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Temporary changes to our services
The Haymarket Foundation has temporarily suspended face-to-face service delivery at its crisis accommodation facility in Chippendale after a resident tested positive to COVID-19. The resident was infectious on-site between Friday the 27th and early morning Monday the 30th of August. The Foundation has been working closely with the Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit and the Department of Communities…
Making health care accessible and inclusive
Homelessness and poor health have been twin concerns for Tyler* for over two decades. Now in her mid-40s, she is in chronic pain after a botched epidural and is on valium to manage that condition – and methodone for her drug issues. In many ways, her health concerns are typical of people who have experienced homelessness and stay with the…
Making sure everyone counts in the Census
There has been a concerted push to record the true number of people experiencing homelessness in the Census. Staff at the Haymarket Foundation helped residents and other clients to record their data – and to put “none-crisis” when they were asked about their suburb or locality, to adequately represent their status as homeless. It is believed as many as 20…
Drop-in GP service for people experiencing homelessness
People experiencing or at-risk of homelessness will have access to a unique medical practice specialising in their health needs, in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. In addition to improving health, the practice will work towards ending homelessness, by supporting patients to navigate systems which are often inter-related: health and housing. The Haymarket Foundation General Practice will be run as a…
How people experiencing homelessness are coping with lockdown
People experiencing homeless in Sydney are once again being afforded the opportunity to self-isolate in hotel-style accommodation during this second lockdown. For residents who are part of the Haymarket Foundation’s crisis accommodation facility, social distancing is being optimised with 10 residents being moved to nearby apartments with cooking and other facilities for independent living. Seven of our most vulnerable clients…
Unique health service for people experiencing homelessness
People experiencing homelessness will have better access to health care in coming months, with the establishment of a unique General Practice focused on their health needs. The first consulting room has been established at the Haymarket Foundation’s crisis accommodation facility in Chippendale, Sydney. Now the service has been given a boost, winning a generous grant from the Maddocks Foundation to…
Finalists in national awards
The Haymarket Foundation’s senior case management team has been shortlisted for a national award. The senior management team – Grace Rullis, Deborah Jurd and Dinsel Davies – are finalists in the HESTA Excellence Awards, which acknowledge the achievements of those in the disability, allied health, community and aged care sectors. The team’s nomination noted their innovation with the living skills…
World-first research about to get underway
The Haymarket Foundation is involved in world-first research into homelessness. The research has recently been given ethics approval by Macquarie University. It is part of a grant awarded by the City of Sydney to the Haymarket Foundation. The work focuses on neuropsychological assessments for people experiencing homelessness who have suspected cognitive impairments. It offers people who have experienced prolonged and repeated…
Walk with us towards a brighter future
After being harassed for being transgender, Samantha was forced to flee her home in country Victoria. She found herself homeless in Sydney. It was not the first time she had faced such danger. “Quite often I would have to pack a bag and run in the middle of the night,” she says. Arriving to safety: It has been a long…
Unique living skills program for people experiencing homelessness
A unique living skills program for people experiencing complex homelessness has been implemented, with all who successfully completed the program being housed. The program – aimed at ending ongoing homelessness and sustaining future tenancies – involved assessments of skills including budgeting, cooking, shopping, cleaning and social behaviours while people were living independently in apartment-style accommodation. “These skills seem straightforward to…