Community Recognition Statement in the NSW Parliament
We are honoured and thrilled to receive a Community Recognition Statement in the Parliament of NSW for our efforts to help single mums and Indigenous families buy their own home which in turn has positive ripple effects for ending homelessness:
“On behalf of the Sydney electorate, I would like to put on record the innovative and creative approach of Head Start Homes to help people own their own home. Head Start Homes helps people in community housing make the leap into owning their own home and no longer renting. By acting as guarantor, Head Start Homes makes it possible for people without a deposit to get a foot in the home ownership door.
“Their clients are sole parents, Indigenous people and people with disability, whose step into home ownership means a vacancy opens up for another person on very long housing waiting lists. I've heard directly from the Head Start Homes team about their innovative non-profit approach working in cross-sector partnerships, and am pleased to promote and support this model that opens up pathways into home ownership for more people”.
A big thanks to Alex Greenwich MP for making the statement in the Legislative Assembly and also for being such a wonderful Head Start Homes supporter and also for your tireless advocacy and achievements in helping to reduce homelessness in Australia.
“I wanted to recognise your dedication to opening up pathways to home ownership for those who are disadvantaged in this process, namely single parents, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with disability.”
Alex Greenwich, Member for Sydney
Head Start Homes Founder, Stephen Woodlands
Stephen Woodlands and Alex Greenwich, Member for Sydney
Watch Alex Greenwich, MP speak at our 2019 AGM