Catholic Care in partnership to provide housing for women 55+ in Blue Mountains NSW

Catholic Care in partnership to provide housing for women 55+ in Blue Mountains NSW

The Diocese of Parramatta’s social welfare agency is working with the Older Women’s Network Blue Mountains to address the plight of housing insecurity and homelessness for women aged 55 and over in the region on the outskirts of western Sydney.  The Homes for Older Women Program is now operating from Catholic Care’s community drop-in centre in Springwood, 74km west of Sydney’s CBD. Run by the Older Women’s Network Blue Mountains, it connects wom…

The Centre Louise-Amélie de Sainte-Anne-des-Monts has finally inaugurated 13 housing units that can accommodate women victims of domestic violence over a long period of time.