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More people experiencing homelessness to get GP support
A unique GP service aimed at people experiencing homelessness will be expanded, after the success of the first phase of the pilot. The Haymarket Foundation started the telehealth pilot in June, with 10 of its clients getting access to a GP using digital technology. The initiative is significant as most people experiencing homelessness do not have access to a GP…
The food enterprise with love at its heart
Sydney’s inner west social enterprise Colombo Social is giving away even more free meals to those in need, with a new collaboration with the homelessness service the Haymarket Foundation. During the pandemic, it has given over 22,000 meals to people experiencing homelessness. Now it’s providing an additional 100 meals a week to clients of the Haymarket, who are currently in…
A win for digital counselling
The Haymarket Foundation has won a significant grant to boost its digital counselling services for people experiencing homelessness. The grant of over $30,000 from the City of Sydney will allow the Haymarket to establish digital consulting rooms in its offices in Chippendale and Woolloomooloo and to operate a mobile facility. Through these three hubs people experiencing homelessness will be able…
Homeless get vital access to GP support
People experiencing homelessness typically don’t have access to a GP – but that is about to change with a unique pilot being carried out by the Haymarket Foundation. From late June, the clients of the Haymarket Foundation will be asked if they need medical support and if so, they will be offered access to services including GPs through a digital…
A new focus on Indigenous health
The Haymarket’s renowned Bourke Street residential rehabilitation facility will have a tailored program focused on the needs of Indigenous clients, thanks to a grant from the NSW Ministry of Health. The Program, which has been operating for 30 years, has one of the lowest relapse rates for graduates. Indigenous clients are disproportionately represented in the program, but until now there…
Helping rough sleepers find housing solutions
The Haymarket Foundation is putting on an additional staff member to help support rough sleepers, who are currently in temporary accommodation in hotels, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Haymarket has been sub-contracted to carry out some of the additional casework, alongside Neami National’s 13 outreach workers. Neami National was awarded a contract to extend support services for people in the…
Pilot of health care for homeless
The Haymarket Foundation will pilot a telehealth program for people experiencing homelessness over the next four months. The pilot will be available to clients of the Haymarket as well as others in temporary hotel accommodation due to COVID-19 As part of the pilot, general practitioners will deliver video consultations alongside the Haymarket’s existing clinical psychology and waiting list support services,…
Donate now: help end the cycle of homelessness
When Justin* came to the Haymarket a couple of months ago, it was the first home he’d had in more than 20 years. When the pandemic struck – it became a turning point for him – and for the Haymarket. Taking a hotel room to help enforce social distancing caused him anxiety. Our case managers have worked painstakingly with him…
Outreach food packs for people experiencing homelessness
The Haymarket is part of an innovative program providing meals to people experiencing homelessness, while supporting a local café during the economic downturn. StreetSmart Australia has developed and implemented the SmartMeals program, which feeds people and saves jobs. Single O Café in Surry Hills provides 30 meals a day for the Haymarket’s clients who are currently in hotel accommodation, reducing…
ABC Radio features Haymarket’s homeless crisis accommodation
ABC Radio has aired a program featuring how clients and staff at the Haymarket Centre are navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Reporter Hagar Cohen from Background Briefing followed a number of clients as they were moved into a nearby hotel. Before they arrived at the Haymarket, many of these clients spent years either sleeping rough or experiencing other types of homelessness….