Bendigo Street Based Outreach - HeyVan - Haven Homeless Outreach

HeyVan Bendigo Street Based Outreach

The HeyVan is a mobile street-based service and a safe space where rough sleepers can connect with our Homeless Assertive Outreach Response team.

The HeyVan carries basic foods and essential items and stops at several known locations across the City of Greater Bendigo.

To find the HeyVan you can call or SMS

More about
this program

The HeyVan is part of the Homeless Assertive Outreach Response Program (HAOP), an initiative of the Victorian Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Plan.

KEY PROGRAM PARTNER
Bendigo Community Health Services

STEERING COMMITTEE
Bendigo Aboriginal District Cooperative
Victoria Police
City of Greater Bendigo
Centre for Non-Violence
Anglicare Vic
Department of Health and Human Services

The HAOP team provides:

Early intervention to prevent homelessness

Access to emergency accommodation

Access to specialist services such as mental health, drug and alcohol support, allied health and more.

Case management to support the complex needs of people experiencing homelessness & sleeping rough

Early intervention strategies, aiming to reduce the psychosocial impact of rough sleeping

Ongoing support offering for people to be relocated off the street and into safe and permanent housing

Innovative responses and support to people who may not engage with traditional services

Bendigo Central

1 Hargreaves Street – Bendigo Community Health
5 Garsed Street
6 Train Station
7 Lyttleton Terrace
8 Barnard St QEO
9 Pall Mall – Rosalind Park

Bendigo Outskirts

2 Huntly Reserve
3 Eaglehawk – Neangar Lake
4 Kangaroo Flat – Rotary Park

Contact

To find the HeyVan you can call or SMS 0436 813 585 or go to our Facebook page.

For more information, contact our team at: ao.support@hhs.org.au

HeyVan on the road
Monday – Friday 5pm – 9pm

Haven; Home, Safe: In a world where homelessness and housing crisis exist, we connect people with housing options and integrated supports so that they can find and keep a place to call home.

havenhomesafe.org.au

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