|
 We are five people who
have all had recent experience with homelessness and and rooming
houses. The idea of One Step Off The Street began about five years
ago at 5 Layfield Street South Melbourne (pictured left). A few of
us saw the need for more accurate information. Although there were
heaps of brochures available often the services advertised did not
happen. The struggle to complete that project is another
story.
What we
did discover was the need for rooming house residents and homeless
people to have a voice that will be heard in the wider community.
Hopefully, we will be will be doing just that. Feedback from the
printed version of One Step’ indicated the need to demonstrate some
hope for the future. Unfortunately this is a hard one. Until
rooming house residents and homeless people get their own voice and
are able to address some of the problems associated with obtaining
appropriate assistance to fight legal issues we cannot offer much
hope. What we can do is raise the issues.
What we
did learn was that we needed was a way to have our voice heard in
the community. One Step Off The Street hopes to achieve
this.
Acknowledgements
One Step Off The Street
a rooming house residents, homeless persons and low income earners
survival guide
Au-spiced by Port Phillip
Community Group 161 Chapel St St Kilda
Funded by City of Port
Phillip Community Grants Program
Published by Bill
McKenzie and the Community Academy of Ideas (seeking
incorporation)
150 Victoria Avenue Albert Park VIC 3206
Editor, Head Writer &
Researcher Bill McKenzie
Writing & Research
Michele Stubbs, Van Apthorpe David Ewer
Illustrations Peter
Renshaw& David Ewer
Audio Production Van
Apthorpe
Photography & Design
Bill McKenzie
Copyright 2008 David
Ewer, Peter Renshaw, Michele Stubbs, Van Apthorpe, Bill
McKenzie
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Phillip Community Group
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