Membership
Join the Council to Homeless Persons community
Be part of the alliance of organisations and individuals working to end homelessness in Victoria.
Becoming a Council to Homeless Persons member is the most effective way to support our work and equip yourself, or your organisation, with the resources, networks, and individuals to bring about our shared goal of ending homelessness in Victoria.
Become a member
There are three types of membership at Council to Homeless Persons to choose from.
Select your choice below to be taken to the CHP Member Portal, where you can complete the sign-up process.
Individual membership
Benefits
Receive fortnightly eNews and regular homelessness sector updates
Show your support for the work of Council to Homeless Persons
Annual subscription to Parity magazine with full access to digital issues and back-catalogue
Access to the CHP Member Portal
Invitations to CHP events, training, and forums, plus membership discount rates
Opportunities to contribute to CHP policy and advocacy work
Vote at CHP annual general meetings and special general meetings
Anyone who supports the mission to end homelessness in Victoria can become an individual member
Free
Associate membership
Benefits
Receive fortnightly eNews and regular homelessness sector updates
Show your support for the work of Council to Homeless Persons
Annual subscription to Parity magazine with full access to digital issues and back-catalogue
Access to the CHP Member Portal
Invitations to CHP events, training, and forums, plus membership discount rates
Opportunities to contribute to CHP policy and advocacy work
Vote at CHP annual general meetings and special general meetings
Organisations with an interest in homelessness, but do not receive specialist homelessness services funding, are eligible for associate membership.
Non-Victorian organisations receiving specialist homelessness services funding are also eligible for this category of membership.
Annual fee of $300 + GST. Additional logins to the Member Portal can be purchased for colleagues for $50 + GST each.
Organisational membership
Benefits
Receive fortnightly eNews and regular homelessness sector updates
Show your support for the work of Council to Homeless Persons
Annual subscription to Parity magazine with full access to digital issues and back-catalogue
Access to the CHP Member Portal
Invitations to CHP events, training, and forums, plus membership discount rates
Opportunities to contribute to CHP policy and advocacy work
Vote at CHP annual general meetings and special general meetings
Only Victorian organisations receiving specialist homelessness services funding are eligible for organisational membership.
Membership fees vary depending on the organisation’s level of funding. Annual fee of 0.02% of the organisation’s government specialist homelessness funding (minimum $350 + GST / maximum $5,550 + GST).
Not part of an eligible organisation?
If you are a from a non-eligible organisation, or you are a student, journalist, or individual, you can become a Parity magazine subscriber – concession subscription rates are available.
Receive ten issues of Parity per year, gain a deeper understanding of homelessness in Australia, and support the work of Council to Homeless Persons.