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FOCUS QUESTION/S:How is a distinction made between homelessness and povert ! " How does the #$stralian/Q$eensland %overnment de&inehomelessness! ' how does this compare to de&initions o& homelessness in other co$ntries ' e(%( East Timor) UN declarations ect(

Source:http://www.lmct.org.au/homelessness-facts

Important Notes:The Australian Census Analytic Program (ACA) - Counting the Homeless 2006 breaks downhomelessness into three categories

" Primary Homelessness - !eo!le without con"entional accommodation# li"ing onthe streets# slee!ing in !arks# s$uatting in derelict buildings# or using cars orrailway carriages %or tem!orary shelter&

" 'econdary Homelessness - !eo!le %re$uently mo"ing %rom one %orm o% tem!oraryshelter to another eg& emergency or transitional accommodation su!!orted by'u!!orted Accommodation Programs ('AAP)# term!orarily residing with otherhouseholds and staying in boarding houses on a short term basis&

" Tertiary Homelessness - !eo!le li"ing in boarding houses medium - long term&This is considered within the category o% homelessness as the accommodation

situation is below minimum standards o% a sel%-contained %lat&

" Essentiall ) accordin% to the *ord +a ors Comm$nit Tr$st) homelessness in ,risbane

at the ver least is bro-en down into . main archet pes ' each with their owndistin%$ishin% &eat$res and de%rees" hat this allows $s to do is to loo- at each archet pe individ$all and 0$d%e the

policies and s$pport re%ardin% each %ro$p rather than ma-e %enerali1ed statementsabo$t the entire iss$e(

" This brea-in% down into s$b%ro$ps is a%ain re&erenced in a later so$rce ' it is an#$stralia wide de&inition(

" The 2006 Census found a total of 7,996 homeless people in Brisbane with 2070 found in Inner Cit Brisbane!

" The demo"raphi# with the lar"est "rowth of homelessness nationall in 2006 were families with #hildren! There was also an in#rease in the numberof #hildren under the a"e of $2 who were homeless!

" A range o% studies and re!orts show that !eo!le with mental health or substanceabuse issues ha"e !articular di%%iculty in maintaining housing&

" Homelessness is not simply the absence of a house and a range of otherissues impact on the ability of a person to maintain housing includingdifficulty in managing other life issues such as illness, domesticviolence, a history of abuse and other issues that impact on their abilityto sustain a tenancy. %C2ITIC#* 3OINT ' %ives an e4act de&inition

" Peo!le slee!ing rough are concentrated in the city core but !eo!le in tertiaryaccommodation (*0+ in the 2006 census) are mainly in the suburbs&

" &ne#dotall , the two new homelessness hubs report that while numbers ofsin"le people is reasonabl stead , the numbers of homeless familiesre'uirin" assistan#e is rapidl in#reasin" and families are 'uite hard to

pla#e in transitional housin"! This ma be attributable to low rental (a#an#rates and in#reasin" rental #osts! % C, T CA. P/ T

FOCUS QUESTION/S:hat do the di&&erent levels o& %overnment ' i(e( Federal/State/Co$ncil do in re%ards to the iss$e o& homelessness 5i(e( policies) &$ndin%

ect(

Source:http://www.bigcitybbq.org.au/content/standard.asp?name=Lord_Mayors

Important Notes:" The .ord 1ayor s Community Trust 3und commenced on 4 5uly 4 7& The Trust is

established under a Trust 8eed to com!ly with the ancillary %und !ro"isions o% 8i"ision90 o% the ncome Ta: Assessment Act 4 ;# %or the !ur!ose o% !ro"iding money#

!ro!erty or bene%its to or %or eligible charities or %or the establishment o% eligiblecharities&The .ord 1ayor


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abuse or neglect& All %unds raised are donated to charity grou!s throughout =risbane "ia a grants !rogram&

" This so$rce %ives an insi%ht as to what a co$ncil ' i(e( ,risbane Cit co$ncil ' level o&%overnment does in re%ards to addressin% the iss$e o& homelessness ' the *ord+a ors Comm$nit Tr$st &$nd " 8i"ision 90 o% the ncome Ta: Assessment Act 4 ;# %or the

!ur!ose o% !ro"iding money# !ro!erty or bene%its to or %or eligible charities or %or the establishment o% eligiblecharities&

FOCUS QUESTION/S:How do vario$s s$pport %ro$ps resolve to combat the iss$e o& homelessness!

Source:http://www.redcross.org.au/lord-mayor-launches-brisbane-young-centre.aspx

Important Notes:" Brisbane's Fortitude Valley by the Lord Mayor, Graham Quirk and Mrs Anne Quirk, Chair of the

Lord Mayor's Community Trust. Support program for homeless youths." The !ed Cross ins"ired su""ort and ser#i$e $entre for homeless youn% "eo"le &ill be kno&n as

the oun% Centre and has been named after (e#in and (athy oun%, founders of "ro"erty%rou" The )n#estors Club, &hi$h has been the "rin$i"al su""orter behind the de#elo"ment of

"ro%rams to run from the Centre." Executive Director for Red Cross in Queensland, Kevin Keeffe, says: *This fantasti$

$ommitment from the Lord Mayor's Community Trust and the )n#estors Club &ill allo& !edCross to $reate "ath&ays out of the $y$le of homelessness for hundreds of youn% "eo"le.+Quote a out rea!ing the poverty"homelessness cycle # a difficult thing to do.

Aims of the centre:*The Centre &ill fo$us on buildin% life skills and "ro#ide a$$ess to a$$ommodation for an estimated -

youn% "eo"le ea$h year.

*The aim is to "ro#ide lon%+term "ath&ays out of homelessness by "ro#idin% su""ort, trainin%, housin%and /obs.

*The Centre &ill also set u" a rental subsidy "ro%ram that &ill hel" 01 youn% "eo"le mo#e off the streetsand into their o&n a$$ommodation.*

" 6ood #rticle &or 7$otesFOCUS QUESTION/S:

Source:

http://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/ !"#$%_ &n_ethnographic_study_of_the_day_to_day_li'es_and_identities_of_people_who_are

_homeless_in_(risbane.pdf

Important Notes:

FOCUS QUESTION/S:5It has been said that i& one is born into povert /homelessness) it is di&&ic$lt) i& not impossible to escape this povert c cle8 ' ass$ch) &or a homeless person) do %overnment policies allow them to achieve s$ch basic h$man ri%hts as emplo ment ect) ri%htto medical care 5i(e( is a homeless person able to be treated at a hospital witho$t +edicare ect(8

Source:http://www.housing.infoxchange.net.au/library/'ic/homelessness/items/)))*+-upload-))))+.pdf

Important Notes:

FOCUS QUESTION/S:How is a distinction made between homelessness and povert ! " How does the #$stralian/Q$eensland %overnment de&inehomelessness! ' how does this compare to de&initions o& homelessness in other co$ntries ' e(%( East Timor) UN declarations ect(

Source:http://www.fahcsia.go'.au/our-responsibilities/housing-

Important Notes:" The cultural de%inition o% homelessness is now widely used by !olicy makers andresearchers in Australia (House o% ,e!resentati"es 4 7> orthwood 4 ;>8e!artment o% Health and 3amily 'er"ices 4 ;> Charman# 1cClelland# 1ontagueand 'ully 4 ;> 8riscoll and ?ood 4 @> .en1ac Consulting 2007> 'helter ?A 2007)&

t is a broad de%inition that takes into account the "arious circumstances o% homeless
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!eo!le as they mo"e around# and it is a de%inition that can be o!erationalised usingthe census&

" The basic idea under!inning the cultural de%inition is that there are shared communitystandards about the minimum accommodation that !eo!le can e:!ect to achie"e incontem!orary society (Chamberlain and 1ac enBie 4 2)&

" Essentiall ) the most basic accommodation a 9standard person can live in witho$tbein% considered homeless is a small rental &lat with a small -itchen and bathroom andan element o& 9sec$rit ten$re provided b a lease

Primar homelessness: includes all !eo!le without con"entional accommodation# such as !eo!le li"ing on the streets# slee!ing in !arks# s$uatting in derelict buildings# or using cars orrailway carriages %or tem!orary shelter&)e#ondar homelessness includes !eo!le who mo"e %re$uently %rom one %orm o% tem!oraryshelter to another& /n census night# it includes all !eo!le staying in emergency or transitionalaccommodation !ro"ided under the 'u!!orted Accommodation Assistance Program ('AAP)&'econdary homelessness also includes !eo!le residing tem!orarily with other householdsbecause they ha"e no accommodation o% their own and !eo!le who are staying tem!orarily inboarding houses&Tertiar homelessness: re%ers to !eo!le staying in boarding houses on a medium to long-term basis# de%ined as 49 weeks or longer& ,esidents o% !ri"ate boarding houses are homelessbecause they do not ha"e a se!arate bedroom and li"ing room> they do not ha"e kitchen andbathroom %acilities o% their own> and their accommodation is not sel%-contained& They arehomeless because their accommodation does not ha"e the characteristics identi%ied in theminimum community standard&

" From this so$rce and the *+CT we can see that the same s$b"%ro$ps and archet peso& homelessness are not 0$st con&ided to ,risbane ' $sed #$stralia wide(

The cultural de%inition identi%ies !eo!le as homeless on the basis o% their housingcircumstances on census night# but this does not mean that there are three distin#t*se"ments* in the homeless population! +ost homeless people mo(e around between(arious forms of temporar a##ommodation (1cCaughey 4 2> Hano"er ?el%are 'er"ices4 7> Chamberlain and 1ac enBie 4 @# Ch&2> =artholomew 4 # Ch&6)& n a study o% *#200homeless !eo!le Chamberlain# 5ohnson and Theobald (200;# Ch&9) %ound that 2 !er centwere in the secondary category (mo"ing around)# but hal% (* !er cent) had sle!t rough and @7

!er cent had been in a boarding house at some !oint& 1ost homeless !eo!le are transient&" Critical point o$tlined ' homeless people o&ten move aro$nd between these three

se%ments) altho$%h the n$mbers o& people who &it these s$b%ro$ps d$rin% a cens$sremain &airl consistent over time(

" ithin the broad iss$e o& homelessness) the primar archet pes $sed to de&ine it areas &ollows:

3rimar homelessness ' this is cate%ori1ed b people witho$t 9conventional accommodation 'essentiall an one who lives on the streets or in derelict b$ildin%s or cars(Secondar homelessness ' this is 7$anti&ied b people movin% between temporar shelters)and on cens$s ni%ht) it incl$ded all people sta in% in emer%enc or transitional accommodation5possibl d$e to events s$ch as &loodin% etc(8 ' it also incl$des those who reside temporaril inother ho$seholds or people who sta in boardin% ho$sesTertiar homelessness ' this is cate%ori1ed b people sta in% in boardin% ho$ses on a medi$mto lon% term d$ration ' de&ined as ;. wee-s or lon%er( 2esidents o& private boardin% ho$sesare still considered homeless beca$se the do not have a separate bedroom or livin%room/-itchen and bathroom &acilities ' essentiall an one who


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homelessness estimates& These included not ha"ing a !ermanent !lace to li"ebecause the !erson was sa"ing money (9+)> mo"ing %or work-related reasons (9+)>building or reno"ating their home (9+)> tra"elling (*+)> house sitting (4+)> or ha"ingrecently mo"ed to a new town or city ( +) (table 9 )& The remaining 2&4 million adults(49+) who had e:!erienced a !eriod without a !ermanent !lace to li"e were classi%iedas ha"ing e:!erienced homelessness at some time in their li"es& Common reasons %orhomelessness included %amily# %riend or relationshi! !roblems (70+)> tight housing orrental markets (29+)> and %inancial !roblems (22+)&

According to the 2040 ''# Dust o"er 4&4 million !eo!le had e:!erienced at least onee!isode o% homelessness in the !re"ious 40 years& /% these !eo!le# *0+ soughtassistance %rom a ser"ice !ro"ider while they were homeless& /% the !eo!le whosought assistance when they were homeless# most had a!!roached housing ser"ice

!ro"iders (gra!h &4)& /% the 60+ who did not seek assistance %rom ser"iceorganisations# most (@4+) did not seek assistance because they did not %eel theyneeded it&

" In s$mmar ) what this article o$tlines is that altho$%h over =>? o& ad$lts in #$straliad$rin% =@;@ 5;A and over8 have e4perienced a sit$ation at one point in their lives

where the have not had a permanent place to live) this does not act$all e7$ate to theclassical de&inition o& 9homelessness ( 2easons &or this simpl incl$ded movin%ho$ses) savin% mone ) ect( Onl the remainin% ;.?

FOCUS QUESTION/S:hat are some o& the trends and statistics that have emer%ed in re%ards to homelessness(

Source:http://gallery.mailchimp.com/4 %3ad4++4ca311a3a+cd++ea/files/+1_no'_"ector_brief_ 3)++_stats_final.pdf

Important Notes:" Note ' this so$rce is essentiall a paraphrased version o& the so$rce b the #,S '

however it sets tables o$t to %ive a clearer representation o& the in&ormation(

" Table o& Homelessness in Bictoria &rom =@@ "=@;; and the ? chan%e

" #s shown above) the ? o& homeless pop$lation) in Bictoria 5this can also be ass$medto) at least in some e4tent) a representation o& #$stralia as a whole8 is on the rise) witha massive ..? increase in the percenta%e o& ;D"= ear olds) and the ? o& o$thhomeless on a dramatic rise compared to that o& the ? o& ad$lt homeless(

" In addition) a ;@@? increase &rom those in 9temporar lod%in% ) or those o& thesecondar homelessness ' those livin% in boardin% ho$ses or livin% in otherho$seholds ' $n-nown) b$t a possibilit is that entire &amilies are losin% homes(

" The A=' re!orts that in 2044 across Australia" E 407#29; !eo!le in Australia were homeless on Census night# u! %rom @ #;2@ in 2006" EThis is a 4; !er cent increase in the number o% !eo!le e:!eriencing homelessness since 2006

The rate o% homelessness (taking !o!ulation growth into account) increased eight !er cent the rate o% !eo!le who were slee!ing rough or in im!ro"ised dwellings decreased 4* !er cent %rom 9&; !eo!le !er40#000 in 2006 to 9&2 in 2044&

" Fictoria has seen a much more dramatic increase in the rate o% homelessness# with" E 22#;@ Fictorians homeless on Census night " E a 20 !er cent increase in the rate o% homelessness u! %rom 97&9 !eo!le !er 40#000 in 2006 to *2&6 !eo!le

!er 40#000 in 2044 a 27 !er cent increase in the rate o% rough slee!ing# %rom 4&6 !ersons !er 40#000 to 2 !eo!le !er 40#000&

" E a %i"e !er cent increase in !eo!le staying in tem!orary su!!orted accommodation# indicating more !eo!leare getting access to homelessness ser"ices&

" #ltho$%h Bictoria has seen a m$ch more dramatic rise in its homeless pop$lation) the&i%$res are still) to a certain e4tent) indicative o& the entiret o& #$stralia i& social trends
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are constant thro$%ho$t the states and territories" , se4" ;=)DA@ male D)A;@ &emale(" , indi%eno$s stat$s:" A.= indi%eno$s ;D)= @ non indi%eno$s

FOCUS QUESTION/S:hat are some o& the teachin%s 5either script$res or papal enc clicals8 that compel the Catholic Ch$rch to activel participate in

red$cin% the impact/severit o& homelessness!

Source:Matthew 25:34-40English StandardVersion (ESV)The Holy Bible, EnglishStandard Version Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of ood !ews"#blishers$

Important Notes:- Then the ing will say to those on his right# GCome# you who are blessed by my

3ather# inherit the kingdom !re!ared %or you %rom the %oundation o% the world& . 3or washungry and you ga"e me %ood# was thirsty and you ga"e me drink# was a stranger and youwelcomed me# 6 was naked and you clothed me# was sick and you "isited me# was in

!rison and you came to me& 7 Then the righteous will answer him# saying# G.ord# when did wesee you hungry and %eed you# or thirsty and gi"e you drink / And when did we see you astranger and welcome you# or naked and clothe you 9 And when did we see you sick or in

!rison and "isit you -0 And the ing will answer them# GTruly# say to you# as you did it to oneo% the least o% these my brothers# a 1 you did it to me&

" hat this passa%e o$tlines is that Ges$s is represented in the least o& $s ' thedisadvanta%ed in o$r societ ' i(e( the poor and homelessness) who in the e es o&6od have pre&erential treatment( #s s$ch) b servin% the poor and homeless) we areact$all servin% Ges$s/6od) who is represented b the 9 in% (



Source:Genesis 1:27English StandardVersion (ESV)The Holy Bible, EnglishStandard Version Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of ood !ews"#blishers$

Important Notes:" So 6od created man in his own ima%e)

in the ima%e o& 6od he created him male and &emale he created them(

" This passa%e o$tlines the idea that as we are all created in the ima%e o& 6od)ever one is e7$al) as the poor and homeless have e4actl the same ri%hts asever one else



Source:Luke 14:13-14English StandardVersion (ESV)The Holy Bible, EnglishStandard Version Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of ood !ews"#blishers$

Important Notes:" $ =ut when you gi"e a %east# in"ite the !oor# the cri!!led# the lame# the blind# $- and you

will be blessed# because they cannot re!ay you& 3or you will be re!aid at theresurrection o% the Dust&

" This te4t a%ain presents the idea o& sharin% with the homelessness) b$t also p$ts &orththe notion that i& o$ are in a position where o$ are able to com&ortabl help o$rsel&)

o$ sho$ld e4tend that s$rpl$s) the 9&east to the homeless) et e4pect no reward b$tthe love and %race o& Christ ' o$ sho$ld help the homeless o$t o& the -indness o&

o$r own heart and the teachin%s o& the 6ospels(FOCUS QUESTION/S:

hat are some o& the trends and statistics that have emer%ed in re%ards to homelessness

Source:2049.0 - Census ofPopulation andHousing: Estimatinghomelessness, 2011LA E!"!!#E 2eleased at;;:.@ #+ 5C#N,E22#TI+E8 ;=/;;/=@;=http://abs(%ov(a$/a$sstats/absJ(ns&/*atestprod$cts/=@ D(@+ain

Important Notes:" Homelessness is not Dust the result o% too %ew houses& ts causes are many and "aried&

8omestic "iolence# a shortage o% a%%ordable housing# unem!loyment# mental illness#%amily breakdown and drug and alcohol abuse all contribute to the le"el o%homelessness in Australia (3aHC' A# 200@)& Homelessness is not a choice&Homelessness is one o% the most !otent e:am!les o% disad"antage in the community#and one o% the most im!ortant markers o% social e:clusion (8e!artment o% Human'er"ices# 2002)&

" ?hile homelessness itsel% is not a characteristic that is directly collected in the Censuso% Po!ulation and Housing# estimates o% the homeless !o!ulation may be deri"ed %romthe Census using analytical techni$ues based on both the characteristics obser"ed inthe Census and assum!tions about the way !eo!le may res!ond to Census
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?=@Feat$res==@;; $uestions&" #s s$ch there is no de&initive 9cens$s as s$ch to co$nt the n$mber o& homeless in

#$stralia) however the n$mbers %iven have bein% %enerated &rom the implications o&the cens$s &i%$res 5possibl &rom loo-in% at who has not bein% re%istered &or thatpartic$lar cens$s8 and other contrib$tion &actors( It is reasonable to ass$me however)that the &i%$res %iven provide a &air representation o& the c$rrent sit$ation(

FOCUS QUESTION/S:How do di&&erent political parties 5i(e( %reens) liberal labo$r8 diver%e with their policies and opinions in re%ards to homelessness 'L"$E%AL PA% &

Source:http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/bible-

bashing-the-homeless-abbott-style-3)+))3+1-o3t8.html

Important Notes:" Ton #bbot ' a %overnment $nder his leadership wo$ld not strive to contin$e 2$dd


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" $t is said in this article that as a society, %e are faced %ith a choice, a clear set of values # %iththe !no%ledge that people are struggling # do %e &leave them to their fate' as ( ot mightsuggest, or do %e try to do something a out it)

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bein% observed ' i(e( s$b0ect was alread s$bd$ed) however additional -ic-s were stillbein% emplo ed b other o&&icers(

" Homeless man then alle%edl clenched his &ists in a manner that was 9a%%ressive andab$sive ' he was alle%edl %iven m$ltiple opport$nities to leave ' said to haveobstr$cted a police o&&icer b 9bar%in% into him

" Homeless man ar%$ed that since he had no home o& his own) he had a ri%ht to $se thebathrooms to chan%e ' G$d%e re&$sed to dismiss char%es(

FOCUS QUESTION/S:hat do the di&&erent levels o& %overnment ' i(e( Federal/State/Co$ncil do in re%ards to the iss$e o& homelessness 5i(e( policies) &$ndin%

ect(8

Source:%%%.hrlrc.org.au"files"f act*sheet*homelessness +

Important Notes:" n 8ecember 200@# the Australian o"ernment released a ?hite Pa!er on

homelessness& The !a!er# The ,oad Home# sets out an action !lan to hal"ehomelessness by 2020 and im!ro"e housing a%%ordability %or "ulnerable Australians&The ?hite Pa!er commits the Australian o"ernment to !ro"ide O@00 million o"er %i"e

years to %und a range o% initiati"es# including new housing %or homeless indi"iduals and%amilies&

" 3espite these si"nifi#ant #ommitments, the 4hite Paper fails to e pli#itlre#o"nise homelessness as a human ri"hts issue! In parti#ular, it does not#ommit &ustralia to ensure the #ore minimum ne#essities to ensure that peopleha(e the ri"ht to li(e somewhere in se#urit , pea#e and di"nit , su#h as

"uaranteed a##ess to emer"en# a##ommodation and ade'uate housin" or the pa ment of so#ial se#urit or in#ome support abo(e the po(ert line!

" Essentiall ) in #$stralia) homelessness is not le%all reco%ni1ed b the %overnment asa h$man ri%hts iss$e) and as s$ch) is theoreticall $nder no le%al obli%ation to solvethe iss$e ' however) i& homelessness in #$stralia were to be reco%ni1ed as a h$manri%hts iss$e b another a$thorit s$ch as the United Nations) it wo$ld be somewhat$nder a le%al obli%ation to solve the iss$e(

" , the reasonin% o& the hite 3aper) the #$stralian %overnment has met its obli%ationto combat the iss$e o& homelessness in #$stralia so that it now not reco%ni1ed as ah$man ri%hts iss$e in #$stralia ' b$t man consider the realit to be &ar &rom it(

" 8iscrimination is a maDor causal %actor o% homelessness and can systematicallye:clude !eo!le %rom access to goods# ser"ices# the Dustice system# health care#

housing and em!loyment& 8es!ite this# it remains law%ul to discriminate against !eo!le on the basis o% their housing status in all Australian Durisdictions&

" n 2006# the I '!ecial ,a!!orteur on the ,ight to Ade$uate Housing recommendedthat Australian go"ernments take !roacti"e measures# including changing legislation#to address discrimination on the basis o% inade$uate housing and other %orms o% socialstatus&i

" Indi"enous people are o(er5represented in all se#tions of the homeless population! ii

" Essentiall ) this ar%$ment hi%hli%hts the disparit in the le%al ri%hts o& the homeless(#dditionall ) it is stated that the indi%eno$s are over represented in all sections o& thehomeless pop$lation ' this co$ld either mean that homelessness in indi%eno$s is hi%h)or that their le%al representation is proportionall too m$ch compared to non"

indi%eno$s representation("FOCUS QUESTION/S:#re there instances where the ri%hts o& the homeless are bein% denied or inade7$atel met! 'i(e( #re there instances where there isab$se o& homelessness b &i%$res s$ch as police) medical access ect(

Source:http://www.humanrights.go'.au/publications/homelessness-human-rights-issue

Important Notes:" The Commission was established in 4 @6 by an act o% the %ederal Parliament& ?e are

an inde!endent statutory organiBation and re!ort to the %ederal Parliament through the Attorney- eneral &

" This is a lobb within the str$ct$re o& the %overnment &i%htin% to have homelessnessreco%ni1ed as a h$man ri%hts iss$e(

FOCUS QUESTION/S:How do vario$s s$pport %ro$ps resolve to combat the iss$e o& homelessness!

Source: Important Notes:
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" (er &ustralian should be entitled to basi# #are and medi#al treatment!8" Mr 3eter +c6eor%e) Mirector o& the St Bincent


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his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right tosecurity in the event of unemployment, sic!ness, disa ility, %ido%hood, old age or other lac! of livelihood incircumstances eyond his control.

0/ 5otherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. (ll children, %hether orn in orout of %edloc!, shall en2oy the same social protection.

Article ". 1othing in this Declaration may e interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to

engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forthherein.

" -hese are the relevant articles in the 61 declaration of human rights in relation tohomelessness. $n particular, the articles referencing the right to o%n property (rticle

+7/ and the rights for e ual representation and treatment efore the la% areparticularly relevant to first %orld nations, particularly (ustralia.

FOCUS QUESTION/S:hat are some o& the viewpoints the address the iss$e o& 9sho$ld the ch$rch be involved with matters o& the state!

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http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/3))%/s+41$#+$.htm

involved in politics(" 3ETE2 COSTE**O: I thin- it s important that o$r 6overnment is ne$tral as between reli%ion(

,$t with a ne$tral 6overnment and &reedom o& reli%ion) people are entitled to ta-e part) and Ithin- people o& &aith sho$ld ta-e part and the do have a %reat contrib$tion to ma-e( I wo$ldenco$ra%e them to do so(

" M2 3#U* CO**INS: The simple realit is that it s important &or *abor to present itsel& as havin%connections with the ch$rch( This is where evin 2$dd is absol$tel ri%ht( It s important that*abor doesn t appear as a p$rel sec$lar part ( That s the mista-e that the Memocrats made inthe United States(

" GOHN HO #2M: It remains the &act that the Christian reli%ion is the %reatest &orce &or %ood andpro%ress and the di%nit o& the individ$al in this nation(

" EBIN 2UMM: 6iven what s happenin% on the political ri%ht in this co$ntr and what s happenin%on the political ri%ht in #merica) it s important that people on the centre le&t o& politics be%in toar%$e a di&&erent perspective &rom within the Christian tradition(

FOCUS QUESTION/S:Has the decline in the 9pop$larit o& the Catholic ch$rch had an impact $pon the level o& in&l$ence it has had in state a&&airs and in itsvario$s social 0$stice/comm$nit s$pport %ro$ps ' i(e( has its e&&ectiveness in dealin% with iss$es o& social 0$stice been red$ced d$e toa decline in 9attendance

Source:http://www.australiancatholics.com.au/content/'iew/3$4/

Important Notes:" n many !arishes the congregation has become smaller and more elderly& ?hereas

once !arishes were ser"ed by two or more !riests# now a single !riest o%ten ser"estwo or more !arishes& ?ith the decline in attendance at 'unday 1ass# many Catholicsare linked with the church !rinci!ally through their children s Catholic school& /ther

Catholics are most closely associated with the Church through grou!s that are notbased in the !arish&

" 3arishes are %rowin% elderl and as s$ch a decline in attendance has bein% noted(" The !arish is no longer the natural centre o% local !eo!le s li%e& Peo!le choose to

belong to their !arish# and o%ten choose between !arishes& /n any 'unday some wholi"e within the !arish boundaries will be at other churches& 'ome o% those at 1ass willli"e outside the !arish& They come to this !arish because they grew u! in it# becausethe 1ass times are more con"enient# or because they %ind encouragement in thecongregation or the style o% celebration they %ind& /ther Christian churches notice thissame !attern in their congregations&

" The 9parish swappin% has had a de&inite e&&ect on a parishes abilit to s$pport social 0$stice pro0ects s$ch as homelessness ' with an inde&inite amo$nt o& s$pport &indin%sol$tions to these iss$es can be di&&ic$lt

" &t a time when the pla#e of the lait has been emphasised, the number ofCatholi#s a#ti(el in(ol(ed in parishes has de#lined & 'o has the number o% !riestsand religious& This double decline a%%ects the traditional sha!e o% the !arish whichrelies on strong leadershi! by !riests within a relati"ely small area& As !arishesbecome larger they become less local and less sha!ed around the !riest&

" I& ch$rches lac- s$pport &rom its 3arish) its abilit to implement wel&are sol$tions &oriss$es s$ch as homelessness with be si%ni&icantl red$ced) and as s$ch) a decline inpop$lation directl a&&ects the Ch$rches abilit to deal with iss$es s$ch ashomelessness as a res$lt o& problems s$ch as loss in &$ndin%) manpower) %overnment&$ndin% ect(

FOCUS QUESTION/S:In what wa s do reli%io$s instit$tions s$ch as the Catholic Ch$rch assist in the implementation and maintenance o& %overnment policiescreated in relation to iss$es o& social 0$stice 5i(e( homelessness8

Source:http://www.cam.org.au/ ews-and-2'ents/ ews-and-2'ents/Melbourne-

ews/&rticle/+3)3*/homelessness-a-continuing-challenge-for-australiansA.BCu_(4C;tDs

Important Notes:" In re%ards to how the Ch$rch helps maintain %overnment policies) it does so in an

indirect wa ( hile the #$stralian %overnment ma set o$t policies and %oals ' i(e(evin 2$dd halvin% homelessness b =@=@) it is or%ani1ations s$ch as the Catholic

ch$rch that assist in these %oals ' e(%( raisin% mone ) or%ani1ations s$ch as StBincent Me3a$l) homeless sleep o$ts to raise awareness( hile this is not directl%overnment involvement) man o& these independent or%ani1ations receive some &ormo& %overnment &$ndin% or ta4 red$ctions) allowin% them to act in place o& the%overnment(

" #s s$ch) in a sense when the %overnment provides &$ndin% to either an independent orCh$rch bac-ed or%ani1ation) it is in a sense &$ndin% a %overnment r$n polic inre%$ards to solvin% the iss$e o& homelessness(

" Pathways out can be Dust as com!licated& Access to a%%ordable# secure housing isclearly necessary# and there is a signi%icant shortage o% such housing in Fictoria& =utthat is not su%%icient&

" 'u!!ort !rograms that hel! !eo!le to address the causes o% their homelessness arealso needed& This is a long term endea"our# but we know that it can work& FincentCareCL/ 5ohn =lewonski s!oke mo"ingly o% the success o% the su!!ort !rograms
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associated with the Quin House residential rehabilitation !rogram 74+ o% !artici!ants had mo"ed to long term# and 94+ to transitional housing&

" At 2* 5une# the e"ent had raised o"er O600#000 in Fictoria# while across Australia the'lee!out has raised more than O7 million to assist homeless ser"ices&

FOCUS QUESTION/S:

Source: Important Notes:

"ssue: Homelessness in Aust*alia Pa*ish: /t Ca*mel "nte* ie ee 3a id Hutton

2esearch and &ramin% 7$estions:1. Ho is a distin(tion made 'et een homelessness and po e*t 5 - Ho does the Aust*alian67ueensland go e*nment

define homelessness5 ho does this (ompa*e to definitions of homelessness in othe* (ount*ies e.g. East imo*,

#8 de(la*ations e(t.

2. Ho do a*ious suppo*t g*oups *esol e to (om'at the issue of homelessness5

. A*e the*e instan(es he*e the *ights of the homeless a*e 'eing denied o* inade uatel met5 i.e. A*e the*e instan(es he*e the*e is a'use of homelessness ' figu*es su(h as poli(e, medi(al a((ess e(t.

4. ;hat is the impa(t of homelessness5

. ;hat a*e some of the *easons that people 'e(ome homeless i.e. e(onomi(, domesti( a'use, a* ets,ph siologi(al e(t. ela'o*ate and gi e eede*al6!tate6Coun(il do in *ega*ds to the issue of homelessness)i.e. poli(ies, funding e(t.?

@. Ho do diffe*ent politi(al pa*ties )i.e. g*eens, li'e*al la'ou*? di e*ge ith thei* poli(ies and opinions in *ega*ds tohomelessness

. ;hat a*e some of the t*ends and statisti(s that ha e eme*ged in *ega*ds to homelessness

9. ;hat a*e some of the tea(hings )eithe* s(*iptu*es o* papal en( (li(als? that (ompel the Catholi( Chu*(h to a(ti el

pa*ti(ipate in *edu(ing the impa(t6se e*it of homelessness5


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10. )"t has 'een said that if one is 'o*n into po e*t 6homelessness, it is diffi(ult, if not impossi'le to es(ape this po e*t( (le? as su(h, fo* a homeless pe*son, do go e*nment poli(ies allo them to a(hie e su(h 'asi( human *ights asemplo ment e(t, *ight to medi(al (a*e )i.e. is a homeless pe*son a'le to 'e t*eated at a hospital ithout /edi(a*ee(t.?

11. "n hat a s do *eligious institutions su(h as the Catholi( Chu*(h assist in the implementation and maintenan(e ofgo e*nment poli(ies (*eated in *elation to issues of so(ial usti(e )i.e. homelessness?.

12. Has the de(line in the Bpopula*it of the Catholi( (hu*(h had an impa(t upon the le el of influen(e it has had instate affai*s and in its a*ious so(ial usti(e6(ommunit suppo*t g*oups i.e. has its effe(ti eness in dealing ithissues of so(ial usti(e 'een *edu(ed due to a de(line in Battendan(e

1 . ;hat a*e some of the ie points the add*ess the issue of Bshould the (hu*(h 'e in ol ed ith matte*s of the state5

$DL3 %E>E%! D HE 7#E! "D8 $E"8 A8!;E%E3 "8 A LEA! D8E !D#%CE:

8D E!:Have in another doc$ment that is not incl$ded with the main assi%nment with notes to loo- at with 7$estions ' i(e(

How is a distinction made between homelessness and povert ! " How does the #$stralian/Q$eensland %overnment de&inehomelessness! ' how does this compare to de&initions o& homelessness in other co$ntries ' e(%( East Timor) UN declarationsect(

Split main 7$estion into Ho is a distin(tion made 'et een homelessness and po e*t 5, then loo- at within the research

Ho does the Aust*alian67ueensland go e*nment define homelessness5 ho does this (ompa*e to definitions ofhomelessness in othe* (ount*ies e.g. East imo*, #8 de(la*ations e(t.

;( hat are some o& the s$pport %ro$ps that e4ist in order to s$pport homeless peoples! hat do the s$pport %ro$ps do! "O&these s$pport %ro$ps) which are %overnment &$nded and what is the level o& &$ndin% the receive! Is it s$&&icient! #re some o&the %ro$ps &$nded reli%io$s instit$tions!

=( hat are some o& the viewpoints the address the iss$e o& 9sho$ld the ch$rch be involved with matters o& the state! '%overnments viewpoint and instances where ch$rch ma have ne%ativel inter&ered with the co$rse o& 0$stice(

http://www.openbible.info/topics/helping_the_homeless
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i Special Rapporteur on the Right to (de uate 8ousing, !e"ort of the 3"e$ial !a""orteur on the !i%ht to Ade4uate 5ousin% asa Component of the !i%ht to an Ade4uate 3tandard of Li#in%6 Mission to Australia , 4 th sess, 9rov (genda $tem 0, 61 Doc

("8RC"4"+ "(dd.0 0;;7/ Recommendation +3;.ii per cent of the homeless %ere $ndigenous.iii (drienne ?ucy, @South Eastern Sydney (rea 8ealth Service 8omelessness 8ealth Strategic 9lan 0;;4#;>A 0;;4/ +7 / 9arityiv $nstitute of 5edicine 6S/, 5omelessness, 5ealth and 5uman 7eeds +>> / 3>.v ? Bel erg et al, 5ealth, 5omelessness and 2o#erty6 A 3tudy of Clini$ 8sers +>>=/ 030 #3; 1ational 5ental 8ealth or!ingBroup, 8omelessness and Mental )llness6 Brid%in% the Ga" 9 :is$ussion 2a"er 0;;3/ 5argaret E erle et al,5omelessness6 Causes and ;ffe$ts 9 A !e#ie& of the Literature 0;;+/ +=#+7.vi 9aula Fraveman and Sofia Brus!in, @9overty, E uity, 8uman Rights and 8ealthA 0;;3/ + 7/ Bulletin of the ation 3>, 4;.vii $ id.

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