Supporters of Save Home at Last

383 Supporters

As a HACC Assessment officer, in the past 12 months alone I have referred 3 older persons to Home at Last. I saw personally the relief on the people's faces when they knew they had somewhere to go and someone to help them. Being in their 70's and 80's in private rental they had never thought they would be put in the position of becoming homeless. This service is part of my 'tool kit' of services I have available to me to support older persons to remain living in their community.

Jill Taylor | Older Persons' Liaison and HACC Assessment Officer
Banyule city council

Isabel Conway | Social Worker

HAAG is an important organisation that provides support to vulnerable older Victorians. It is important that we not forget the contribution older Victorians have made to forging our State. Because of a lack of affordable housing in Victoria, many older citizens are facing homelessness in greater number than ever before. Because of this, HAAG's role is vital in supporting our aged, or older Victorians. Ongoing funding is vital to HAAG's cause.

Jeremy Knight

Thank you to the Minister for the continued funding to August 2015. This funding should be enshrined in legislation to be continued into the future with suitable annual adjustments. For a government to withdraw funding from the Housing For the Aged Action Group or feed it fragmentarily in quarterly instalments should be an embarrassment and source of shame for that government.

Sue Lafferty

HAAG is great organisation that provide support to one of our most vulnerable - older Victorians. We must not forget that older Victorians, has been working and building this country and due to lack of affordable housing in Victoria/Australia, are now experiencing homelessness. HAAG is very important and vital program for aged Victorians.

Hana Zapa | Social Worker

Defunding 'Home at Last' will deprive leave people experiencing housing stress of a key resource. Homelessness denies people the opportunity to participate in the community, and costs more than keeping people housed.

Don Stokes

This is an absolutely vital component to the response to preventing or shortening the time older Victorians spend in homelessness-many of them facing this challenge for the first time in their older age. The homelessness service sector needs specialist services such as Home at Last to ensure older Victorians receive skilled and age appropriate support and advice encompassing the range of health, financial and social impacts of housing stress of older people.

Kate Incerti | Team Leader Housing & Homelessness Services
City of Port Phillip

I have a place to live thanks to HAAG. It is affordable and allows me the freedom to come and go as I am able. Again thank you HAAG

Paul Fauth

Annie Paliwal | Team Leader Youth Services

Rebecca Carless | Case Management

Amrita Linton | Receptionist

HAAG has helped so many older people. They get results. They are concerned, hardworking and unpretentious. They just get the job done. The statewide homelessness service system is struggling and can't keep up with the demand. We need agencies like HAAG who put the time and effort into finding people a home. We need HAAG more than ever due to the shortage of rental properties for older low income people.

Karen Sherry

Please be a humanitarian and support and fund this service so they can assist the old who suddenly in old age find they can no long afford renting properties without assistance. Please fund this service.

Veronica Hannebery

Frances Watson

My name is Norma Condon and April Bragg and her team at HAAG helped me get into this unit I have been living in for nearly 3 yrs now, and I was living in a very dangerous situation from a drug addicted girl that I had a Court Order against. I am sure I would not have survived where I was, without the help of April to move here, and I will always be grateful. There are hundreds in similar situations of Seniors Abuse in the Melbourne area alone, and please help HAAG to keep up the good work.

Norma Condon

Terri Fallows | Community Organiser

Please don't let such a valuable and necessary organisation such as this close its doors.

Helen Burgess | Vice President

As an Aged care worker, it is hard to imagine how such a closure is financially viable. The people this service assists will fall back on the acute sector, which will cost many more dollars to sustain. Philosophically and financially, this service needs to be sustained!

Ann-Marie Deeker | ACAS Clinician

Jade Irvin | Social Worker

Please do not disband this organisation. They are vital.

Mary-Ann (Mal) Lynch

Shaylee Culhane | Full time worker

It is a dreadful shock to hear this very much needed organisation will be closing its doors to those who will have nowhere else to turn. I completed my second year student placement for the Diploma of Community Development with HAAG & wrote a research paper on the desperate need for organisations such as HAAG so to hear that they will be no longer able to assist those in their greatest hour of need saddens me beyond measure.

Claire Birchall | Placement Student Diploma of Community Services

I have very fond memories of the time I spent at HAAG as a student conducting a research project. The research involved interviewing some of HAAG’s recently rehoused clients with the aim of lobbying the government and raising awareness of the hidden issue of elderly homelessness. All the participants’ stories revealed a history of exploitation within the private rental market which had a devastating impact on the quality of their life.

Thank goodness in their hour of need that they all found or stumbled upon HAAG because the changes in their life once safely rehoused were nothing short of remarkable. I think this is best captured in the words of one of the participants who during his crisis experienced anxiety, depression and significant weight loss. “I feel a weight has been lifted off my shoulders and I’m very comfortable. I’m happy and I feel really good about life”

This quote perfectly supports the key finding in the research which was as people age, safe, secure and affordable housing is highly valued and seen as integral to maintaining a quality life. And this is why Home at Last is so absolutely vital because it enables HAAG to reach out to more older people in this situation. A situation that will only become more urgent with our ageing population. .

There is no other service quite like HAAG as the level of support they give to older people in need is more like that of a family then an agency.

Please Minister Foley on behalf of all those who have need of such a service show that you care about their plight and continue to fund Home and Last.

Mary Morrissey | Student

Martin. As a life member of the ALP I request that you immediately increase funding for older homeless persons as per the successful work of Home at Last. They need funding by May 15th to continue a most successful program.

Joanna Casey

Joy Bell

My name is Ian James. I am one of Anne's previous clients. For some time now I have been meaning to thank Anne and your organisation for everything you all have done for me and today I take the opportunity.

My previous attempt for housing left me with disillusionment. Anne's dedication, perseverance and total commitment restored my faith in people.

Anne's current client 'X' whom I shared the previous Rooming House with shares the same view. Anne approaches the job as a vocation and once again I would like to take the opportunity to thank her and your organisation with a very big 'THANK YOU'.

Ian James
Client

Janet Patten

I do hope that the Government does seriously consider this application as there are many people who are finding it difficult with every day living expenses!!


Pensioner

Sharyn Ede | Committee member

This effective and relatively low cost program meets a vital need and must continue. Its loss would leave a significant gap.

Stephanie Harper

This service is so essential in our current climate there must be something done.


Anonymous

Cath O'Connor

Lida Kodoshvili

John Connor | Councillor

It is beyond any reasonable budget cuts that HAL and HAAG should face such uncertainly and probable cuts. This is an organisation which actually know what's happening, is effective in its support and interventions and is very cost-effective!

Janet Wood | Volunteer, Sometime office holder

HAAG and HAL do great work. Don't close HAL down. As the population ages and housing costs rise, the service HAL offers is needed more than ever.

Sandra McCullough

Here are the kind of people whom this government should in all conscious support

Ron Titterton

Alan Taylor

Come on Minister Foley - do the right thing by older people facing homelessness - fund this important HAAG support service.

Martin O'Byrne

"I'm dreading my future and that of many others if these type of projects do not continue! I'm struggling badly on DSP, with high weekly medical costs and increasing public rental costs - I can not make ends meet. I basically skipped using my heater last winter to save money, and it made my condition worse. I'm dreading this winter. I have to stay at family and friends during peak of summer as with no insulation, my unit bakes. If I'm going through this at my age (mid-30s), I know many seniors will be too. We urgently need to have more systems in place that help support all Australians at all ages."


DSP recipient at risk of homelessness

I would like to show my support for this organisation which offers assistance to those most in need.

Margaret Clancy

Home at Last is a vital service particularly for the homeless elderly. It has proved its worth and cost effectiveness to the community over and over again. It's difficult to understand why this service is facing cutbacks when the issue of the homeless elderly is on the increase.

Home at Last's hardworking team has the long term experience and know how that cannot be easily duplicated or replaced. I personally have a high regard for the work this team does for the homeless with companion animals. This is a very neglected area in the sector and needs all the help it can get.

Home at Last is a quality program that ought to be expanded not reduced.

Lynn Fitzpatrick
Real Animals Pets and People

All levels of Australian Government in the past decade have made significant efforts to address homelessness. Australia as with many western countries including the UK, Europe and the US have moved from crisis based homelessness responses and have adopted policy with the official aim of ending homelessness. Home at Last is an vital part of Victoria's policy and practice response. Importantly Home at Last works with older Australians to address homelessness. Despite growing numbers of older Australians at risk of homelessness there has been less attention to older people in policy and practice responses. Victoria's Home at Last stands apart in Australia and internationally as a flagship agency with this tailored service for older people. Older people's homelessness is different from other deserving groups such as rough sleepers and specialist organisations such as Home at Last merge specialist skills in both housing, homelessness, and community aged care necessary to rehouse older people. Importantly, this enables most older people to get on with their lives, be independent with little drain on public monies. In addition, this service enables older Australians to live with secure housing - housing is the core element in ensuring older Australian's health and wellbeing.

Maree Petersen | Academic

Older people need a service such as this that can provide specialist housing options depending on the level of support each individual needs. This is an essential service to ensure our older people aren't left homeless and forgotten.

Denise Jones | Aboriginal Health Project Manager


Anonymous

This is a much needed service. I am an older person and I have sought help from them. I try to keep up to date on what they are doing.

Brigid Walsh | Editor

Miranda McInerney

Johann Eduardo Posso

Kerin Tietzel

I am an older Australian who recognises the plight of our older people at risk who live on the pension and find it almost impossible to find rental accomodation that is affordable on their budget. As a nation that prides itself on giving everyone a "fair go" how can we stand by and see our elderly homeless? Surely it is a priority to protect our most vunerable from homelessness? Home at Last is a service that supports older vunerable Australians. It is essential that this service continues to be funded.

Mary Ann Williams

Please consider continued funding of this important work.

Alana Martin

Anthony Keenan

Monica Gilbert

HAAG have done amazing work throughout the history of their organisation. With the Home At Last program assisting over 45,000 people, imagine if the service wasn't there and the affect of 45,000 homeless older people would have on our state? It would be a crisis situation where the government would have no choice but to step in. So step in now and avoid the crisis! Future foresight and funding for these organisations is vital to ensure the growing aging population in our state are cared for and not put in a position of homelessness. The people of HAAG work tirelessly to ensure this large amount of people are helped with a service that would otherwise see them homeless. Keep up the fight and the hard work HAAG, I hope the government see that your service is invaluable to our state.

Simone Tyrrell

Diane Ewin

Rochelle Symons | Apple program manager

Jo Williamson

HAAG do a fantastic job in helping the Aged, please continue to fund this wonderful organisation otherwise we will find more people living on the streets of Melbourne. Older Australians need all the support they can get.

Jacqueline Crompton

Lately I keep thinking of the fairy story about the king who paraded through the streets of his city without any clothes, and all the people cheering the majesty of the person -- until one little boy said, 'he's not wearing any clothes!' If that story refers to the need to face realities then here's another example:
Many aged Victorians are being forced out of their present rental homes as their rents continue to increase, to name one reason. The wonderful workers at Housing for the Aged Action Group's HOME AT LAST initiative have already assisted hundreds of senior people into affordable, suitable dwellings and at today's count still have another 300 on their books,waiting. Even in the short month of January this year 32 elderly men and women were accommodated - reminding us all that the need is increasing at a swift pace. Housing has become a way for some people to make a profit and for others to be dispensable.
Sadly, now there's no assurance that funding will continue to support HOME AT LAST any more and so March 31st is the cut off date set to cease achieving shelter for clients. Shamefully, shamefully, this unique Victorian operation then no longer may save elderly citizens of this wonderful country from the prospect of perhaps living on the streets. This is a reality.
Do we need a bright little boy llike the one in the fairy story to say 'This is not right' or can we speak up or act to do something about it ourselves. Please help.

Phyll Williams

Anyone in Govt who isn't for the people needs to be kicked out. It's our taxes that pay you. If you are going to support a Govt that spends millions on weapons of Mass Destruction because our US counterparts say so, while tightening the purse strings on the old and vulnerable who need it most, then I most certainly will be rallying for big change in our leadership.

Sally Tidey

Our seniors are some of the most vulnerable people in our society and we have a responsibility to ensure that they are cared for. Secure housing is essential for the welfare of our elderly and HAAG provide essential support to this community. Their work is so very important- it must continue!

Jenna Molan | Lawyer
Tenants Union of Victoria

Rebecca McConnell

Mi Fon Lew | Communication Coordinator

Chris Tolson

Jaquie Segalla

Shame on them (govt) as this is one of the worst developed countries when it comes to taking care of their own elderly folk. I came here from the UK many years ago and have worked extremely hard (like so many others) and now I would be better off if I returned to the UK. I know this to be true as my mother is an invalid pensioner in the UK and is very well looked after - certainly better than here.
Thanks for nothing. The politicians need to lift their game and get real.

Catherine Hyde

Rosalind Riley | Social Worker

Rajith Savanadasa

As an academic and social researcher I have seen the important work that the NGO sector performs here in Melbourne especially in the area of emergency relief and homelessness. It would be tragic if HAAG and its "Home at Last" program which has helped the aged and elderly were to disappear, as these persons have special needs. If proposed federal welfare reforms were to be instituted then it is quite likely that there will be an even greater need for the "Home at Last" program.

Benno Engels | Senior Lecturer
RMIT University

As a worker dealing with the day to day need for housing and housing services in Victoria, I am dismayed that this high quality successful initiative may close. We need more services like this, not less. It is false economy to withdraw funding from this type of program, as the ongoing costs to individuals, the community and society are far greater and perpetuate into the long term.

Moira Darling | Information and Support Worker

Older women are increasingly becoming homeless due to the impact of family violence and the consequence of a life time of experiencing the gender pay gap. HAAG has been invaluable resource for WIRE and we refer to them many women experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. We find that they treat people with respect and often can provide positive outcomes.

Julie Kun | Acting CEO
WIRE Women's Information

Housing for the Aged Action Group is a fantastic organisation, its a great success story for any government and its funding should not only be maintained but increased. Home at Last is an essential service providing housing options for the most vulnerable people in the community. Keep up the excellent work, hopefully the government will do the right thing and continue funding this wonderful service.

Libby Jamieson | Training Coordinator
WIRE Women's Information

Marica Cindric | Program coordinator
Brotherhood of St Laurence

For Australian's to age well, they need to be housed well. Home At Last program has made a huge difference to many clients who otherwise would be homeless or at risk and in the Emergency Dept of our public hospitals more often.

Julie O'Connor | Social Worker

Wendy Hawkins

Alex Lashlie

Home at Last provides necessary help to older people who find themselves with nowhere to call home. It's not a position anyone would want to be in at any age, let alone when the stresses of retirement and ageing can add to a person's vulnerability.

Melanie Joosten

Muhumed Elhassan

Matthew Harrod

Karen Groch | Director sales & events

Tracey Zammit | Manager

Asaf Gordon | BDM

Alison Barber

Home at last is vital for access to suitable housing for seniors from culturally and linguistically diverse communities who are at risk of homelessness.

Mathias Stevenson

Lee Alexander | social worker

Karen Keefe

Violet Trutoiu | Access and Support Worker

Clare Humphris

Brendan King | Occupational Therapist

I currently have two clients in need of the services Home at Last provide. How can I be assured these clients will get the security of housing they need if the service to assist them to obtain it is denied proper funding?

Tina Hill | Case Manager

I wish to express my concern at the possible withdrawal of funding for the Home at Last service of the Housing for the Aged Action Group.

David Bunce | Visiting Research Fellow
Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Adelaide

Kay Russell

Adrienne Moulder | Case Manager

Minister, I implore your government to acknowledge that we can all be subject to marginalization from the mainstream of our society - including the mainstream tax payers. Just because there are group unable to contribute financially, does not mean they should be excluded from the basic rights such as Housing. I for one am happy to provide the taxes that can pay for such measures.

Steve Rock | Social Worker


Austin Health


Austin Health

Home at Last is an invaluable service. As someone who works in the field I know there are very few housing and accommodation services that do not require payment or can only be accessed via a hospital admission or aged care assessment. Home At Last assists a marginalised group who cannot afford a 5 star retirement village or are not old or sick enough to need aged care. The public housing sector is a mine field and older people generally do not have the access to resources or computer literacy to source their own information. Home at Last bridges this gap. Without them I am not sure who is going to meet this need.

Jacqui Pasinis | Social Worker
Austin Health

Funding HAAG's HAL program and preventing older citizens from becoming Homeless, is so very important. Please continue (and increase) the funding for the organisation.

Adminstration Team | Directors
Institute of Community Development

Housing for the Aged Action Group provide an essential support for older people who are at risk of homelessness. It is extremely important for this organisation to have continued and consistent funding.

Maya Ruin | Managing Editor
New Community journal

It is extremely important for Housing for the Aged Action Group to have continued and consistent funding. They provide an essential support for older people who are at risk of homelessness.

Borderlands Cooperative
Borderlands Cooperative

HAAG/HAL undertakes incredible work with older people. Without their fantastic and funded efforts many older people will be at high risk of joining the overwhelming number of homeless people on our community streets. We need HAL to continue, we need our government(s) to support this essential organisation.

Mish Colla | Social Work Field Education Development Coordinator
RMIT University

This is a very badly needed service. With so many aged people like myself needing to find a safe and secure home so they can maintain their independence and look after themselves without being a burden on society. You have my support

Sylvia Oss

Stuart Pullen | Social Worker

With the recent change of Government, it is an appropriate time to fund this successful program. Homelessness for the over 50's, particularly women, is a troubling and growing issue.
Please fund this worthwhile organisation, and commit to future funding.

Margaret Hollingdale | Social Worker

Professor Charlotte Williams | Deputy Dean Social Work

Susie Costello | Director of Master of Social Work Program
RMIT University

I have never needed to approach Government services for housing but find at 61 I have no support from family and financially I am in a difficult place- I am unable to work and on the Disability Pension.
The thought of having to try and find out what I may be entitled to is beyond my capabilities- I was terrified I would end up on the street. A phone discussion with Centrelink led me to believe I was close to homelessness and ineligible for any assistance.
Naomi (Home At Last) was so helpful and advised that a support worker would contact me and go through my Housing options and assist me to provide the correct paperwork to Centrelink. Further, I was, based on our discussion eligible for government subsidised housing. I slept for the first time in months.
I am very grateful for your organisations assistance as I did not know what to do and was in a great deal of distress.

Christine Fogaty

Why wouldn't this organisation be funded? The amazing people working in this organisation have helped and educated so many people. Just amazing. Why not continue to help the people that need it and make a difference in their lives.

Suzi Grant

Please save HAL!!!

Libby Sargent

Janet Reid

Alex Snow

Mallory Anderson

Benjamin Parkinson

sharni skudutis

Great job done by home at last would be such a shame to cut funding.

Ashlee Nybo

Richard Mitchell | business owner

Stephanie Wallace

As a professional Social Worker I urge the Victorian government to continue the funding of the older persons housing service 'Home at Last' to secure thousands of vulnerable older people from homelessness.
The number of Australians aged 65 and over are expected to increase rapidly - from around 2.5 million in 2002 to 6.2 million in just over 20 years and “It has been predicted that the number of older people on low incomes needing affordable rental housing will reach 419,000 by 2026.” (AASW).
There is the opportunity for the new Victorian Government to ensure appropriate services for older people at risk of homelessness are available across the state. Home at Last is an example of a critical, relevant service that provides such a service.

Yvonne Rolley | Director

Sam Mills

Hannah Black | teacher

You can't let this place close down. It does too much great work for the people it helps. Imagine if you were one of the people HAL were helping but they had to say sorry we cant help you anymore we're closing down- Just imagine that.

Natasha McLoughlin

I really hope and wish for this organisation to stay alive so it can keep helping people in need. PLEASE PLEASE refund HAL- it is so important to keep services like this going as it supports so many in need. This service does make a difference.

Nicole Bryant

To the LNP, the mark of a civilised & compassionate society is to assist & help support those members of our society that are vulnerable & in need.

Michael Ball

Towards the end of 2014 I became distressed and disoriented. My private rental agent had issued me with a Notice to Vacate during the time they had accepted my payment arrangement.

HOME AT LAST saved my sanity and me from from having to live on the streets. They successfully represented me at VCAT and continue to assist me by looking for suitable housing. I express my deep gratitude to HOME AT LAST for being there for me and say thank you with all my heart.

I am 63 years of age and have worked most of my life in the Accounting Profession, Public Companies, Government and Small Business. In 2011 I re-trained as a Personal Trainer. As work is difficult to find I am writing a book on exercise (no small feat) to promote my skills. I never give up.

The HOME AT LAST service has provided housing options, support, advice and representation to over 45,000 older tenants. Additionally, it has helped over 800 older tenants move from precarious living situations to suitable, long term, affordable housing. They are, HOME AT LAST.

I now find myself part of the new and emerging group of older tenants. Baby Boomers from the Trades, Semi-Professional and Professional workforce. But, as I've come to realize, we all live on the precipice. We just don't know that until an event happens, to us.

It is an imperative that older tenants have the assistance of HOME AT LAST when their lives have been turned upside down, they have no one to turn to for help and don't know what to do to re-orient themselves.

HOME AT LAST must remain and continue into the future. It is a vital contributor to society.

Please never give up - Save HOME AT LAST - You can do it, Minister Foley.

Sheryl Plant

Please Minister Foley, keep Home at Last going. So the older generation are not left behind. Without this sort of organisation many will suffer.

Sharon McLoughlin

Belinda Henry

I am writing to express my support for the refunding of HAL. I cant believe it is even an option to withdraw government funding from such a crucial organisation. I think the minister must think again before removing funding, it could ruin the lives of those people that are already doing it so tough.

Cecile King

Stephanie Blom

Kylee Stephenson

Home at Last is a critical service to the older people with whom we work. Many face great housing insecurity at a time of life when certainty of a home is essential . The impact of the loss of this service could mean severe consequences for physical and emotional health, and life of older people.

Jenny Blakey | Manager
Seniors Rights Victoria

Melissa Wadsworth | Office Manager and PA
The Total Group NT

Jason Walton

Amanda Wood

Emily Seuling | HOUSING SUPPORT OFFICER

Shirley Phillips

Elaine Lay

I have nothing but praise for HAAG and the Home at Last program. They have demonstrated exemplary commitment to older Australians at risk of Homelessness. Most importantly they have led the way in developing an innovative, high quality early intervention service that addresses the needs of these older people and ensures that they remain out of the homelessness service system. Our community cannot do without them.

Shelley Mallett | Prof, Social Policy University of Melbourne and General Manager Research and Policy , Brotherhood of St Laurence

Janine D'Souza | Case Manager
Salvation Army

I believe this is a vital service which is necessary to meet the needs of older Australians parallel to Aged Care reform. Without these type of services our most vulnerable in this country face exposure to a higher risk of homelessness and an increase dependency on Residential Aged Care facilities. I believe that such services facilitate independence for individuals affording those individuals the opportunity to take contol of their lives.

Debbie Emslie | ACHA worker

Anastasia Maligeorges

Dear sir if not for your wonderful haag operation,which helped me last year find a home in Clarinda Vic,with the help of Teagan I would not be alive now. Kind regards Peter Farrar.please help.

Peter Farrar


Secure housing for older people is a right, not a privilege. No one is safe from unexpected events that can lead to housing insecurity. Home at Last are there for anyone finding themselves in this precarious and health-threatening situation. In fact they are the only specialised organisation to offer this assistance. Removing funding from this organisation is a threat to the crisis and aged care systems who will bear the brunt of desperate people with nowhere else to go. This issue will not disappear if funding does, it will only get worse. Ensuring that -no matter what happens- every eligible citizen is provided secure housing should be on top of the policy agenda. Securing funding for Home At Last shows a commitment to this aim and will ensure thousands more are kept out of housing crisis.

Rosemary McDonald

Home at Last has been a very valuable service for older women from culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background who experienced elder abuse / domestic violence. Although Domestic violence services are working very hard in ensuring that their services are accessible to older women, most of our CALD clients state that they find it very difficult to stay at a women’s refuge due a fear of becoming isolated, a lack of sound English language skills, and the estrangement from children and grand-children.
In Touch, multicultural Centre against Family Violence has been working in partnership with Home At Last which enables us to provide our clients with more consistent, coordinated and a comprehensive service, in order to remove the barriers for clients to progress towards assisting them to escape domestic violence and elder abuse. I strongly believe that Home at Last provides a vital service to the community and that must continue with an appropriate funding.

Naime Cevik
Team Leader
In Touch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence.

Naime Cevik | Team Leader
intouch

Rosie Williams

As residents of retirement villages we feel very strongly about the plight of people facing homelessness. Please consider funding HAAG as a matter of prime importance for these vulnerable people.

Margaret Scott Simmons | Founding member
RHUC (Residents of Harrison Uniting Care)

Many of the Austin Health TCP clients have benefitted from Home at Last Program. Their help, support, advocacy and actually working through the cases making sure elderly people facing homelessness could find a shelter, has been incredible.
One of my clients, who had a portable unit built in the back of his son’s house stated to me with tears in his eyes “I now have a home”. He had been living in his car for many years; he was insulin dependent diabetic attending dialysis X3/7.
I can’t imagine that cutting the funding is even an option.

Susanna Harutyunyan | Social Worker/Case Manager

Lucy Foley

jessica blay | housing case manager

More older people are unable to own their own homes and find themselves in insecure and expensive rental accommodation. Home at Last works respectfully with older people to help them find appropriate stable housing and this results in untold benefits to the health and wellbeing of its service users allowing them to live with dignity in old age. It would be a tragedy if this vital service were closed

Sue Leigh

It upsets me to think of those who will not have the assistance of this extremely necessary program in the future.
This must not be allowed to happen.
Please continue to fund.
Lauren Ramsay

Lauren Ramsay

We will all be old one day, and places like Home at Last are badly needed even now.

Desma Amos

There are significant numbers of renters in the private market who are low income or otherwise disadvantaged and the work that the Home at Last service does fills a vital gap in advocacy and support for older persons. The SHAP program runs in the public housing area to provide assistance in that sector and equity demands that those forced into private rental should also be supported to ensure their rights are protected. Homelessness is a great burden at any age but it is particularly detrimental to our older citizens who are no longer able to provide for themselves. Please save this service.

Kaz Gurney | Managing lawyer

Ian Coverdale

Kiersten eyre

shirley fleisner

I feel strongly about saving Home at Last because I believe all elderly people have a right to secure, decent and comfortable housing. I am 82 and am fortunate to have such housing.

Maryrose Dennehy


Housing Justice

Rahima Jackson

Vicki Nelson

Older people need housing security for their ongoing health and wellbeing. It's the least an Australian government can do.

Gwenyth Middleton

Colleen Power

We as a group who are there to help elderly people with problems, and advice, would not be able to function without the help and advice we have received from the members of Home at Last.
I do hope that you as Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing can help with the funding that is required to keep this organisation functioning.
Thank you in anticipation

Robert (Bob) Dalmau | Chairman

Christina Andrews

Melinda Daunt

This service is vital to those that are the most vulnerable in our community and one that we refer to for our senior tenants who are at risk of homelessness. Please ensure this service continues.

Denise Budge | Manager - Outer East

Lisa Grealy | Lawyer

It is surely madness to abandon funding to HAL while governments on both sides remind us frequently of the problems arising from Australia's aging population. As an organizations experienced and effective in providing accommodation solutions to vulnerable elderly folk, Hal's good work will only become more essential. Please don't let us lose this vital and compassionate service. Commit to ongoing funding now.

Ahalya Thiru | lawyer

I have heard many wonderful stories of people being rehoused from previously living in very difficult situations. I think their work is extremely important in the community and should definitely be kept going. These workers are geniunely concerned about the welfare of those less fortunate. Keep up the excellent work and please don't be disheartened by what the Government is trying to do.

maria verbanac

It is surely madness to abandon funding to HAL while governments on both sides remind us frequently of the problems arising from Australia's aging population. As an organizations experienced and effective in providing accommodation solutions to vulnerable elderly folk, Hal's good work will only become more essential. Please don't let us lose this vital and compassionate service. Commit to ongoing funding now.

Angela O'Connor

Mariana Boyd

Renee Basham

Thérèse Showyin

sarah Stock

Alexandra Ennis

Bronwyn Sherar | Support Worker

Megan bignell

Home At Last Program had assisted a lot of homeless people to access housing resources in the local area.

Amy Yuen | Case Manager ACHA program

Chris du ve

Belinda du Vé | associate nurse manager

Fran Miller-Pezo

lauren scott

Judy Line | CEO
Women's Housing Limited

Laura Bell

Jessica doherty

Heather Collins

Lucy Fergeus

Home at Last has been a valuable service for the residents of Knox. In my role as a housing support worker I have referred clients on many occasions. Homelessness in our ageing population has increased over the years and the demand for services like Home at last will increase also.

My question is: Where will our ageing population go when they find themselves homeless or requiring assistance with abuse in the private rental market?

Rose Vince | Housing Support Worker - Active Ageing & Disability Services

Having worked in a crisis centre for homelessness for past 4 years in the inner eastern metro area, it is clear the demographic of people over 55 years of age needing assistance has increased. Many have either lost employment in industries that are no longer viable; become injured or too unwell to work and due to accelerated social change, many are without family and/or traditional cultural support networks and cannot access housing on the extremely limited income Centrelink provides. This will get worse as our population ages, not better. Home at Last has been an important and effective lifeline for many of our clients and it's funding should increase to prevent our elderly citizens suffering with both with poverty and shame of a problem that has not had the attention of the wider community. It is not just youth that have homelessness issues, it can happen to anyone.

Maz Groenewegen | Initial Assesment and Planning, Opening Doors Program

Andrea Wilms

alice hansen

Treena Medling | ACAS assessor

Judi Robinson

Christina Kozul | Doctor

Bernadette Alfred

Charmaine Crowe | Senior Advisor
Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Assn


Urban Communities

It's outrageous that workers from the Home at Last Service need to spend a second of their time campaigning for funding to stay open. They provide an integral service and with government showing a consistent unwillingness to fundamentally address the housing crisis, the absolute least they can do is properly fund critical services like HAL which pick up some of the pieces of a broken system

Stephanie Price

Housing for the Aged Group provide essential assistance and is a life-saver for many.

Margaret Byron

Suzanne Panecki

I have worked regularly with Housing For Age Action Group over the past few years, the assistance they have been providing for disadvantaged, aged clients is a crutial service. I strongly support the work they are doing in such a variety of assistance. Please reinstate their funding.

Vicki Chetcuti | Housing Services Officer

I have seen the impact this has had on vulnerable individuals who have had their mental and physical health , hope and potential to contribute to our community turned right around because of support to get stable and safe housing and a compassionate listening person provided by "Home at Last".

francesca alexander | Community Mental Health Practitioner

vital and necessary service for our aging population and would be shameful to see such an important service lost considering the high numbers of homeless elderly

Katrina La Rose | Housing Services Officer
Department of Health and Human Services - Housing

An invaluable service for the elderly who find themselves unable to pay rising rent and are at risk of homelessness. A very necessary service that needs to continue.

Anne Lucas | Registered Nurse

tania reid | Hoarding Practitioner, Trainer and Author
For the Crowded House

Home at Last provides a vital service to the community that must continue. As a women's health service we have witnessed the growing rates of homelessness amongst older women. Due to the gender pay gap of 18.2% and women retiring with little or no superannuation, many women face poverty in older age. This has a direct flow on effect in terms of housing stress in the current inflated market. The Home at Last service provides a crucial service for this large cohort of women at risk of homelessness.

Toni Bentley | Health Promotion Officer
Women's Health In the North

Jess Roberts | Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged Case Worker
Quantum Support Services

The HAAG Home at Last program has been extremely successful in sourcing housing for many Seniors Law clients who are experiencing or at risk of elder abuse. Sadly, the incidence of elder abuse and demand for our respective programs is expected to increase with the ageing population. The HAAG services are vital to ensure that older people who have experienced elder abuse have access to safe and secure housing.


Justice Connect Seniors Law

Nicola Reiss | Volunteer Coordinator

Justice Connect Homeless Law regularly refer aged members of the community to HAAG for assistance in relation to their housing. It is vital that HAAG and all programs they operate continue to receive funding in order for vulnerable aged members of the community to continue to receive assistance to avoid homelessness.


Justice Connect Homeless Law

It is now well known that older women are the fastest increasing category of homeless people. It is an atrocity that elderly people in such an affluent society find themselves on the streets. I personally have met women in this category. Living in vans. On the verge of being thrown out of long term rentals so that they can be yuppified. Everything that can needs to be done. So Home At Last is more than essential and funding must continue.

Chris Sitka | member

As an advocacy agency for older people we know that ‘a place to call home’ is something that matters to all of us. Older people are no different, they deserve a place to call their own, and need the services of Home At Last to continue providing this vital support, linking them into safe housing.


Elder Rights Advocacy

Margaret O'Loughlin

As a community services worker, I always refer my clients who are homeless or at risk of homeless to Home at last. I remember I referred a client who experienced elderly abuse and had no place to stay to Home At Last. She cannot speak English and she had no money. She suffered from anxiety and she felt very worried, afraid, uncertain... April Bragg, who is the Manager for Housing Support at Home at Last is very helpful and supportive. I remember after two months the client called me and informed me that April helped her to get an accommodation. She was so happy and she thanked everyone. You cannot understand how she feels if you have never experiencd homelessness.
Finally, I really hope that Home At Last will be funded so that the organisation can provide services to those who are really vulnerable and disadvantaged.

Ivy Wang | Community Services Worker

There is a distinct lack of focus on the aged homelessness issue. There needs to be a media campaign to inform the public how widespread the lack of affordable accommodation is and the effect it has on an older person.

Margaret Stevens | N/A

Nese Duran

Tanya Graham

Lauren Ramsay

Haag is an amazing organisation that assists a huge amount of older people with housing. It would be a disaster if it has to close down!

Caroline Westerdahl | Student

Lyndie Gebert

Jeanette Olszanski | Executive Officer
Stroke Association of Victoria

As people get older , their health and other functional decline means they may not be able to advocate as well for themselves and Home at last is an essential organisation which can assist them to maintain secure housing

Cassie Tu | Clinician
North West ACAS

sally stabback

Sue Crawford

Dragana Ivanovic

frank hughes | concerned citizen

Leanne Hayes | Occupational Therapist

Melissa Kozul | PhD Student
The University of Melbourne

If this service does not continue to be funded; there will undoubtedly be major repercussions for this already marginalised and at risk community. The sector will be without an incredible service to refer to; but more importantly older people will be at even more risk of prematurely entering residential aged care facilities or worse still, it perpetuates homelessness. This is one service that the sector nor community cannot afford to not have funded.

nancy mazza | Senior clinician
NW ACAS part of Melbourne Health

Maddy Dowling


Monash

Simone Thomson | ACAS Assessor
NW ACAS

The Home at last program has given me back my life,my self respect and the opportunity to live a happy and contented life.

Neville Spencer | Volunteer

Cameron Keller

Bonnie Smart

Ena Ahern | Member

Jeremie Bonneau

My father was placed in a stable home due to this fantastic service.

Marina Kozul | Director

Dear Minister,
"Home at Last" have done it all and much, much more!
I can confirm it as a person who will probably experience personal tragedy without those wonderful people who helped me to stand up on my legs again!
With Respect,
Bruno Kozul

Bruno Kozul

HAL is such a great organisation, the only organisation I know that works tirelessly to prevent older people from becoming homeless when they are in danger of becoming homeless by finding a person affordable secure accommodation suitably modified for an older person. The people working for this organisation are so dedicated and have great success. Housing is one of the most basic needs for anybody most of all when one is old. The thought of becoming homeless is dreadful and stressful. The government desperately needs to build affordable secure housing for old people near shops and close to public transport. Please finance HAAG and HAL!!!!

Bep Nickolson

Kathleen Baldini

Colin Watson | President

Priscilla Todd

Sadie Stevens

Rashidah Fido | Social Work

I have a disability pensioner, 58 years old, family member on Home at Last's waiting list for a safe home. I am in my 80's and I hate to think of how she will navigate the night mare of finding a home on her own. Please support this worthy business

Patricia Bates

Cara Kuramoto

Kate incerti

Karla mokros

Rosemary McConnell

LEslie Cartwright

I work with older people who have experienced family violence and we often call on the expertise of Home at Last staff to assist with urgent housing need. They are an invaluable service.

Mandy walmsley | socisl worker

Jodie Lang

Julie Taylor

Lynda McConnell | Community Nurse

Maryrose Dennehy

Janet Baker | Not Applicable

Lee Lang | social worker

Wendy Pieters | Centralised Intake

This is an effective organisation which has been very helpful to me and more importantly to many at risk and vulnerable older people that I have encountered during the course of my community work. They are responsive and resourceful and I would be very disappointed if your government did not see fit to continue with their funding.

Anne-Marie Strain | Community Nurse
NW Aged Care Assessment Team

Geraldine Gardner | Community Nurse/ Team Leader
North West Aged Care Assessment service

Debra Parnell | Manager, Policy and Communications

Maria-Louisa Tenace | ACAS Assessor/ Social Worker
NWACAS

Home At Last has been extraordinarily effective. It has lobbied and advocated on behalf of individual homeless people and it has also been extremely effective in bringing different parts of the service system together to co-ordinate services better and raise awareness across the sector.

Terry Kelly | ACAS Clinician/Social Worker
North West Aged Care Assessment Service

Kieran McGregor | ACAS Assessor/Social Worker
NW ACAS

Home at Last is an invaluable service to our vulnerable older clients who find themselves homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Prior to Home at Last, many of our clients entered residential aged care prematurely, as they purely needed a roof over their heads, and were reluctant or unable to access private rental and did not have access to appropriate housing advocacy. Home at Last has successfully housed our clients in secure accommodation which has allowed them to regain a sense of dignity, confidence and independence over their lives. Home at Last is an integral community service and partner to the Aged Care Assessment Service.

Josie Barbagallo | Manager
NW ACAS

Juliana Glavimans | Support Worker

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Bernardine Lynch

The Home at Last progamme is a vital housing service in a landscape where there is really not much else for older Victorians. We can not risk the well being of hundreds of disadvantaged and vulnerable older Victorians by displacing them and cutting off important support, like Home at Last.

Danielle Archer | Communications Officer
Financial and Consumer Rights Council

Margaret Byron

Bart Curnow

Home at last is a tremendous service and needs to be strengthened and duplicated in other jurisdictions.

Anna McCormack

Lea blandy


COTA Member

Bisi kolcakovski

Belinda Hearne

ian mckean | retired

Linda bennett

Beris Bradford

Nicole Carver

Gaylene Foster | Social worker

Government funding to assist any homeless project or other project to help disadvantaged people should be a top government priority. Projects such as these should be set permanently in place in legislation and not subject to the whim of an annual committee vote

Sue Lafferty

Ashlee Loader

Diane Sheehan | Maternal and Child Health Nurse

Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV) is the peak advocacy body for Victoria’s ethnic and multicultural organisations. We jointly administer the Preventing Homelessness in Older CALD Communities Project 2015 with Housing for the Aged (HAAG). ECCV is aware that there are increasing numbers of seniors from non-English speaking backgrounds who are living in insecure rental accommodation after they could not afford to keep their home mortgages. Our joint initiative aims to address their need for secure housing before they reach a crisis point.
For the past 3 years the Victorian Liberal Government funded Home at Last (HAL) to address the massive increase in older people at risk of homelessness. Unfortunately the Liberal Government did not put future funding plans in place. This leaves HAL in limbo. Losing the HAL program would jeopardise our joint project with HAAG. Please let me know how your government can assist.


Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria

Frances Dennehy | Member

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Anna gleeson | social worker

In my role as a pubic hospital social worker I have personally referred many older people at risk of homelessness to this service. I only hear positive feedback from clients and their families, and other service providers and colleagues,about the effectiveness of this service in using their expertise to provide targeted and individual advice to clients. I am not aware of any other service providing such support to these people, amongst the most marginalized " invisible" people in our community . Cutting their funding, particularly in light of the current aged care reforms, seems to me to be a seriously retrograde step.

Fran Harper

marian campbell

Sar Rooney
Earth Medicine

Brianj Mier | Men's & Community Health Promoter, Educator & Advocate
Eagle Health Resources

Elizabeth Smart

Renee Bennett

Daisy Ellery

I remember the invaluable help I received from Home At Last in 2013, when I was settled by them in a very affordable living, where I will continue to live during the ebbing phase of my life. I am not alone, they have helped in-numerous persons who were in peril at the crucial phase in their life. I am positive that with the blessing of us all, wiser counsel will prevail on persons in the Parliament, and the funding will not be stopped.

Mrs. Coomi Patel

The funding is only a drop in the ocean of budget ; but its importance is crucial in the life of poor
elders, and should be continued at every cost.

Mr Keki Patel

Patricia Caswell

Ruth Hosking

Arati Vidyasagar | Information Outreach Victoria
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria

Brett Morton

Brett Morton | Information Officer

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Carmelina Zammit | Presenter

Cynthia O'Keefe

(I did include this in the letter) I have referred numerous people via my volunteer activities and personal contacts to this organisation as housing for the elderly is becoming increasingly insecure and desperate. It is so good to have a specific organisation that addresses their needs. Pease continue the (probably meagre) funding for this program.

Jennifer Evans | Volunteer

Lynda Turbiak | Partnership worker

Please subsidise this program

Kathleen Devine

Home at Last Program has housed many older people into SAFE and Secure and Permanent accommodation. How many of these people could of ended up in inappropriate Housing eg Rooming Houses or even worse ?

Kerol Uzkuraitis | ACHA Case Manager

Dean Dadson

Melissa Rogerson

Sarah Adams

Judy Feenan

Carole Lander | Honorary Secretary


Victorian International Community Development Network


Linette Hawkins

christine mierisch

With an ageing population, this service becomes even more imperative. We owe the lives we lead to those that have gone before us.

Jane Toner

Liz Spillane

Caroline buckley

Jena Capes | Community Mental Health Worker

Home at Last/ HAAG is an organisation which demonstrates on a daily basis its unique Ethos; CLIENT FIRST. A shining example of how a Housing agency should function- Innovative, Resourceful, sensitive and forward thinking.

Dimitri Bouras | Casework Officer

Tina Douvos | Deputy Director, Manager Family and Community Services Unit
Australian Greek Welfare Society

Jacalyn Bodycoat | Partnership Officer
Housing Choices Australia

HAAG offers a sense of security when a person’s housing situation is in turmoil in later life. There is often much shame associated with not being able to provide for your own housing needs. In my experience the impersonal bureaucratic systems in the Office of Housing exacerbates this. Clients of HAAG going through huge anxiety are treated in a respectful and dignified manner. It’s an empowering service.

Sahndra Nelson

The lack of access to affordable housing is at crisis levels for people on low-income generally and the additional needs of many older people in respect of housing, such as the need for home modifications to enable continued independent living or the need to stay in familiar localities for people with dementia, make it nearly impossible to find suitable housing in the private rental market. As a specialist service, Home at last provides the best outcomes for older people who are homeless or in housing poverty.

Meredith Lawrence | Manager
Fawkner Community House

Silvana Petrevski

The ALP must stand up for the strugglers and the disadvantaged. If the Liberal Government could reach out to these homeless people while in Government, then how could Dan and the ALP close down this amazing "Home at Last " program. Come on Dan, find a heart and reach into your pocket for the needy. That is what you claim to stand for.
Alan G Field OAM

Alan Field OAM | Advocate
Judge Book Residents Association Inc

We NEED to look after the older generation in the way we hope we will be looked after. Taxes should be used to ensure the people who have made our country great are comfortable.

Karen Franceschini | Manager

Rhys wolfenden

Hi, am just supporting as an individual.
have written a letter enclosing your card to Minister with copy to local member - thanks

Diane Ewin

Stacey van Dueren | Helpline Advocate
Seniors Rights Victoria

Jess Healey | Social Worker

Wintringham greatly values and admires the work of HAAG and their IAP project Home At Last. HAAG provides an essential service to older Victorians and should be supported to continue its work. Wintringham also operates an IAP project that is facing an uncertain future. Older Victorians need and rely on these two services.

Bryan Lipmann | CEO
Wintringham

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Eliana Aguiar | Community Visitor Scheme Coordinator

If the Home At Last program is wound up there will not be any age appropriate housing options for rehousing older persons in affordable long-term housing in Victoria. Please provide ongoing funding for this much needed resource. The fate of homeless older persons should be a national priority!

caroline granger | Community Lawyer

Peter Kalathas | CBSS Coordinator


New Hope Foundation

HAAG provides much needed support to older people experiencing housing issues, particularly those on the verge of homelessness. Our financial counselling service, MoneyHelp, often refer older clients experience problems with housing to HAAG for assistance. We have also found HAAG's expertise invaluable in advocating for retirement living reform. We strongly support ongoing funding for HAAG to ensure that it can continue to provide much needed assistance to older Victorians experiencing housing stress.

Gerard Brody | CEO
Consumer Action Law Centre

Jenny Blakey | Manager
COTA Vic

Please support the causes that are important within the community and of course that means the most vulnerable, need of assistance people. 'Home at last' is such a cause.

Thanking you

Silvia Avedikian | PAG CoOrdinator

Russell White | Facilities Manager

The Home at Last program at HAAG is one of the most valued and well used programs that Seniors Rights Victoria refers to. We support you!

Philippa Campbell | Advocacy Coordinator
Seniors Rights Victoria

Elder abuse and homelessness are INCREASING yet funding is decreasing - this makes no sense and will end up costing the government ten times in intensive one-on-one support.
I urge you to re-think your funding to Home at Last.

Kaz Mackay | Elder Abuse Advocate
Eastern Community Legal Centre

'Home At Last' has assisted many lesbian elders who represent some of the most marginalised older women who are homeless or in acute housing stress. Since Matrix's three affordable housing units are full, I don't know where I would refer these old women if 'Home at Last' is defunded. They would most likely end up on the street.

Anneke Deutsch | Housing and Aged Care Spokeswoman
Matrix Guild of Victoria

Dani Besnard | Assistance with Care and Housing for the Aged Program
New Hope Foundation


I have been associated with Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) which includes ‘Home at Last’ for approximately 5 years.
I have been most impressed with the dedication of the staff there. By dedication I mean the attention they give to those who, in their old age, find themselves without a home to live in for the rest of their life or they may have a housing problem.
Living in a Residential Village I see older people looking for help when the home they have lived in for many years has become beyond repair. It is then that HAAG step in and manage this situation for them. There is no legislation to protect these individuals or couples. If they applied for Government housing without HALs assistance they could be waiting for 15 years.
If ‘Home at Last’ closes on March 31st due to lack of funding by the Labor Government it is certainly a disaster. At least the Liberal Government did take enough interest to fund this most vital activity.

Eunice Walters | President
Willow Lodge Village Residents' Association

Please end this uncertainty now and put this much needed service on a secure financial footing. Applying a triennial funding model to alleviate the need for staff to spend endless hours fighting for funds and undertaking double work shifts to ensure help is available to secure a roof over the heads of the ever increasing numbers of older people at risk of homelessness.

Lew Wheeler
Fair Go for Pensioners Coalition Victoria

Lorraine (Lew) Wheeler | Vice President
Fair Go for Pensioners Coalition Victoria


Robert O'Connell | Case Manager
VACRO

Nicole Tokatlian

Please immediately ensure that funding is continued for this vital service for older Victorians. Your government said it would make housing stock bought for the eastern freeway (now cancelled fortunately) but this good propoisal needs to be backed by continued funding for the services provided by Home At Last. Please don't let down older citizens again.

Anne Learmonth
Fair Go For Pensioners

We do need the Home at Last as cutting funds to this program just leaves a huge hole in the support system for people who are homeless. It’s bad enough as it is without more services disappearing.

Esme Tyson


Polish Community Council of Victoria

Sheridan McCallum

Without vigorous intervention from HAAG I would have been waiting months or even years for a unit. Instead, I had it within 6 weeks. HAAG /HAL is a very committed service and it would be a real blow to the elderly to lose it

Lindsay Weekes

Ryan Abraham

Lanie Harris | Communications Officer

Denise Jones | Aboriginal Health Project Manager

Claudia Pardo

Rose Amery

shannon moles

Mike Bailey

Our aging population is growing at a rapid rate more and more older Australians will need this valuable service. Older Australians are among our most vulnerable group as they usually have multiple health issues, financial stress and minimal family support.
Please keep this amazing program up and running.

lee kelly | social worker.

"Absolute disgrace. The whole Liberal Government should be sacked for doing this. You try and live on an ordinary pension and not own your own home. The most vulnerable in society need protection and this government is failing our homeless elderly. "

Kate Gorgosity

shannon richards | Supported accomodation

Susan Lee | Homelessness Case Manager

Louise Whatmore | Social Worker

Lynette Castledine | PCA
Prestige Care

Hilda Quiroga

Trish Westmore

Leanne Leeder

Margaret Smith

Please fund this and help our older Victorians in the most vulnerable of circumstances.

Deborah Kairn

Throughout my 14 years when working at COTA Victoria’s information service, Seniors Information Victoria, Housing for the Aged Action Group was always seen as an effective referral point for older people in housing stress. With the development of the Home at Last program here was a great opportunity to address the challenges faced by older people seeking affordable, secure housing before reaching crisis point, therefore preventing potential homelessness; and Home at Last has been successful in its mission with 800 older people receiving support to find a home. Ongoing funding of the Home at Last program is crucial to continuing this valuable support.

Kristine Spark | Committee Member
Housing for the Aged Action Group

Please Help!

Phyll Williams | Member
U3A Melbourne City Campus

Bob Brooks | Committee Member
Housing for the Aged Action Group

HAAG found housing for me and it means the WORLD to me. Before this I was moving every two years, as the agents always said 'the landlord needs the house back'. Now I have security, stability and most importantly affordability.

Alicia Strobbe | Committee Member
Housing for the Aged Action Group