Housing Families
A groundbreaking project helping Warrior Women to overcome barriers in the housing market – because everyone deserves to live free from violence.
Are you a property owner keen to play your part?
We’ll connect you with an ideal tenant, and you’ll hold the keys to her success.
Are you in the real estate industry and ready to make a major difference?
Property Managers, Real Estate Agents – absolutely anyone can become an Impact Agent. We have a range of options to suit your capacity, from providing housing, rent top-ups or FDV education for your workplace.
The Housing Families Project was initiated by Orana House in 2021 in response to our research into the harmful impacts of Perth’s rental crisis. Bearing a significant brunt are women, often with young children, who’ve come to us because they’re escaping from violence in the one place where they should have felt safest – their homes.
Extensive surveys showed that our clients face constant discrimination in the rental market. They’re at risk of becoming homeless through no fault of their own.
Why you should register your rental:
Women who’ve experienced family and domestic violence (FDV) continue to face discrimination in the private rental market. In fact, more than 88% of property owners surveyed admitted that they didn’t want FDV victim-survivors as tenants due to unfounded fears of property damage by the perpetrator. Further research proved that this was highly unlikely – in fact, this has never once occurred in our four years of running this program.
The reality is that our clients make excellent tenants. We know this because they live in our crisis and transitional accommodation for extended periods. They’re responsible, clean, and houseproud. Above all, they deserve a home where they can live free from violence.
Still skeptical? Don’t be – this project is backed by PM Collective, who’ve offered grants of up to $1000 to cover rental arrears and damage in the first six months – but our tenants are doing so well, so we’ve never had to use it!
We know this program works: Housing Families secured rentals for eight women in the first two months after launch and in 2024 we housed a whopping 49 families (with 63 children). They’re all thriving now and the owners are thrilled.
But we still have many more deserving families waiting to find a home.
Property Managers, Owners and Real Estate Agents, you can all play a pivotal role in our program and when we all work together, everyone wins.
Call 6155 2665 or email housingfamilies@orana.net.au to learn more.
