Helping women exposed to homelessness and violence
Date published :
30
August
2011
The Hon Kate Ellis MP
Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care
MEDIA RELEASE
30 August 2011
Sixty women who are experiencing homelessness due to family
violence or mental illness will benefit from the new Employment
Program for Women project. Minister for Employment Participation,
Kate Ellis, today announced that the Australian Government's
Innovation Fund would provide almost $250,000 to deliver the
project in the north and western metropolitan regions of Melbourne.
Ms Ellis congratulated Australian Community Support Organisation
and McAuley Community Services for Women for assisting women
experiencing homelessness by developing pathways to meaningful
employment through education, training and work experience.
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