Artists impression of New Generation Catherine House
More housing for Vulnerable women
More women in South Australia will be assisted to access crisis accommodation and recovery services, with confirmation that a New Generation Catherine House is to be built in Adelaide’s CBD.
The $32.6 million project will feature 52 social housing apartments in the eight-storey development. It delivers on an Albanese Labor Government election commitment and is becoming a reality in partnership with Catherine House philanthropy and the Malinauskas South Australian Labor Government.
The new 24/7 crisis and longer-term accommodation service brings the well-known South Australian homelessness service under one roof at a site owned by Community Housing Provider, Housing Choices. The project has been allocated $14.3 million from the Social Housing Accelerator. A further $8 million from the Safe Places Inclusion Round was also provided by the Albanese Labor
Government. A total of $2.5 million was provided from Catherine House philanthropy and the SA Government supported the purchase of the $2.9 million site.
The New Generation Catherine House will provide crisis and transitional accommodation alongside longer term social housing for women without homes, many having escaped violent relationships. More than 60 per cent of women enter Catherine House as a direct result of Domestic and Family Violence (DFV), and more than 70 per cent report that DFV was the reason behind
the loss of their permanent home.
The site will offer self-contained units where women for the first time will have private bathroom, kitchen, and laundry facilities suitable for an individual or a small family. New Generation combines accommodation with well-designed and secure shared spaces. The project will be managed by Housing Choices and Catherine House.
It will also include:
- Staff sleep-over accommodation for 24/7 support
- On-site Women’s Respite and Recovery Centre
- Dedicated education spaces
- Craft, cooking and activity areas
- Meeting rooms
- Large domestic kitchen for shared meals
- Computer training space
- Secure outdoor garden and BBQ area
Catherine House will continue to provide their holistic approach to support through individual case management, health services, counselling services, education and employment pathways, mental health support, financial and legal assistance and personal development.