Ruth
“Being homeless you feel so alone and that no one cares” – Ruth…
Sera
‘the present is a gift not a given,’ – Sera 2021…
Sally
“The system is designed to not cause change for women. Too many men ‘rule’ the system with a ‘hollywood-ised’ view of women and homelessness.”…
TiTi
Titi…
Sue
‘I spend 32 years in an unhealthy marriage. By the age of 47 I had adult children, two still at home and four grandchildren. I felt I couldn’t leave. I had no where to go, no money – what could I do? I had to make the decision to become homeless as I could no […]…
Jessikah
Jessikah…
Victoria
“When I was 20 I was very ill in hospital. I had blood transfusions, which I now know were tainted with Hepatitis C. After that I never felt ‘right’ – I got bouts of depression, tiredness and malaise. If I tried to work full time I got so tired I would fall asleep as soon […]…
Ruthie
‘When you are homeless you have no capacity to address any day-to-day activities, but you are expected to by service providers, including job providers to exist in the world without a base to work from. Invention is borne out of necessity. It feels like your out in the wild with no cave, and young to […]…
Alexandra
“My story of fraud, domestic violence and homelessness began when my ex-husband (now known as the ex) and I sold our former marital home. While still in the original matrimonial home, the ex told me that he had met a well-known High Court of Australia judge at his friend’s sister’s place. The ex’s friend is […]…
Kylie
‘I lived in an upper middle class area, is where I was born and bred, I know that my story needs to be shared because people do find themselves in situations where they never thought they would be and families really don’t know how to cope. We always think that’s a situation that happens to […]…