Australian Zero Homelessness Summit

Do you think ending homelessness is possible?

If so, do you want to be part of a community that is learning how to do that?

Join us in Brisbane for the inaugural Australian Zero Homelessness Summit.

Wednesday 26 October

8:30am – 5pm AEST
AtoZ Learning Session (AtoZ Communities only)

6:30pm AEST
Summit Dinner

Thursday 27 October

8:00am – 4:30pm AEST
Australian Zero Homelessness Summit

5:00pm AEST
Summit Networking Event

Friday 28 October

9:00am – 4:00pm AEST
Workshops

See available workshops below, including a session on ‘Building an Australian Supportive Housing System’ and specific consultation sessions for lived experience and first nations and front line workers on the new VI-SDPAT tool – the Australian Homelessness Vulnerability Triage Tool

Each event is individually ticketed – please book by clicking here.

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We know that ending homelessness is possible, but only if we work together in new ways. That is why on 27 October 2022 the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) will be hosting the inaugural Australian Zero Homelessness Summit, bringing together all the organisations and communities committed to ending homelessness in Australia and to officially launch the Advance to Zero campaign.

The summit will bring together people and organisations across the homelessness, housing, health, and many other sectors, across industries, and all levels of government to ensure everyone has access to the housing and support they need to make sure that any future incidents of homelessness that do occur are rare, brief, and a one-time occurrence.

The summit will provide the opportunity to hear directly from communities that have ended homelessness in both the United States and Canada.

In attendance will be:

Iain de Jong President & CEO, OrgCode Consulting (Canada)

Liz Drapa Vice President, Corporation for Supportive Housing (USA)

Marie Morrison Director, Built for Zero, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (Canada)

Rian Watt Strategy Lead, International & Large-Sale Change, Community Solutions (USA)

Full program to be released soon…

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Importantly, the Summit will also provide the opportunity to showcase the efforts of the growing number of Australian communities seeking to end homelessness.

The summit will take place alongside the learning sessions with all the communities that are part of the Advance to Zero Campaign as well as many of the Allied Networks associated with the AAEH - such as the Australian Health, Housing and Homelessness Network (A3HN), the Australian and New Zealand Common Ground Community of Practice and others.

The summit and workshops will take place at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. The summit networking events will take place at The Charming Squire, Grey Street, South Brisbane.

Price (plus booking fees)

40% discount applies to current Advance to Zero Communities–please reach out to your local Large Scale Change Lead for a discount code. Codes are case-sensitive and need to be inputted via the ‘access hidden tickets’ option on the Humanitix ‘Get Tickets’ section. Each event is individually ticketed–please book by clicking here.

A limited number of free tickets are available for people with lived experience of homelessness, or who work for smaller not-for-profit organisations or work for an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation. To be considered for a free ticket please complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) form.

Please note: while every EOI application will be considered, completion of the form does not guarantee you will receive one of the free tickets.

For more information, please contact us via info@aaeh.org.au Refunds are available up to 45 days prior to the event. COVID Policy: In the event that the Summit is not able to proceed due to pandemic-related issues, no refunds will be provided.

If your organisation is interested in sponsoring the Summit please let us know, as we are seeking extra support to help people with lived experience of homelessness as well as staff from smaller not-for-profit and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations to participate. Please contact us via info@aaeh.org.au if you are interested.