b'Our workwith familiesEvery family deserves a safe and stable home to build a securefuture. Sometimes families need support to navigate thechallenges life presents.Providing a fresh startWe work with families to provide tailored support to help them on the path to aA partnership between Uniting Vic.Tas, Launch brighter and more stable future. Housing and the Victorian Government has ledParents can access a range of services to an Australian-first apartment building forto strengthen their skills, build resilience at-risk women and children. Based in Melbourne, and create stronger relationships with Vivs Place offers permanent housing and their children. support services for more than 60 womenand 140 children escaping family violenceFor families experiencing family violence, weand homelessness. offer services to help find safety and newThe project is based on a successful model beginnings. We offer support groups andin the US, which has created supportive counselling services so all family memberscommunities in apartment blocks for more can move forward. than 30 years and helped thousands of people out of homelessness. Access to housing and Help for the whole family supports allows women to find stability and build a healthy family environment to create a The Perpetrator Accommodation Supportnew future for their children, who are supported Program (PASP) is a trial initiative supportingto stay in school and to reach their full potential. family violence perpetrators with caseThe building includes 60 apartments, communal management and accommodation when theykitchen and living spaces, childrens play areas, can no longer live in the family home. Oneoffices, community gardens and youth and perpetrator was referred from The Orangefamily services on site. This initiative has also Door after he left the family home afterbeen supported by philanthropic, community perpetrating family violence. He presented withand individual donors. financial stress. Our team helped him find crisisThe initiative has been generously supported accommodation in the short term and fromby the Australian Nursing and Midwifery there he was successful in securing long-termFederation, Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation, accommodation. He worked with the team toShine On Foundation, Gandel Foundation, Ian gain access to Centrelink. He was also supportedPotter Foundation and many passionate and through a mental health service. Without thiskind individuals and families, including the program, he would have returned to the home,Friday family from Melbourne.breeching an intervention order and would not have been able to access the accommodation supports that he now has in place.28 Uniting Vic.Tas Annual Report 2021-2022'