Know your city by name.
The first step to ending rough sleeping is to know who's experiencing it, by name.
That's why we're working to implement By-Name Lists across metropolitan Melbourne.
The By-Name List is a person-centred approach to ending rough sleeping. It’s a simple process with a powerful impact: Outreach workers meet each person sleeping rough in our community. They learn their name, who they are and what they need, so we can then bring services together to help them access and sustain appropriate permanent housing.
This approach brings services and councils together around a shared understanding of people who are rough sleeping and the supports they need, to create a fairer city for all.
That's why we are calling on the State Government and all local governments across Melbourne to:
- Create and maintain a By-Name List that enables every person sleeping rough to be known personally by the services supporting them
- Work to improve supply of and pathways to social and affordable housing, with the services people need to escape the cycle of homelessness
- Support the creation of a metropolitan wide By-Name List, to ensure no one falls between the cracks if they move to different parts of the city trying to find the help they need.
Add your voice to help build momentum for positive change today.
