SHSN
SOUTHERN HOMELESSNESS SERVICES NETWORK

The SHSN is a resource for the homelessness sector in the South.

The Vision of the Southern Homelessness Services Network (SHSN) is an end to homelessness in the Southern Region of Melbourne (comprising Bayside-Peninsula and Southern Melbourne Department of Fairness, Families and Housing areas).

The Mission of the “Victorian Homelessness Networks is to facilitate, inform and support regional homelessness services and stakeholders to work together to co-ordinate services to people who are experiencing or who are at risk of homelessness.”

The Network comprises all funded Specialist Homelessness Services in the Southern Region including services providing crisis, transitional, long term, family violence and youth support and accommodation. The Network also supports related services working in homelessness.

Ending Homelessness Together

ABOUT THE SHSN

THE SOUTHERN REGION - MELBOURNE

The Southern Region of Melbourne (see map) consists of the (Bayside-Peninsula and Southern Melbourne Department of Fairness, Families and Housing areas and covers the following local government areas (LGAs):

Bayside

Greater Dandenong

Cardinia

Kingston

Casey

Mornington Peninsula

Frankston

Port Phillip

Glen Eira

Stonnington

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

The key strategic SHSN objectives are:

To promote and support innovation, knowledge sharing and expertise in the best interests of consumers
To foster relationships and collaboration between service providers to ensure timely, coordinated and effective responses
To act as a conduit between the Department of Health and Human Services and the regional service sector homelessness related data, issues and trends to inform policy
Working together to end homelessness

The Network comprises all funded Specialist Homelessness Services in the Southern Region including services providing crisis, transitional, long term, family violence and youth support and accommodation.

We also support a broader Network of services including health, mental health, migrant, family violence, local government, housing and charity agencies in their work to end homelessness in the Southern Region. Any services or individuals working with people with experience of homelessness or housing stress can join our email list.

Our members include:

EACH www.each.com.au/

Emerge www.emergesupport.org.au

Ermha 365 www.ermha.org

Fusion www.fusion.org.au

Launch Housing www.launchhousing.org.au

Melbourne City Mission www.melbournecitymission.org.au

Moira www.moira.org.au

NEAMI National www.neaminational.org.au

Ngwala Willumbong www.ngwala.org.au

Sacred Heart Mission www.sacredheartmission.org

South East Community Links www.secl.org.au