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We’ve just wrapped up our 13th Annual Forum on Women and Homelessness and it was a huge success! After our original plans to host this year’s Forum during Homelessness Week were postponed due to lockdown, we decided to take the whole Forum online for the second year in a row.
After more than nine years of service, our President and Chairman Patricia McCormack is retiring from The Lady Musgrave Trust.
Myer Indooroopilly is set to raise significant funds this month to help the effort to end women’s homelessness in Brisbane.
Queensland’s oldest charity has turned its attention to focus on supporting the growing number of older women who are facing housing uncertainty.
For those sleeping rough, lockdown has made life more difficult than ever before. Businesses are closed. Public bathrooms are shut. Shelters are overflowing, with food donations and volunteer workers decreasing daily as people prioritise their own safety over helping others.
It will soon be easier for older women experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless in Queensland to navigate their way to a better life, as Eastern Star Foundation announces a $100,000 grant to The Lady Musgrave Trust.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australians are being told to stay home and stay safe. But what if you don’t have a home – or your home isn’t safe?
We are proud to announce that Allison McKelvie has been appointed as Director of The Lady Musgrave Trust.
Madonna King has a deep and unique understanding of what makes young women tick.
The strategically selected members of the committee will provide insight from the viewpoint of younger people to help shape the Trust’s various business functions.
The Lady Musgrave Trust is establishing a Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) as a support group for the Board.
Brisbane-based fashion brand Styling You has announced it will donate $10 from the sale of every Nikki sequin SY logo t-shirt to The Lady Musgrave Trust.
Homelessness doesn’t discriminate. And it can happen in an instant for anyone from any background. But when it comes to the reasons why people find themselves homeless the list is long and varied, touching on a range of social, economic and health-related factors.
The week of 2-9 March 2019 is Queensland Women’s Week and The Lady Musgrave Trust is once again leading the cause with celebrations, fundraising and an awareness campaign that will see iconic landmarks across the state spring to life in purple lights.
On any given night in Australia, there are 116,000 people who are considered homeless. That’s about 50 homeless persons for every 10,000 people. But what does it actually mean to be homeless?
This Christmas, volunteers from St Peters Lutheran College will be gift wrapping at Myer Indooroopilly to raise funds for The Lady Musgrave Trust.