Beecroft Women’s Shelter House Soft Opening

By 16th August, 2019 News No Comments
The Twilight Board, and representatives from Link Housing, Women’s Community Shelter and Hornsby-Shire Council at the soft opening for the Beecroft Women’s Shelter.

We are delighted to have seen Jamieson House transform into Beecroft House with a lot of love and effort.

The home will provide accommodation and support services for 20 women over 55 who are suffering homelessness. This is a major issue within the Sydney area. A recent report from the Australian Human Rights Commission has observed an increasing population of homelessness in older women. And Sunrise reported on the importance of shelters like Beecroft to help aid these women in need.

This project would not have been possible without the partnership of local organisations and the surrounding community. Groups like Link Housing, the Generous and the Grateful, National Projects and Maintenance, Pymble Ladies College, the Goodwin Brothers, and many more, have volunteered their time and resources to make this happen.

The charity and spirit of all those involved has amazed us at Twilight. We are very excited to see this project come to fruition.

Homeless Women Crisis

Homelessness can affect anybody – and now women over 55 are the fastest growing demographic of homeless people.We spoke to experts to understand why, and if anything is being done to help.

Posted by Sunrise on Saturday, 10 August 2019