Despite having the greatest need for funding in Australia, with a homelessness rate 12 times the national average, the NT has persistently not received enough Commonwealth money because of its small population. But in May, that changed.
In a matter of hours, Renee Harrington's life was turned upside down when the caravan she was living in caught fire in December last year.
"Waking up every morning trying to figure out where you're going to stay the night … that's stressful. Lyn says the Sunday Food Run was established as a community-run service a few years ago in the absence of an official night-time free food service in Darwin. Annie Taylor, the head of operations at homelessness peak body NT Shelter, says the territory has historically received just 1.3 per cent of federal funding, despite
"Preventing experiences of homelessness from occurring in the first place is really central to decreasing those numbers of people experiencing homelessness."For Renee, she says she wants to see more money spent on helping people like herself to access training and jobs.
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