Website: http://www.wayss.org.au/
Phone: 03 9791 6111
Head Office: 20 Princes Highway, Dandenong, Vic, Australia, 3175
We are here for all people facing homelessness and family violence and we will support them to have a safe, secure and affordable home that helps them to live a better life.
WAYSS was formed from the amalgamation of several small incorporated associations. The agency has been operating under its current structure since 1997. Many of WAYSS' services have been in operation since the late 1970s.
WAYSS' core business is to assist individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to improve their life circumstances by providing access to stable, affordable and safe accommodation.
WAYSS is the major transitional housing support service in the southern metropolitan growth corridor encompassing the local government areas of Casey, Cardinia and the Mornington Peninsula, as well as Greater Dandenong and Frankston
Family Violence Long Term Housing Program, Outer south Rooming House program, Housing Support, Transitional Housing Management (THM).
Accommodation Options for Families, Children’s Services, Drug Court Homelessness Assistance Program, High Risk Family Violence Services, Family Violence Outreach, Indigenous Tenants at Risk, Initial Assessment and Planning, Emergency Youth Accomm.
People who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
Animal Assisted Education and Therapy
City of Casey, City of Frankston, City of Greater Dandenong, Cardinia Shire, Mornington Peninsula
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$10,872,374
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Development of a 10 unit family violence long term housing in Cardinia Shire 2019
Development of a 8 unit, i office youth facility in Cardinia Shire 2019-2020
WAYSS Ltd is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee (incorporated as at 25 September 1997).
Key partnership The agency has a number of key partners including: - Members of the Outer South East Integrated Family Violence Partnership - Partnership for Open Door with Launch Housing, and Salvocare Eastern Frankston, Partnership with Victoria Police for L17 program