issues housing crisis, inadequate or inappropriate dwellings 19% Domestic violence and relationship issues time out from family, family breakdown, violence and assault 34% Health reasons mental health issues, substance abuse issues 5% Other transition from care/ custody, lack of support, discrimination 14% REFERENCES Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing: Estimating Homelessness, 2012 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Specialist Homelessness Services 2012-13, 2013
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 03:21:40 +0000
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