MICAH PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR STORY 1995–2015

1999

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1997

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1996

1993Young Mothers for Young Women is established. It is the fi rst support service for young parenting mothers & the start of Micah Projects’ family support program

1994A steering committee is formed to establish Project Micah. Foundation members are from St Mary’s Community

1995After 2 years of community consultation Project Micah Inc is formed as a not for profi t incorporated association

Inaugural Christmas Hampers for families. Now an annual event

Community Access & Support Service (CASS). The fi rst outreach van to people sleeping rough & intoxicated on the streets

Funding is received from Department of Justice Victims of Crime program to support people abused in institutions as children

First government funding for Project Esther which began in 1994

YMYW Drop in Day begins

Project Micah o� cially changes its name to Micah Projects Inc

Community consultation process is undertaken in response to a request from Disability Services to house & support women with severe disability

Individual support packages are taken up which leads to the development of ROMIGA & the Social Inclusion Program which continues to grow & develop

Esther Trust is formed to support ex-residents from Queensland church & state-run institutions

Pilot program begins supporting people in inner-city boarding houses

Forde Inquiry announced by Hon Anna Bligh MP

Project Micah supports people to submit & present to the Inquiry

Queensland Apology to those abused in Queensland Institutions during their childhood

Millennium Arts Homeless Project on people sleeping rough at Kurilpa Point. 83 housed

More than Just a Roof A study of family homelessness with a consortium of social justice organisations

Emerging practice: Housing First

First Moonlight Magic Dinner Dance: now the social event of the year in Brisbane’s social calendar

Homelessness Hub is opened by BHSC with co-located partners including Murri Watch, Centre Care SWBCOP & Brisbane Boarders

Charter for Redress is presented by HAN

Micah Homelessness Services is formed to build integrated responses to addressing homelessness

Input is provided in Senate Select Committee on Mental Health

Roundtable for families

‘Child’ statue installed in Roma Street Forum as a memorial for children who endured abuse in out of home care

Southside Homelessness Action Network (SHAN) report on gaps in services on Brisbane’s southside

Premier Peter Beattie visits Tent City with Micah Inner City Services

2008

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200620042002

Micah Inner-City Services (MICs) begins at St Mary’s House

CASS becomes a 6 night/7 day service

Micah Projects supports Forgotten Australians in preparing a submission for a Senate Inquiry

Historical Abuse Network is established

Roberta, Michelle & Geraldine (ROMIGA), move into their new home

Community Linking Program (now Resident Support Program) begins supporting people living in boarding houses & privately owned hostels

Homeless & Housing Fund is established with support from St Mary’s Community

Esther Centre opens as a Drop-in Centre for people who experienced abuse as children in out of home care

Campbell’s Club starts up as an integral part of Micah Projects’ RSP

Collaboration between YMYW & the Brisbane Domestic Violence Resource Centre on the impact of DV on young women & families

Memorandum of Understanding with Brisbane Council of Elders is signed

Tent City to Tenancy partnership houses people living in tents in South Brisbane

Mater Health Services locates a Clinical Nurse at the BHSC

Cross-cultural training introduced for all Micah Projects’ sta� with Tom Kirk, Indigenous Trainer

A continuum of services are expanded through enhanced funding:

Street to Home (formerly MICs)

H2H Family Homelessness National Demonstration Project

Early Intervention Consortium for Homelessness (REACH)

Riverside Drive to Home project houses 58 chronically homeless people living rough along the river in West End

Which way Home?White Paper on homelessness reconfi gures programs in Australia & leads to the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH)

H2H Family Homelessness National Demonstration Project Evaluation is released

Family Inclusion Network Roundtable is held & FIN becomes established to advocate for family rights

Mater Health Services provides post-natal services for young parenting families within the YMYW program

Redress Scheme for individuals who experienced abuse & neglect in Qld institutions as children after 8 years of advocacy by HAN

Butterfl y Place is established in the West End Uniting Church precinct

Awards

1995 Violence Prevention Award (Outstanding Achievement) to YMYW

2004 Uniting Care Social Justice Award

2006 Earle Duus Memorial Award

2011 Mercy Foundation Social Justice Award

2012 Highly Commended in excellence or innovation, Australian Government Awards

2013 National Homelessness Award

2013 Catholic Health Australia Outreach Healthcare Award

2015

Micah Projects becomes a member of the Partners in Recovery consortium (Metro South) to support people with mental illness, especially those who are homeless

BCG Nurse Integration program begins in partnership with Mater Health Services & St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Brisbane

Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is adopted

RAP Committee supports annual events such as Close the Gap & Sorry Day

The Hive commences social support & inclusion services to Home & Community Care eligible people in South Brisbane

Tzu Chi & Micah Projects commence dental fairs for families experiencing disadvantage

Brisbane FloodMicah Projects assists at Brisbane RNA evacuation centre, & provides post-fl ood support & advocacy

2008

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BDVS receives domestic violence funds for Brisbane regional service

Early Childhood Response:

Caterpillar House is relocated

Parents as Teachers program begins

Inclusive Health Partnerships Ltd is established

Visit to Taiwan with Tzu Chi Foundation & meeting with Dharma Master Cheng Yen at the Abode of Still Thoughts

ROMIGA ceases to be a Micah Projects service after 14 years

Riverside Drive to Home project houses 58 chronically homeless people living rough along the river in West End

Which way Home?White Paper on homelessness reconfi gures programs in Australia & leads to the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH)

International Partnerships:

Community Solutions NY for 50 Lives 50 Homes

Housing InnovationsSupportive training Housing & evaluation

National Partnerships:

Street to HomeEnhanced funding: 20 hrs a day, 365 days a year

Partner in establishing Common Ground Queensland, the fi rst supportive housing company in Queensland

BCG Interim Outreach Services

50 Lives 50 Homes campaign is initiated using the Vulnerability Index tool

BCG building is completed. Micah Projects’ on-site services commence

Partnership between Common Ground Qld & SNM Security

Homelessness & Health Roundtable with Dr Jim O’Connell (Healthcare for the Homeless, Boston)

H2H After Hours Nurses partnership (Mater and Micah Projects) is funded by Greater Metro South Brisbane Medicare Local

Brisbane Domestic Violence Service contract is transferred from DVRC. Open tender 2014

Australian Government Find & Connect services commence (Lotus Place)

500 Lives 500 Homes campaign uses VI-SPDAT in Registry Week: a Collective Impact project across Greater Brisbane

BHSC is closed as a centre & becomes the Brisbane Homelessness Service Collaborative

Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Lotus Place opens in Townsville & Rockhampton

St Vincent’s Private Hospital & Micah Projects Pathways Pilot Project on hospital admission & discharge

Inclusive Health Partnerships Memorandum of Understanding signed

BCGBrisbane Common Ground

BHSCBrisbane Homelessness Service Centre/Collaborative

FINFamily Inclusion Network

HANHistorical Abuse Network

H2HHomelessness to Home

PIRPartners in Recovery

RSPResident Support Program

VI-SPDATVulnerability IndexService Prioritisation & Decision Assistance Tool

YMYWYoung Mothers for Young Women

National Apology to Forgotten Australians & Child Migrants by Prime Minister, Hon Kevin Rudd MP. People are supported to go to Canberra for the event

Caterpillar Place is established in the West End Uniting Church precinct

Micah Projects moves from St Mary’s House to Boundary Street, West End

Breaking Social IsolationBuilding Community

2003More Than Just a Roof: A Study of Family Homelessness in QueenslandQUT Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofi t Studies: Peter Walsh with Catherine Milford and Dr Lara Cain in collaboration with Micah Projects and seven other NFP social justice organisations

2004The Way Forward: A Young Women’s Leadership ProgramCompiled by Linda Richards

Getting What you Want! A Peer Guide to ParentingAdele Renwick and Sharon Gyde, Shiloh Watts, Anna MacRae and Susan Timbs

2005Towards a Localised Homelessness Service System: Reporting on Progress and Direction SettingSouthside Homelessness Action Network (SHAN) Micah Projects Lead Agency with BCC

2007FIN ReportFamily Inclusion Network

2008Voices from the Margins: A SnapshotDr Annie Holden

Ending Family Homelessness: A Possible Dream

Journeys Through HomelessnessCarolyn Mason, Walter Robb

Riverside Drive to Home ReportHelen Wallace, Jon Eastgate, Judith Hunter

2009Lives of Uncommon Children: Refl ections of Forgotten AustraliansKaryn Walsh, Kris Olsson

201050 Lives 50 Homes Fact SheetKaryn Walsh, Becky Kanis, Beth Sandor

2012Queer Without Fear–LGBTI Domestic and Family Violence and its ImpactsAdapted for Qld by Micah Projects’ Brisbane DV Advocacy Service and Healthy Communities

Emerging Solutions: Family Homelessness Research

• Models of Support for Vulnerable Families

• Working with Children in Vulnerable Families

• Working with Adults in Vulnerable Families

• Addressing the Housing Needs of Vulnerable Families

A Study of Crisis Intervention and Planned Family Support with Vulnerable FamiliesProfessor Karen Healy, University of Queensland

2013Micah Projects Practice Framework Working with Children & Vulnerable Adults

Micah Projects Child Aware Approaches Project Literature ReviewClare Tilbury, Peter Walsh and Jennifer Osmond Gri� th School of Human Services and Social Work

Creating Homes: Lives ChangingStories Compiled by Ben Pennings

Micah Projects Reconciliation Action Plan

2014Emerging Solutions: Homelessness Research

• Cost E� ective Housing First Interventions

• Supportive Housing–Bringing an International Solution to Australia

• Housing Vulnerable Rough Sleepers

A ‘Housing First’ Approach to Homelessness in BrisbaneCarolyn Mason and Dr Peter Grimbeek

An Economic Evaluation of the H2H Healthcare After-Hours ServiceProfessor Luke Connelly BA(Econ) MEconSt, PhD

2015Unfi nished BusinessThe Historical Abuse Network

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