Amy Lou Ockerby

💛 My heart, head & hands are all in the For Purpose sector🌻 #endyouthhomelessness (She/Her)

[ACOSS @ACOSS]

"On jobseeker, I often just had one meal a day.", Peter Sutton tells @guardian.
The best way to protect those on the lowest incomes from the #CostOfLivingCrisis and #HousingCrisis is by lifting income support.
#RaiseTheRateForGood #auspol
https://t.co/K9zWa6cKFT

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

Take a read of todays @canberratimes to hear from @KidsUnderCover CEO Stephen Nash on why we need a national #youthhomelessness strategy, and why #prevention is key! https://t.co/RfGyMcNpu9

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

This thread 👌🏼

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

🏡📚📊Take a look at this piece of research led by Dr Paul Stolz, launched today! @Swinburne @CUTransitions @AngieSpinney #prevention #youthhomelessness

[Kids Under Cover @KidsUnderCover]

Just how effective is the Kids Under Cover Studio Program in supporting young people and preventing youth homelessness?

‘A New Place to Call Home’ Kids Under Cover Long-Term Studio Impact Report, has just launched. Read the findings here: https://t.co/rH6kzc7pkE

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

History in the making, folks. Props to @Paul_G_McDonald and everyone who has been part of the @The_HomeStretch #makeit21 campaign, including @KidsUnderCover and our work with @AnglicareVic on Village21. Important reform being enshrined in legislation. 🏡🧡

[9News Melbourne @9NewsMelb]

For Victorians in foster care, stepping out into adulthood can be a daunting task.

In an Australian first, the state government will introduce legislation for a program offering financial assistance to these children. @MimiRoseBecker #9News

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

To which David MacKenzie responds highlighting the impact homelessness has on a young person's experience of longer term disadvantage. Referring to prioritising groups, David says, "these are some really tough choices".

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

'The question isn't about which group is a higher priority, it's about creating more stock of housing for all...' (paraphrasing) @ColvinKate #NYHC2021 @NYCInquiryAU

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

'The question isn't about which group is a higher priority, it's about creating more stock of housing for all...' (paraphrasing) @ColvinKate #NYHC2021 @NYCInquiryAU

[National Youth Commission Australia @NYCInquiryAU]

"We need serious government investment in prioritising prevention and early intervention as well as adequate and appropriate housing responses for young people" - Associate Prof David MacKenzie
@thediggerinoz
#NYHC2021 #EndYouthHomelessness #HousingForAll

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

"Housing shouldn't come down to luck. Having stable and secure housing is a basic right." - Jo Swift from
@KidsUnderCover @NYCInquiryAU
#NYHC2021

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

Lots of fantastic sessions in this years National Youth Homelessness Conference.

[National Youth Commission Australia @NYCInquiryAU]

If we could agree to remove disadvantage in society we would remove homelessness. - @FionaPattenMLC #NYHC2021 #EndYouthHomelessness #HousingForAll

[Everybody's Home @_EverybodysHome]

Homelessness is on the rise across regional Australia as it is in our cities.

Even those in full time work are finding it difficult to find a place to live. We need the federal government to urgently invest in social housing to fix this growing crisis. #Everybodyshome

[Fiona Kelly @FionaK_UofALaw]

It took turning through nine pages of men’s football in @theage to find an article about her heroes at @carltonfc_w who scored the highest @aflwomens tally ever last night. “It’s like we don’t matter, Mum.” Do better!

[Kate Colvin @ColvinKate]

These cuts will mean >500 #homelessness workers (mostly women) cut from services which means:
- more women & children fleeing violence turned away
- less outreach to people sleeping rough
- less help for people to avoid homelessness #EverybodysHome

... and demand is increasing

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

🏡Hear from real people about their experiences of #socialhousing and #Homelessness on this @abc730 report. https://t.co/a2vnptWp4q

[AHURI @AHURI_Research]

To focus our efforts on making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring, the SHARE framework offers a birds-eye view of what it takes to prevent, and ultimately end, homelessness. @LigiaTeixeira @homelessimpact #HomelessnessConf2020
Learn more --> https://t.co/dxfXcCdq1u.

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

Thrilled to be here 🏡

[AHURI @AHURI_Research]

AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham and Jenny Smith with @HomelessnessAus welcome everyone to the 2020 National Homelessness Conference. Follow the conversation with #HomelessnessConf2020

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

Now that I have wiped my tears of joy, I can't stop smiling! 😭😃

[VCOSS @VCOSS]

MEDIA RELEASE:

“This budget is literally brimming with positive, smart and effective social policy measures that will make real inroads into poverty and disadvantage.” - @EmmaKingVic

👏👏👏

https://t.co/viPSJc8Tvl

[The Centre @CFECFW]

As a whole, is unprecedented in its size and scale and seeks to build a Victoria that is fairer, more equitable, the 2020/21 Victorian State Budget looks after the people, communities, and organisations that provide support across the state” @DebTsorbaris said. #Budget2020

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

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[The Centre @CFECFW]

“The 2020/21 Victorian State Budget is a once in a generation budget. It promotes dignity, safety and fairness for Victorian children, young people, families and their carers,” CEO of the Centre @DebTsorbaris.

Read our #Budget2020 statement here: https://t.co/4X4gCGUq49

[Amy Lou Ockerby @Millymillycoco]

Today especially, I am so proud to be a Victorian.

[The Home Stretch @The_HomeStretch]

We are so thrilled with today's announcement that Extended Care to 21 years will be universal for all young Victorians in care!

"This is the most significant reform to child welfare in a generation" Chair @Paul_G_McDonald

Read our MR https://t.co/7sJEDAWGGA
#makeit21
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