Woolloomooloo Integrated Services Hub
WISH
The Woolloomooloo Integrated Services Hub (WISH) is a one stop shop providing direct services to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
The WISH brings approximately 20 services together once a month to provide coordinated service delivery to help people’s pathway out of homelessness.
Organisations at the WISH include:
- Housing NSW
- Centrelink
- Way2Home
- Aboriginal Assertive Outreach Service (AAOS)
- Homeless Persons Information Centre
- St Vincent's Homeless Health
- The RSPCA
- Medicare
- Homeless Persons Legal Service (HPLS)
- YWCA Homelessness Brokerage Program
- Attorney General's department
- Commonwealth Ombudsman
- The Big Issue
- Legal Aid
- Probation and Parole
- Hope Street
- Bridge Housing
- The Law Kitchen
- Ozanam Learning Centre
- TAFE NSW
- Catholic Community Service.
Examples of services that can be accessed at the WISH include:
- making new housing applications or checking existing applications
- referrals to homelessness accommodation and other services
- medical assessments and referrals to dental and other health services
- legal advice
- assistance to address fines through enrolment in work development orders
- application for Medicare and other identification
- Information on TAFE courses
- job assistance and recruitment counselling
- assistance to purchase start up goods and services to enter new housing, education or employment.
Upcoming WISH events
2013
19 April
17 May
19 July
16 August
20 September
18 October
15 November.
Location and times
Mary McDonald Centre
Tom Uren Square
82 Bourke St,
Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
9.30am to 12.30pm with lunch provided
Contacts
Homelessness Project Coordinator
City of Sydney
02 9265 9667council@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Last updated: Wednesday, 15 May 2013