Support group details
- Group Name
- The Forgotten Women - Wynnum, Cleveland & Beenleigh Office
- Website
- www.theforgottenwomen.org.au/
- www.facebook.com/theforgottenwomenau
- Group Description
- Providing safe, secure housing for Brisbane's homeless women aged over 55. The project is being delivered by Mangrove Housing.
- Who can Join
- Women over 55 who are homeless.
- Contact hours
- Wynnum Office, Cleveland office , Beenleigh office - phone for details
- Where we meet
- 6/70 Andrew Street
- Town/Suburb
- Wynnum
- Postcode
- 4178
- Services
- The project's mission is to put a roof over the heads of as many of these vulnerable women as possible. Through the acquisition of suitable properties. The Forgotten Women project will ensure these women have access to secure, safe & affordable housing options that enable them to age in place.
- More Info
- Women experiencing homelessness are significantly less visible & identifiable than their male counterparts, often being described as the ‘hidden homeless’. Vulnerable older women are more likely to be staying with friends, living in a car or physically ‘hiding’.
- Group Focus
- A unique, grassroots housing initiative for homeless women over 55.
- Area serviced
- Brisbane South & Logan
- Phone contact
- Mangrove Housing (07) 3893 3299, Wynnum
- Contact the group by email