Victorian Indigenous State-wide Homelessness Network
We are a non-for-profit organisation with a mission to improve the wellbeing, future and opportunities for Indigenous people. We are a collective of non-for-profit and non-government organisations working in Housing, Homelessness, and Family Violence; with a mission to improve the wellbeing, future and opportunities for Indigenous people and communities.
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The Size of the Problem
3.6%
of the total Indigenous population are homeless
1 in 10
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experience family and domestic violence
30%
of Indigenous households are living below the poverty line
The VISHN Network was established as a place to gather and share real life experiences of community through the lenses of the grassroots staff.
We take it one issue at a time to safely discuss and find solutions for the challenges surrounding homelessness.
Mission Statement
The Victorian Indigenous State-Wide Homelessness Network was created to bring together workers from Aboriginal community Controlled Organisations and ally organisations working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with Housing, Homelessness and Family Violence. Our goal is to forge strong connections and to provide advocacy for ongoing issues in order to enhance communities’ quality of life.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Victorian Indigenous State-wide Homelessness Network acknowledges the traditional owners of Country throughout the Kulin Nations and the whole of Australia and recognises their connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, and this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.