Our Current Services

Sanctuary Place offers newly built, furnished homes providing affordable housing for people who are on a pension, low-income earners, and Newstarts. Our residents’ lifestyle is centred around freedom, dignity, respect, and safety in a micro-community of like-minded men or women.

Sanctuary Place believes in building safe and adorable communities for those that need it most. Our social enterprise centres and flows around an organic and sustainable ecosystem that promotes personal and community development.

We offer a foundation for a new direction and outlook of social inclusion with the stability and knowledge of a place to call home. Toolbox and group meetings, consultation and open lines of communication bring together a productive and manageable lifestyle that is not only valuable and enjoyable but also worthwhile.

At Sanctuary Place many of our participants need daily support and services. A National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) registration will assist in the development and implementation of care supports for those that qualify for NDIS support services. Care support could include, but, is not limited to:

Of the 5000 people who leave the defence force every year, Sanctuary Place has recognised that a large part of the problem facing people when they leave the ADF is that they lose their sense of identity and purpose.

A landmark study conducted between 2010 – 2015, found that people leaving the ADF have much higher rates of mental disorders like anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and drug and alcohol dependence and it found that nearly half (46%) of veterans who left the ADF within five years experienced a mental disorder.

A large part of post-traumatic stress is anxiety, and not having enough money to live or a place to call home, and these veterans are ending up on the streets or in unstable housing situations. Often they end up homeless as they find it hard to ask for help. The Brave

Heart Pilot will support by providing temporary crisis accommodation for those without a permanent fixed address, with the aim to transition them to a more permanent housing solution, while also providing the wrap-around services required so they can transition to a life after service and adjust to a new way of life.

When we consider this issue, it is easy to move straight to its physical expression, however, it extends into mental, emotional, and sexual abuse in a multitude of levels for many, exposing a person to stress and strain which can have lifelong implications.

We may never know the true extent of this situation, as it is common for victims to never report the experience, however, it affects people from all walks of life and all age ranges and can have lifelong impacts for victims. This is a fundamental purpose as to why Sanctuary Place created and implements its wrap-around services through our Restorative Life Support program, to support the family unit and begin to create structure for families and individuals.

Domestic violence is a widespread problem in Australia and is a major health and welfare issue across all ages and all socioeconomic and demographic groups, but it predominantly affects women and children.

Children are the ones being most affected in these situations and they need to be the first priority. When we provide the children with stability and ensure they are back to school and in a community which also has the right health services, we give them a sense of belonging and education so that mum and/or dad can start to rebuild the family unit. With ongoing support and intervention from Sanctuary Place, plus the guided integration into the immediate community, a foundation of an effective and essential support network is developed if they are isolated from a family support system.

Sanctuary Place offers a unique opportunity to assist individuals in our community to live an independent life in a place they can call home. Regardless of their  circumstances Sanctuary Place believes everyone deserves a second chance to a restorative life.

One by one, Sanctuary Place are meeting the needs of our most disadvantaged community, supporting; low-income earners, aged members of our society, the homeless, the disabled, victims of domestic violence and individuals with a criminal conviction. We respond to their current situation, we care about their story and support them in their journey of rebuilding their lives.

Sanctuary Place assesses the participant to determine the appropriate level of support required. The participant also agrees to our housing rules and expectations prior to securing a property. We collaborate with our community affiliations to establish practical solutions and resources to support our participants situation. Sanctuary Place facilitates the opportunity to change their life!

The Restorative Life Support program is the critical component in supporting convicted offenders by changing their environment, improving their social behaviours, whilst providing strategies to sustain a purposeful life. We walk this road together, one step at a time, knowing our future is not defined by our past. With the support of ‘SPL Care’, our participants can make a positive change to a restorative life. We walk the Long Mile together!

Sanctuary Place are in the process of constructing safe and secure townhouses within a gated community to provide an immediate solution to our community in crisis. Sanctuary Place can alleviate the immediate danger by providing a safe and secure space for an individual experiencing violence from a domestic situation. Our aim is to reduce the stress and assist the participant’s ability to cope with the crisis by providing a safe space to recuperate and regain a sense of calm.

The length of stay within our crisis/temporary accommodation is assessed at the time of entry and based on the individuals’ circumstances and ongoing support required. Crisis/Temporary Accommodation Sanctuary Place are in the process of constructing safe and secure townhouses within a gated community to provide an immediate solution to our community in crisis. Sanctuary Place can alleviate the immediate danger by providing a safe and secure space for an individual experiencing violence from a domestic situation.

Our aim is to reduce the stress and assist the participant’s ability to cope with the crisis by providing a safe space to recuperate and regain a sense of calm. The length of stay within our crisis/temporary accommodation is assessed at the time of entry and based on the individuals’ circumstances and ongoing support required.