IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS CALL 1800 825 955

The North & West Homelessness Network (NWHN), is a network of Homelessness Assistance funded services operating in Melbourne's North & West metropolitan divisions. For more information, view the About NWHN and Opening Doors & the NW Local Area Service Network pages of the site.

As well as offering general information on homelessness assistance, this website facilitates communication between NWHN members, providing them with a range of relevant news and resources.

Homelessness Assistance Funded Services

The North & West Metropolitan homelessness service system (HSS) is made up of over 200 programs that are funded to provide assistance to people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. Five of these services are funded through the Transitional Housing Management (THM). The remaining programs are funded as Specialist Homelessness Services to assist people to prevent or end the experience of homelessness.

Opening Doors

Access to Homelessness Assistance funded agency resources in the region have been streamlined with the introduction of the Opening Doors Framework launched in July 2008, and going 'live' in the region on 14 December 2009.

For more information about Opening Doors and regional models of access, please visit the Opening Doors section of this website.