Byamee Homeless Persons Support Team

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Byamee Homeless Persons Support Team

• Northern DoCS Region
• SAAP funding
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email-byamee_at_westnet.com.au
• Or you can find us on facebook under Byamee HPST

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Moree.

• www.byameehomelesspersonssupport.org.au
• Byamee is located in the North West Of NSW in the
  Moree Plains Shire.
• Our area is 17852km sq in total plus the towns of
  Warialda Bingara
• Our population is approx 19454 people
• It consists of 88 are Australian citizens and
  19.4 of the population being Aboriginal.

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• Homelessness in Moree Is characterised by a lack
  of education of tenancy, drug alcohol abuse and
  domestic violence..
• Other homelessness services in Moree, is Housing
  NSW Temporary Accommodation and Moree Family
  Support Youth Homeless Project.

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Local Infrastructure

• In our area we have a number of services that we
  work closely with. Ngala Womens Refuge, Moree
  Family Support Youth Homeless Project, Inverell
  Community Housing, Housing NSW, Centacare, Moree
  TAFE.

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Gaps

• Whilst there are numerous services in Moree,
  there are many gaps due to services such as
  mental health, drug and alcohol services and DoCS
  fail to attract staff reducing their ability to
  provide the necessary services.

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Aims Objectives

• Our aims Objectives
• Ensure that people who are homeless have access
  to services so that the term of homelessness is
  reduced to a minimum and ensure any positive
  outcomes are able to be maintained.
• Ensure that mainstream policies and services are
  focused on preventing people from becoming
  homeless.
• Address current deficiencies in services and
  accommodation, including long term housing for
  people or at risk of homelessness.

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Service History

• Byamee Proclaimed Opened in 1984. When funding
  was cut for Proclaimed places in 2002, Byamee
  identified the gap for those that were homeless
  or at risk when then through SAAP funding started
  trading as Byamee Homeless Persons Support Team.
• Over the years we have developed our own living
  skills program with medium term accommodation
  attached as well as the Inspire the Desire Work
  experience Program

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Byamee Now

• We provide crises accommodation, case management,
  The living Skills program in medium term or
  independent accommodation, The Inspire the Desire
  Program, The Rent It Keep It course, Group or
  School Education Program and Operate a basic food
  bank.
• How many staff? 3 fulltime and 1 part time
• How many centres? 1
• Hours of operation 8.30am-5.00pm Monday to Friday
  plus after hours emergency on call.

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Your service The Future

• Plans for the future include continuing to better
  our current programs. We also increase public
  awareness education on homelessness and
  associated issues.