Detour House Explained

Detour House is a non-profit organisation servicing homeless and other at-risk girls and women, based in Sydney, Australia. Detour House also incorporates The Girls Refuge (formerly Young People's Refuge), a crisis accommodation service for homeless girls.[1] [2] [3]

History

Detour House was established in 1984, providing a structured three month rehabilitation program for homeless women affected by drugs or alcohol dependence. Young People’s Refuge (YPR) was established in 1975. YPR was one of the first youth refuges established in NSW. Both services are independently funded by the Department of Community Services as Specialist Homeless Services. In 2003, Young People's Refuge fell under the auspices of Detour House, which took over the management of refuge. The entire organisation is overseen by a volunteer management committee of professional women from the community.[4]

Going Home Staying Home reforms

Following the News South Wales government homelessness reforms in 2012, funding Detour House was threatened, however, the organisation remained funded.[5] [6] [7] [8]

In 2016, Young People's Refuge was renamed to The Girls Refuge.[9] [10]

Founding of Yfoundations

In 1976, Young People's Refuge along with Taldumande and Caretakers Cottage, and other early NSW youth refuges, founded Yfoundations, a peak body organisation, to represent youth refuges to government.[11] [12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detour House. Detour House.
  2. Web site: ABOUT US. The Girls Refuge.
  3. Web site: Sharing the Dignity for homeless and at risk girls Leichhardt Women's Community Health Centre . www.lwchc.org.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303070514/http://www.lwchc.org.au/sharing-the-dignity-for-homeless-and-at-risk-girls/ . 2016-03-03.
  4. Web site: About Us. Detour House. 2016-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307070233/http://detourhouse.com.au/about-us/. 2016-03-07. dead.
  5. Web site: Sydney's oldest women's refuge faces uncertain future. 24 June 2014.
  6. Web site: The Glebe Society. 7 July 2014.
  7. Web site: Concerns Remain For Regional Women's Refuges After Win For City Services. 3 November 2014. The New Matilda.
  8. Web site: Inner-city women's services saved – for now. South Sydney Herald South Sydney Herald.
  9. Web site: The Sebastian Foundation helping The Girls Refuge. 30 June 2016. The Sebastian Foundation.
  10. Web site: Jules Sebastian's plan to help domestic violence victims: renovate rooms to rebuild lives. 6 August 2016.
  11. Coffey, Michael. "What Ever Happened to the Revolution? Activism and the Early Days of Youth Refuges in NSW." Parity. Volume 19, Issue 10. Another Country: Histories of Homelessness. Council to Homeless Persons. (2006): 23-25.
  12. Coffey, Michael. "What Ever Happened to the (R)evolution?: Take 2 Revisiting Activism and the Early Days of Youth Refuges in NSW." Undercurrent No. 1. (2008): 5-12.

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