IMPROVE SOCIAL OUTCOMES FOR OUR CLIENTS
EVOLVE HOUSING FOR YOUTH After years of providing excellent service to young
EHY had a dedicated team of five people supporting
people in need of housing and support, our youth-
clients and had a very positive reputation in the
specific division Evolve Housing for Youth (EHY) has
sector. The team was involved in many committees
merged back into our main organisation.
and collaborations in western Sydney. For instance, EHY had a Memorandum of Understanding with
EHY was formerly known as Western Housing for Youth
local organisation Kurinda, which was focused on
and has been in operation in some form since 1978,
transitioning young people with mental health support
supporting thousands of young people in need during
needs into more independent living.
that time. Over the last six years, EHY has been run in a partnership program with Parramatta Mission.
The Specialist Homelessness Services transitional
Through this program, EHY provided supported transi-
youth housing is now operated by Uniting (formerly
tional housing to young people aged between 16 and 25
Parramatta Mission), however Evolve Housing will
years old, and their accompanying children, if any.
still be offering community housing to eligible young people. All our clients have access to our general
EHY exceeded its targets during this time, and provid-
Support Team, and we will continue to look for funding
ed services above and beyond what was required in
opportunities to provide specialist youth services
the partnership.
again in the future.
IMPROVING SOCIAL OUTCOMES FOR OUR CLIENTS STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES, ACTIONS, CRITICAL SUCCESS MEASURES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OBJECTIVE
ACTION
SUCCESS MEASURE
4.1 Deliver programs and
4.1.1 Engage in partnerships that deliver
Maintenance contracts Social
services that enhance
services to meet client needs and
Outcomes targets met
our client’s health,
enhance our capacity to deliver social
wellbeing and social and
programs
economic participation
4.1.2 Actively involve our residents
Resident Advisory Group is
through engagement opportunities
effective
in which they can contribute to
Implementation of Resident
NOT ACHIEVED:
Engagement Strategy
COVID-19 has delayed
improvements in service delivery
STATUS
ACHIEVED
ACHIEVED
the launch of our Resident Engagement Strategy 4.1.3 Develop initiatives that improve
Maintain a low rate of
social outcomes, including for target
negative exits from Social
priority cohorts (youth, people escaping
Housing
ACHIEVED
DFV and single older women) 4.1.4 Access and leverage government,
Grants secured to fund social
business and community funding,
programming
ACHIEVED
programs and resources
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