Grant Recipients

2023/24 Housing and Homelessness Grant Recipient

Housing and Homelessness funding stream ($35,000)

Housing and homelessness is a key issue facing our community, and one that has been exacerbated by covid, fires and floods. This grant seeks to support meaningful work and impact in this important space.

This funding stream is supported by the generosity of our of NRCF funding partner: Paul Ramsay Foundation.

LOCAL CONNECTS TO GLOBAL

The United Nations has adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The SDGs were set up in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by 2030. Each project in our 2022/23 Community Grants round is relevant to the goals as outlined below.

2023/24 Housing & Homelessness Grant - Women Up North
Women Up North

GENDER-SPECIFIC AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY HOUSING PROTOTYPES
A high-stakes gap in the housing market is that of housing support for First Nations women and children leaving domestic and family violence situations.This project addresses this gap specifically in the Kyogle and Lismore areas. Funding will enable the engagement of architects and an Aboriginal planning specialist to design two Core and Cluster refuges; self-contained, culturally sensitive spaces offering trauma-informed and secure domestic and family violence support.