Homelessness Week raises awareness of people experiencing homelessness, the issues they face and the action needed to achieve enduring solutions. Homelessness Week is a national event, with events held across Australia during the first full week in August.
This year, Homelessness Week will be held from Monday 1st- Sunday 7th of August 2022.
Go directly to the events calendar.
The need to reduce and eliminate homelessness in Tasmania has never been more urgent:
Homelessness Week 2022: The Facts
AIHW: On Any Given Day Across Tasmania 2021
AIHW: Tasmanian Specialist Homelessness Services 2020-21
Shelter Tas op-ed article, It’s time to end homelessness in Tasmania
Get involved
Events will be held right across Tasmania throughout Homelessness Week. Information will be added as events are announced, but you can stay up to date with what’s happening in Homelessness Week (and the housing and homelessness sector) by subscribing to Shelter Tas’ eNews.
Make sure you lend your support to the Everybody’s Home Campaign petition this Homelessness Week, calling on Treasurer Jim Chalmers to invest in social housing and an increase in Commonwealth Rent Assistance. Go to the Everybody’s Home website or view the listing in the events calendar below.
Resources
We have created a number of resources to help you plan and promote your event. Please contact the Shelter Tas Team to access the #HW2022 resources which include:
- A4 poster template: horizontal
- A4 poster templates: vertical
- Email signature banner
- Letterhead
- Social media tile: option 1 or option 2
Media
With such a varied calendar of events in Homelessness Week throughout Tasmania, not all are suitable for media coverage. Please contact the event organiser for details.
Host an event
Hosting an event during Homelessness Week is a great way to raise awareness and connections within your community. You can also use it to build political influence to achieve change – for example by visiting your local MP or inviting them to attend your event.
If your organisation is holding an event for Homelessness Week in Tasmania and you would like to be included in the events calendar, please contact us.
#HW2022 Welcome Address
Homelessness Week 2022 official welcome by the Hon Guy Barnett, Minister for State Development, Construction and Housing:
Homelessness Week Events Calendar
Homes for All
As part of Homelessness Week, Centacare Evolve Housing and St Joseph Affordable Homes are seeking support from your school, councils and libraries to raise awareness of people experiencing homelessness, create […]
Homelessness Week Awareness Sessions
Housing Connect will be holding private information sessions for college students, presenting interactive sessions to senior students to discuss homelessness across the north and northwest area. Contact Anglicare North West […]
Action August and Homelessness Week Launch
Throughout August Glenorchy City Council will be working with Glenorchy Library to collect dry and tinned food for people who are experiencing homelessness, as well as items for their pets. […]
Glenorchy, TAS 7010 Australia
Light Up Tasmania Purple for Homelessness Week
Let’s light up Tasmania purple to raise awareness during Homelessness Week! This year, Homelessness Week includes a wide range of activities and events, including purple lights – the colour of homelessness […]
Everybody’s Home Campaign
Everybody's Home is the national campaign to fix Australia's housing crisis. This Homelessness Week, Everybody's Home is launching a petition calling on Treasurer Jim Chalmers to invest in social housing and […]
Minister’s Launch Video
Our new Minister for Housing, the Hon Guy Barnett will be launching our week of activities with a Welcome to #HW2022 video. See the video above!
Homelessness Week Morning Tea
You are invited join CatholicCare Tasmania Housing Connect Support and other services in the housing sector for a morning tea to mark Homelessness Week 2022. The event will include information […]
Launceston, TAS
National Homelessness Week 2022 Launch
Homelessness Australia is launching Homelessness Week 2022 with a special event on Monday 1 August, from midday. Hear from the new Minister for Housing and Homelessness, The Hon Julie Collins […]
Hobart Library – Knitting Group and HW Events
Hobart Library is launching a new knitting group during Homelessness Week this year. Anyone can join the weekly Monday sessions from 12 – 2pm - bring your own projects or […]
Hobart, Tasmania 7000 Australia
‘I am Somebody’ Launch and Online Exhibition
The City of Hobart Housing with Dignity Reference Group presents 'I am Somebody'. This is the project's third iteration, which shares the diverse reality of homelessness through interview and image. […]
Vinnies Homelessness Week Breakfast
St Vincent de Paul are holding a breakfast on Tuesday August 2nd from 7:30am-8:30am to raise awareness of homelessness in Hobart: Guest speakers will talk briefly of homelessness in Hobart […]
Webinar – Unpacking the Give Me Shelter Report
Give Me Shelter - recently commissioned by Housing All Australians - is an economic report into the long-term costs of underproviding public, social and affordable housing. It shows the cost […]
Bethlehem House Employability Expo
The Employability Expo intends to raise awareness around the significant influence employment has on reducing repeat homelessness, and to encourage other employers to sign up to hire residents from Bethlehem […]
Hobart, Tasmania 7000 Australia
Derwent Valley Homelessness Week Event
Support homelessness awareness in the Derwent Valley! The Salvation Army are holding a sausage sizzle at the Derwent Valley Racecourse (Kensington St, New Norfolk) on Wednesday the 3rd of August […]
New Norfolk, TAS
‘Some Happy Day’ Film Screening
As part of national Homelessness Week, the Launceston Benevolent Society invites you to a screening of the Australian film Some Happy Day (MA15+), to promote awareness of the experience of […]
Newnham, TAS 7248
Walk to Raise Awareness for Homelessness Week
Starting at City Park Rotunda at 10:30am on Thursday 4th August, and finishing at Royal Park - with City Mission Snag Chat Van, Salvation Army Street Beat Van and Vinnies […]
Launceston, TAS 7250 Australia
Peace A Pizza
Join us for a Screening of I am Somebody - a multimedia art project that captures the stories of people who have, or are, experiencing homelessness. It honours the unique […]
Glenorchy, 7009 Australia
Morning Tea for Wintringham Residents
Wintringham provides dignified, affordable high quality care and accommodation to elderly men and women who are financially disadvantaged, homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. This Homelessness Week, they will […]
Charity House Launch
A home built through donated and in-kind support and sold to raise money to fund Build Up Tassie to improve employment and life outcomes for young Tasmanians. What is the […]
Hobart City Mission’s Safe Space Open Day
Have you ever felt you didn’t understand homelessness, or wanted to help but weren’t sure how? Hobart City Mission is inviting you to visit the Safe Night Space shelter to […]
Hobart, TAS 7000
Anglicare Homelessness Awareness Table
This project invites members of the public to drop into the café at Bunnings Glenorchy and chat with Anglicare Housing workers and current Anglicare tenants about their housing and homelessness […]
Glenorchy, TAS 7010 Australia
YFCC Homelessness Week Luncheon
Youth, Family and Community Connections (YFCC) is a not-for-profit, community organisation that provides a range of services to young people, families and individuals in communities across the North West Coast […]
East Devonport, TAS 7310 Australia
**Loui’s Van – Foodie Friday Night** POSTPONED
**POSTPONED DUE TO COVID** Please join us for a warming meal and find out more about Vinnies Loui’s Van and the wonderful work they do in our community. There will […]
Glenorchy, 7009 Australia
Uncertainty
Uncertainty – not knowing where you are going to sleep for the night; not knowing where your next meal will come from… compared with the minor discomfort of not knowing […]