When it comes to ending rough sleeping in the Byron Shire, we believe in the power of collective actions:
Amplifying the voices of people with lived experience
The Collaboration is guided by the voices of our paid Lived Experience Consultants. These are people with lived experience of homelessness, who inform how solutions are designed and implemented.
Local Leadership
Our Local Leaders Group is made up of representatives from member organisations. They meet regularly to provide strategic direction to the Collaboration.
They bring their lived experience, community perspectives and technical knowledge to the work and champion the initiative.
Speaking with one voice
We speak with one voice to create positive change. Our collective advocacy has resulted in the creation of:
Other collective advocacy efforts:
Bringing services together
Our Service Coordination Group meets monthly to improve support and housing outcomes for people sleeping rough in Byron Shire.
The group includes members from over 25 organisations such as:
- Local Specialist Homelessness Services
- Community housing providers
- Outreach teams such as Assertive Outreach Byron and Homeless Health Outreach Team
- Byron Shire Council Public Space Liaison Officers
- Health services
Investigating alternative housing models
Our Housing Working Group is focused on finding alternative housing models.
Listening to local community voices
Our 1000 Voices Project is helping us deeply listen to the hopes, challenges, and ideas of the Byron Shire community on local homelessness.
Coordinating efforts
The Ending Rough Sleeping Collaboration Byron Shire Backbone Team supports and coordinates the Collaboration and is based at Byron Shire Council.
The Backbone Team is co-funded by Byron Shire Council and the Siddle Family Foundation.