Annual Report 2021
Our pathway from homelessness to homeownership
Our 2021 interactive annual report highlights how our unique model has been successful in creating our holistic pathway from homelessness to homeownership.
“We believe that empowering our clients to open their own doors is the best way to achieve our vision of a safe and stable home for everyone with fair and practical pathways into home ownership. ”
Highlights
In a little over 12 months, we’ve helped more than 50 beneficiaries with empowerment services (which includes savings plans and credit checks) and have also helped four households buy their own home, thereby freeing up an additional four social and affordable homes.
An overview as to how our empowerment products, services and innovations help our clients overcome the “deposit”, “know-how” and “supply” barriers.
Eaysu and Martha’s journey from a refugee camp in Africa, to becoming proud homeowners in Adelaide.
Our impact in the remote community of Burketown in far northwest Queensland, where we helped to create a landmark homeownership pathway for First Nations tenants Maddy and Jordan Marshall.
Hope’s home ownership story. Hope, 49 works as a nurse in the mid-north coast of NSW and said: “I have been a single mum for the past 32 years, raising three beautiful Aboriginal children. I am also a proud grandma. Thanks to Head Start Homes, I’m now also a proud homeowner.”
An interview with Jody Broun, Chief Executive of the Aboriginal Housing Office - partner organisation to HSH, who said: “They are doing it the right way - giving people choice, helping them through the process, holding their hand and stepping them through the whole thing which fits well with the AHO strategy as well as our philosophy about choice and empowering people.”
Comments from founding partner Westpac - Managing Director of Mortgages, Anthony Hughes, said the partnership aligns with Westpac’s long-standing vision to help more Australians into their own homes.
Quotes and endorsements from some of the 100 cross sector business and charities who support Head Start Homes and provide in-kind support that this year is valued at $403,000 and have made a total contribution of $2.5million.
A snapshot of the wonderful support provided by our skilled volunteers who donated hours to the value of more than $156,000 this year.
We invite you to read through our latest report that demonstrates the milestones and achievements of the past 12 months, and highlights the voice of those who have experienced disadvantage and life in community housing, and who are now looking forward to a future free of housing poverty.
“I am so grateful to our generous supporters for making this possible. They have helped give a number of deserving families a secure future, freeing them from housing poverty.”
“They are doing it the right way - giving people choice, helping them through the process, holding their hand and stepping them through the whole thing which fits well with the AHO strategy as well as our philosophy about choice and empowering people.”
“We are providing multiple innovations to tackle the barriers to homelessness, and I believe the HSH model proves there is a way forward for people to realise their home ownership dream.”
“I’m coming from a refugee camp with nothing and now I’m a homeowner, because Australia is the best country”
“He was once homeless and now he owns a house, it makes me feel good. It’s a very big achievement.”
“I know what it feels like to be homeless and then get the opportunity to have a house, start afresh and build yourself up - I’m happy.”
