Ending Rough Sleeping Byron Shire
Byron Shire is the first area in NSW, outside Sydney, to trial a worldwide project aimed at reducing and ending rough sleeping through community action. It is called the Ending Rough Sleeping Byron Shire project.
The project brings together:
- people with lived experience of homelessness
- local community groups
- not-for-profits
- service providers
- donors
- government
This group forms the Ending Rough Sleeping Byron Shire Collaboration.
Council's role is to provide staff who support and help the work of the group, and advocate for positive change.
What is the By Name List?
The By-Name List (BNL) records information about each person who is currently sleeping rough or living in crisis accommodation. This information helps us to understand the needs of people experiencing homelessness and enables a community to respond in real time.
Visit the End Street Sleeping Collaboration website to see up-to-date data for all of NSW, including Byron Shire.
How does the By Name List help prevent people from sleeping rough?
As well as helping individuals access the right housing, health care and supports, the information collected will help the sector develop better policies and programs.
Our aim is to make positive changes and prevent people from ever having to sleep rough in our community.
How will the By Name List be used?
The End Street Sleeping Collaboration is a sector-led entity that holds the By-Name List data on behalf of local service providers.
Organisations can use the collective, de-identified data to advocate for the change and resources needed to end homelessness in our community. The information collected will be used as evidence to support policy and systems changes to better help those sleeping rough and to reduce the number of people sleeping rough in the future.