GALFA | supporting GLBTIQ communities across Australia

The final report was the culmination of 18 months’ research at the University of Melbourne and Swinburne University of Technology. It was officially launched with 80 people present at Allens law firm, who kindly hosted the event.

This study has produced important new evidence about the pathways to homelessness that are unique to LGBTQ Australians.

The report is already having an impact in the homelessness services sector to inform LGBTQ inclusive service provision, and also encouraging policy writers to improve the focus on LGBTQ people as a vulnerable subgroup.

The report can be found here.

Executive summary is here.

The LGBTI Homelessness site is at lgbtihomeless.com.

The Sidney Myer Fund and the GALFA Board of Directors are very pleased to announce that Melba Support Services is the recipient of a funding grant focusing on LGBTI people living with disability. The $15,000 grant is a collaboration between GALFA and the Sidney Myer Fund Poverty and Disadvantage Small Grants Program.

Melba Support Services, based in Lilydale in Melbourne’s outer east, will work with Sexuality, Equality, Disability partners to run 12 full-day workshops for disability support workers on the specific needs of LGBTI people. They will also coordinate 25 one-one-one planning sessions with LGBTI people living with disability in preparation for their NDIS packages.

For full details see this media release.

Welcome to GALFA

Supporting GLBTIQ communities across Australia

Second Grant Round for 2018 Announced

GALFA LGBT homelessness project report launch

Myer-GALFA Grant success for Melba Support Services to improve services for LGBTI people living with a disability