30/09/2026
Most Australians don’t think homelessness will happen to them, anyone they know or affect them in anyway.
Jan thought this - but it is simply not true.
More than 3 million Australians are at direct risk of homelessness - today - more than 1 in 10 of us.
All it may take is one major economic shock, one serious health diagnosis, one major relationship breakdown….
And if not you, then a family member or a friend or a work colleague….
But even if you are not impacted directly then increasing homelessness puts additional strain on health systems, justice services, government funding and increases pressures on affordable housing.
In short, homelessness affects us all in one way or another.
But the good news is, with all of us working together, things can change.
Watch “Jan’s Story” a 6 minute documentary by award winning film director Christopher Ireland:
https://youtu.be/W2ESV8YfDOk?si=jnZrbOEa-E1f1Z6A