The Sanctuary Shelter already has a waiting list
The new Hills Shelter – The Sanctuary – already has a waiting list. We have been approached from several services asking when we can accommodate women in the new shelter. This demonstrates the desperate need for new crisis accommodation for homeless women...Economic Abuse of Women
This article provides a clear and detailed explanation of some of the impacts of economic abuse. We’ve seen a number of homeless women through our shelters who have experienced elements of economic abuse but have no language to think or talk about this. It is...College boys putting heart into sheltering women
Great work, Dannielle Miller! Teaching communities to respond to domestic and family violence and women’s homelessness is an important part of setting up a new shelter. These young men are standing up to tell women who will reside at the Sanctuary – Hills...Funding step in the right direction
The new NSW funding package is indeed a step in the right direction, however the NSW Government should ensure that funding goes to innovative organisations working on the ground not just to provide more crisis accommodation, but who are teaching communities to tackle...Older Single Women New Face of Homelessness
This is no surprise to us at Women’s Community Shelters. We see this in Sydney, where the median house price is $1million, and rental affordability is at an all time low. There are currently 600,000 women Australia wide who are over 45, on low incomes, and who...ABC Radio Current Affairs
Our CEO, Annabelle Daniel, spoke to ABC Radio Current Affairs about the situation of finding a crisis accommodation (shelter) bed in NSW.
New refuge opening
A new women’s refuge is set to open in the Hills in November.
Great Lakes women will have a domestic violence refuge within weeks
Great Lakes women will have a domestic violence refuge within weeks.
NSW gov contributes $15,000 to Great Lakes women’s shelter
NSW gov contributes $15,000 to Great Lakes women’s shelter!
