Anawim Community Centre
The Anawim Community Centre is a place for sole Aboriginal women to access a range of support services to improve their quality of life and where sought or required, assistance to stay housed, break cycles of homelessness, and/ or get help to deal with domestic/ family violence issues.
This occurs through staff building rapport and relationship with women and working in a holistic, flexible way, that recognises the woman as the expert of her own experience.
To compliment on-site and visiting services, the Anawim Community Centre also works as an assessment and referral service to long term mobile case management services provided by Ruah Community Services and external agencies such as: Tenancy Support; Mental Health Recovery; Dual Diagnosis and Complex Needs; Women Leaving Prison; Domestic/Family/Social Violence; Aboriginal Women and Homelessness; HIV Support.
Professional Duty Services
Daily Assessment, Crisis Assistance, Referrals, Information and Advocacy Service for:
• Accommodation referrals/advocacy (to crisis accommodation, private and public housing, and to Anawim Emergency Housing Intake Service)
• Internal/external referrals as appropriate
• Income and financial issues
• Material assistance
• Parenting supports
• Drug and alcohol concerns
• Mental health issues
• Legal issues
• Physical health concerns.
The Anawim Community Centre has a range of different visiting services on-site to enable easy access to other agencies. E.g. Centrelink, GP’s, women’s health services, family violence services.
Who can use the Anawim Community Centre?
• Sole Aboriginal women over 18 years of age who:
o Are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
o Are on a low income
o Have a drug and alcohol and/or mental health need
o Are isolated or disadvantaged in other ways.
When is the Centre Open?
Professional Duty Service: Monday – Friday, 10am - 1pm.
Appointments for case management support can also be made between 1pm – 4pm.
Contact Us at the Anawim Community Centre
Phone: (08) 9328 7562
Fax: (08) 9228 4674
Email: Anawim@ruah.com.au
