MASP welcomes boost to funding of Family Violence services
Mallee Accommodation and Support Program (MASP) welcomes the announcement of $4.7 billion over 5 years for Family Violence Support Workers and other measures to combat Family Violence from July next year agreed to by the Commonwealth National Cabinet on Friday. The five-year national plan announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will focus on four areas: […]
Think about how you can help this Homelessness Week
Imagine finally moving into your own place after living on the streets or couch surfing with just the clothes on your back and maybe a few personal items. This is the reality for many of those who have experienced homelessness around the nation. For Homelessness Week, which started today, Mallee Accommodation & Support Program (MASP) […]
MASP’s new Dareton office fosters community connection
Mallee Accommodation & Support Program’s (MASP) new Dareton office will help foster greater community connection with the Far West NSW community. MASP will relocate its Dareton base from Millie Street to Shop 32-34 Tapio Street, providing a visible presence in the town’s CBD. The new office’s street frontage features artwork by Kuuwari and Elisha Mangal […]
Help support those experiencing homelessness in the Mallee
Mallee Accommodation & Support Program (MASP) is calling for community support for our homeless ahead of Homelessness Week on August 5-11. During Homelessness Week, community groups and services such as MASP raise awareness of the impact of homelessness, solutions needed to end homelessness, and advocate for change via national and local community events, media and […]
New National Housing Agreement a boost for homelessness support
Mallee Accommodation & Support Program (MASP) welcomes the doubling of Commonwealth funding for homelessness and the provision State and Territory Governments must match this funding under the new National Housing Agreement which comes into effect on Monday. States and Territories will share in $9.3 billion to help combat homelessness, provide crisis support and build and […]
Come and celebrate 30 years of MASP
Mallee Accommodation & Support Program (MASP) will celebrate 30 years of supporting Youth, Housing and Homelessness, Family and Children’s Services and women and children escaping Family Violence in the Mallee and Far West New South Wales in August. The occasion will be marked with a special birthday function at 400 Gradi on Thursday, August 1, […]
MASP welcomes Mallee housing targets.
Mallee Accommodation & Support Program (MASP) welcomes the Victorian Government’s 2051 draft housing targets across Mallee. Under the plan announced by Premier Jacinta Allan the Mildura LGA is targeted for 8000 new homes, Swan Hill is targeting 1500, Ganawarra Shire 800 and Buloke Shire 100. MASP Acting CEO Charmaine Calis said the Government’s targets signalled […]
Highlighting International Pride Month and LGBTIQA+ homelessness
Mallee Accommodation & Support Program (MASP) acknowledges International Pride Month and the impact homelessness has on Australia’s LGBTIQA+ community. The Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer people are over-represented among those experiencing homelessness, and are more than twice as likely to experience homelessness than the rest of the population. […]
