About Us
Who we are
The Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) is an independent champion for preventing and ending homelessness in Australia.
Despite the common misconception to the contrary, the scale of homelessness in Australia is both preventable and solvable.
AAEH supports Australian communities to individually and collectively end homelessness. Specifically, we work with local communities at all levels to ensure everyone has access to safe and sustainable housing services and that any incidents of homelessness that do occur are rare, brief and non-recurring.
Our membership includes individuals and organisations who are social service and policy leaders from across Australia who share our commitment to the vision or preventing and ending homelessness.
While Australia is a rich country, many individuals and families continue to be trapped in a cycle of homelessness, often transitioning from unstable accommodation to emergency shelters to rough sleeping. This can continue for many years resulting in a state of chronic homelessness.
Despite the common misconception to the contrary, the scale of homelessness in Australia is both preventable and solvable.
The work of the Alliance is evidence-based. It is informed by global best practice and research available from the most innovative, credible and successful international studies and programs in the most effective ways to end homelessness. Our members include organisations dedicated to identifying, promoting, championing and implementing these evidence-based ideas.
We work with practitioners, policymakers, academics, corporate and community leaders to build increased understanding of the complex and interconnected causes of homelessness, the challenges of overcoming it at a personal and community level, and the most effective initiatives, programs and policies for preventing and ultimately ending it in our towns and cities, our states and our country. And from this increased understanding, inspire strategic, evidence-based and socially-just action.
By working together with the community at all levels including citizens, organisations and government.
Ultimately, AAEH exists to promote the most effective ideas for ending homelessness based on the most credible research and studies conducted around the world.