Great Australian Dream Elusive for Australian Women and Gender DiverseOct 24Young Australian women and gender diverse community members are resorting to precarious circumstances as they grapple with the national housing crisis, according to a new report developed by YWCA Australia in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology, being released later today.Read more
Meet a Mentor: AndreaSep 24Andrea, a healthcare professional in Melbourne, was inspired to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged young people after seeing the positive impact of foster carers through her work.Read more
YWCA Australia Calls for a Human Right to HousingAug 24During Homelessness Week 2024, our Advocacy team at YWCA Australia made a submission for the introduction of new legislation which recognises housing as a human right in Australia.Read more
Gendered Violence and Homelessness WeekAug 24As we’ve seen at rallies and marches across the country demanding an end to gendered violence, we can’t have a conversation about gendered violence without talking about housing security. It is unacceptable that women, gender diverse people and their families are faced with the choice of violence or leave their home with nowhere to go.Read more
Inaugural affordable housing development for women celebrates ‘topping out’ milestone in AdelaideAug 24A $15.7 million affordable housing development prioritising women-led families impacted by domestic and family violence reached a significant construction milestone in the heart of Adelaide today.Read more
First Graduates from YWCA Australia’s Amplifying Voices Program To Begin their Advocacy WorkJul 24YWCA Australia’s Amplifying Voices Program’s first cohort of lived experience advocates graduated from the program on Wednesday 19 June at the Northern Territory’s Parliament House, with the Hon. Kate Worden, NT Minister for Prevention of Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence, officiating the ceremony.Read more
Meet our 2024-25 Board TraineesJul 24As we come into the new financial year, would like to introduce our two newest board trainees, Zodie and Linda, commencing in July. Read more
YWCA Australia Wraps Up Life Changing Encore ProgramJul 24In line with our revised strategy outlined in YeS 2026, YWCA has made the difficult decision to no longer offer the Encore Program and has wrapped up all existing Encore programs. Read more
Coercive Control Legislation Events in Southern NSWJun 24Our Domestic and Family Violence teams in Nowra and Bowral recently hosted a Coercive Control Forum with local police, legal services and other local support services to improve the collective understanding of upcoming legislation changes and what it means for frontline services.Read more
Meet AlannahJun 24Meet YWCA Resident Alannah, who is settled into her new YWCA property after experiencing hardship.Read more
Song Hotel Sydney relaunches offering a new city stay to feel good aboutMay 24Australia’s first profit-for-purpose hotel reopens with a new-look and even greater purpose.Read more
More gender-responsive measures needed to complement housing boostMay 24While YWCA Australia welcomes measures in the 2024-25 Federal Budget to deliver more housing, we urge the government to do more to achieve gender equality across the entire housing spectrum.Read more