Catherine House provides crisis, longer-term accommodation and support services to women experiencing homelessness in South Australia. As South Australia’s only homelessness and recovery service for women, our work deals with the immediate issues created by homelessness and assists women in planning a future that helps them sustain housing and build purposeful lives.

In Australia, the biggest driver of women experiencing homelessness is domestic and family violence. Catherine House offers person-centred support and trauma-informed care, focusing on clients’ existing strengths and knowledge. We accommodate up to 54 women experiencing homelessness per night, and provide an outreach service to women living in the community.

Every woman who arrives at Catherine House is allocated a case worker to address the issues that resulted in their homelessness. Together, they work towards finding safe and affordable accommodation upon leaving the program and are linked with other support services within the community.