Lucky Duck Foundation on LinkedIn: People experiencing homelessness are more than just a statistic. Everyone… (2024)

Talking about homelessness can be challenging, especially if you're speaking with young people. Check in with your own thoughts and feelings around homelessness before starting the discussion, and when it does come up, keep things age approrpiate and lead with empathy. Click the link for the full article: https://ow.ly/G5tr50PyILH.

🤷 Feeling unsure about how to respond to someone who is rough sleeping is common. About 7% of the homeless population are sleeping rough. Despite feeling concerned about homelessness, many people avoid interaction due to a lack of knowledge or uncertainty about what to say or do. Here are some tips to help. Learn more about homelessness and how you can help, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gnj8_TsK

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Age-appropriate and honest answers are the best way to approach tough topics. Learn how to talk to kids about tough topics like homelessness: https://lnkd.in/epKNXdVC #Resources

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You can change the lives of thousands of people facing homelessness in a few easy steps:1. Sign up to our newsletter 🖋️2. Look out for the latest information on how we're supporting people right in your inbox ✉️3. Learn before anyone else about how you can get involved and raise awareness on rough sleeping 💡https://lnkd.in/enMZHm7z

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As the holiday season approaches and fall quickly transforms into winter, it can be easy to take for granted having a warm place to rest our heads every night. Learn more about common misconceptions about homelessness, what people experiencing homelessness face during the winter months, and how you can help our unhoused neighbors: https://bit.ly/3MUrV2I

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Many responses to homelessness focus on physical and tangible things: the need for more affordable homes and better financial assistance, and support services. This blog looks at the importance of the way people think about homelessness https://bit.ly/47d9vD0 #homelessness

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We can all agree that homelessness is an epidemic.As a society we've been taught that we can never solve the problem, and we should just accept that it's our reality. Well, what if we could live in different reality: one where homelessness CAN be solved. The solution begins when we all decide to work together and start to exchange respective ideas and opinions. Curious? I welcome anyone to message me and help facilitate this conversation.

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94% of people experiencing homelessness have experienced trauma.It’s almost certain that we’ll have a general election this year. So, it’s a crucial time to raise our voices again about the issue of homelessness and its link to trauma.What we’re asking you to do is simple. Write to either the minister or shadow minister responsible for tackling homelessness.We’ve prepared a guide to help you.Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/e_uzZ3V7#TraumaHomelessness #HopeNotHomelessness

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There were 39,006 applications for homelessness assistance in 2022/23 – an increase of 3,247 (9%) compared with 2021/22, and higher than pre-pandemic (37,053 in 2019/20).Please read Kirsty’s story about the importance of our safe places and support for people experiencing homelessness. https://lnkd.in/e-DgzTsV

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Over the last decade, on average, 44,000 children and young people presented alone for specialist homelessness support services every year. 3 in 5 were repeat service users, and 31% were First Nations young people, despite First Nations people only making up just over 3% of our population. These figures are an important wake-up call for us all. In a country as wealthy as Australia, why are so many children and young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness? How do we create pathways out of homelessness toward the life each young person aspires to?Find out more about Youth Foyers and our plan to grow their reach and impact here: https://ow.ly/PNIl50QbPsx Meaghan Scanlon MP #YouthHomelessness #PathwaysOutOfHomelessness #YouthFoyers #HomelessnessAwareness #EndYouthHomelessness

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