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Nearly 70 beds for Adelaide city’s homeless under a cloud this winter
The availability of 47 crisis accommodation beds for homeless men, and 20 for women, are in doubt in Adelaide’s CBD this winter, but the State Government maintains the sector was “keen for change”.
Key points:
- The St Vincent de Paul Society says it relies on state government funding for its CBD crisis accommodation
- Catherine House warns its crisis accommodation for women is in doubt as a result of a sector shake-up
- SA’s Human Services Minister claims existing services might still continue but under the leadership of new alliances
St Vincent de Paul Society SA chief executive officer Louise Frost said a redirection of government funding to different providers meant it would have to close its city crisis accommodation beds for men by…
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