Early bird registrations for the 2023 Victorian Homelessness Conference are now available! The conference will be held with in-person and online attendance options on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 November 2023.

This year’s theme Overcoming Challenges. Ending Homelessness. is designed to provoke reflection and conversation around the continued and mounting challenges to preventing and ending homelessness in Victoria.

Nominations are now open for the Victorian Homelessness Achievement Awards. They’re a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the exceptional efforts of workers, consumers and organisations within the homelessness sector. We encourage you to nominate a deserving colleague or program.

Nominations close at 9am on Monday 9 October. Winners will be announced at the Victorian Homelessness Conference at Melbourne Town Hall, on 21 November.

Person-centred practice seeks to partner with people who are without a home to deliver holistic, strengths-based and trauma responsive services, centering practice on what is safe and meaningful to people seeking support.

CHP’s new Person-Centred Practice Guide has been developed to assist the SHS workforce develop a shared language and understanding about what a person-centred approach to service provision is and how to integrate it into current practice.