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Aboriginal Housing Victoria

@ahvic.bsky.social

AHV is Australia's largest Aboriginal Community Housing Provider for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Victoria. Our vision is to ensure that Aboriginal Victorians secure appropriate, affordable housing as a pathway to better lives.

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💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com · 11/12/2024

Bloody hell More than 3,000 Aboriginal children in Victoria sought specialist homelessness services in 2023-24 One in five Aboriginal Victorians accessed the specialist, nearly 15 times the rate of non-Aboriginal clients. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

More than 3,000 Aboriginal children in Victoria sought specialist homelessness services in 2023-24

Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed one in five Aboriginal Victorians accessed the specialist homelessness services in the 2023-24 reporting period, nearly 15 times the rate of non-Aboriginal clients.

In the 2023-24 period, 3,156 Aboriginal children in Victoria accessed specialist homelessness services, which accounted for 13% of all children seeking support.

Darren Smith, chair of the Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness Forum and CEO of Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV) said:

Homelessness was an unknown concept before colonisation, yet today it is an entrenched reality for Aboriginal people in Victoria. These are not just numbers; they represent families, children, and Elders denied the fundamental right to a home.

For too long, housing has been seen as a “commodity” rather than essential infrastructure; a foundational basis that provides safety, promotes participation, and sustains connections to community. It is time to turn around decades of underinvestment in our community.

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Reposted by Aboriginal Housing Victoria

💜 phonakins 🍉🌲 @phonakins.com · 11/12/2024

Bloody hell More than 3,000 Aboriginal children in Victoria sought specialist homelessness services in 2023-24 One in five Aboriginal Victorians accessed the specialist, nearly 15 times the rate of non-Aboriginal clients. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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