At Catherine House, we offer accommodation and support services for women experiencing homelessness, who are 18 years and older, and unaccompanied by children.
All of our programs and services are recovery-oriented. We not only deal with the immediate issues that have led a client to a period of homelessness, we also work with our clients to plan for a future that helps her sustain her housing and build a life that is meaningful and purposeful for her and her family.
Every night of the year we accommodate 52 women experiencing homelessness.
Homelessness can happen to anyone.
It could be your mother, sister, grandmother or friend. It could be you.
Our focus at Catherine House is to not only provide a safe place of accommodation but ensure each woman has a chance to recover from what has led her into homelessness. For many women, this could be years of abuse, trauma or living with mental health issues.
Whatever the reason, recovery is always possible.
Please support Catherine House and every woman we support by making a tax deductible donation.
“The focus should not be ‘let’s get you a cot and a cup of soup’ … (rather) our job is to make sure you don’t become homelessness and never become homeless again.” (Stephen Gaetz, CE of Canadian Observatory of Homelessness)
At Catherine House - Support for Women Experiencing Homelessness, our focus is helping women to exit homelessness permanently. While short term crisis responses are important to keep people alive while they are on the streets, ultimately, they need a way to get off the streets - a permanent housing solution, and services to help them rebuild their lives.
indaily.com.au/news/2019/10/15/free-meal-and-a-blanket-not-solving-homelessness-conference/
"A cot and a cup of soup" not solving homelessness - InDaily
Free meals and charity blankets are a feel-good response and bandaid fix for Australia's homeless population, an international expert warns.💜Super long THANK YOU post warning 💜
For the second year in a row we have held our Catherine House Gala Dinner on Friday night and it was another incredibly successful event! This night not only raises funds to provide Emergency Accommodation and support for women experiencing homelessness - it raises awareness about women's homelessness, it starts a conversation, it makes us think twice about another person that might be doing it tough. It makes a difference.
Thank you to our incredible MC for the evening Jane Doyle who was just brilliant and importantly so passionate about the work of Catherine House.
Thank you to our Major Event Sponsors REDARC Electronics and CMV Group for your endless support of Catherine House.
Gold Sponsor PwC Australia, Silver Sponsors Catapult Foundation & Health Partners. Bronze Sarah Mountain Journeys Pty Ltd, AMKAR Real Estate & Air Diffusion Agencies. Major Beverage Sponsor Bird In Hand Winery. Beverage Sponsor Jacob's Creek, Oliver's Taranga Vineyards & Coopers. Major Auction and In-Kind Sponsors, Sandy Verschoor - Lord Mayor of Adelaide, City of Adelaide, Epicure, The Smarty Boys, Adelaide Wedding Hire, Visualcom, Ro & Co Event Decor, Phil Hoffmann Travel, Hentley Farm, Steven Marshall,Jim Whalley, NFPAS, NOVA Entertainment, Mark Lobert Gallery.
In addition to this we had over 150 businesses and individuals donate towards the evening which is just phenomenal!
A HUGE thank you to CMI Toyota for donating a brand new Toyota Corolla Ascent Sport that was won on the night to someone in our audience ( who wished to remain anonymous). Enjoy your new car!
Tania, Jill and Vera thank you for so bravely representing Catherine House and sharing your stories. You are inspiring beyond belief.
Sarah Mountain Journeys Pty Ltd thank you for joining us to announce our very special fundraising event in 2020- stay tuned tonight for more details!
Catherine Leo Photography our fabulous photographer- it's always a pleasure!
To our staff and volunteers who worked tirelessly to bring this event together- you're amazing, we couldn't do it without you.
AND...….TO YOU our amazing supporters- Thank You for joining with us to make sure our doors can open 24 hours a day for the women who so bravely walk through them.
Our final figures are not in just as yet.. BUT we can tell you we raised at least $100,000 on Friday night! However please stay tuned for a final figure in the coming weeks!
#thankyou #justamazing #chgala #catherinehouse #makeadifference
Heartfelt thanks- Louise, Jaylee and all the Catherine House team!
Fantastic effort❤️👍
Great result!!
Congratulations to all involved, an amazing effort
We often talk about how thankful we are for our Catherine House community and we are certainly feeling that appreciation right now! Over 150 businesses and individuals supported our online auction so to you we say THANK YOU 💜 #chgala #catherinehouse #fundraising #makeadifference
Thanks you so much and thank you for donating to our event 💜
So glad your night went well.
Some #wisewords to start your working week #catherinehouse #makeachange #yougotthis 💜
My word xx
We are so thrilled to be one of the charities benefiting from sale proceeds of this calendar 🙏 2020 will be here before we know so order your calendar now 💜
A Culture of Hope
We believe in the potential of every woman to learn, achieve and succeed.
Recovery Orientated
We provide support and interventions driven by recovery-based principles and practices.
Person Centred Approach
We value and respect each womans unique life story and individual experiences.
Making Informed Choices
We assist women to develop skills to become critical, independent thinkers within their personal, cultural, social and political environment.
Achieve a Meaningful LIfe
We support women to identify what is important to them in life and how they can work towards achieving this.
Social Responsibility
Raising political and community awareness around women’s issues and the solutions needed.
Homelessness Services
Emergency Housing
Catherine House offers Emergency Accommodation and support for women experiencing homelessness. We accommodate 54 women every night. We are the only recovery based service providing the support in South Australia.
We are looking for 20 people to trek in 2020!
NEPAL CULTURAL TREK
“The journey towards self-discovery is life’s greatest adventure”
