Starting with accommodation and meeting immediate needs, we support women and their children to be safe. We provide 24/7 crisis support and temporary accommodation, independent housing and supported community care. 

 

Women needing support have experienced, or are at immediate risk of, serious harm; through physical and emotional violence, threats, sexual assault, and stalking. We work alongside them to plan their move towards a life free from violence. 

 

McAuley House, Footscray and Ballarat, provide inhouse support to women who are homeless, many of whom have also experienced family violence. It is a place for rest, recovery and reconnection, as well as being a welcoming hub for women and children who have moved into the surrounding community. 

 

Our approach puts each woman and child at the centre of their support, regardless of when they first engage with the service and the complexity of their need. We bring together health, legal, employment and recreational responses.