5-11 AUGUST
ABOUT
BLESSING BAGS MELBOURNE
Based on the Mornington Peninsula, Blessing Bags is a Melbourne-based initiative that assembles and distributes hygiene packs to those experiencing homelessness and/or disadvantage. The hygiene packs contain essential personal care items as well as a handwritten note of hope and positivity so that the recipient knows that they are not alone.
OUR VISION
To see people experiencing homelessness treated with compassion while receiving the appropriate support, and for these individuals to have access to safe, affordable and secure housing
DID YOU KNOW?
More than three quarters of Victorian tenants are in extreme rental pain, this figure is expected to continue to increase.
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The 2021 Census found that: The rate of homelessness surged in Tasmania and Victoria up by 32.3% and 12.4% respectively.
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39% of people experiencing homelessness in Australia were living in severely overcrowded dwellings.​