Housing for Communities

The communitybuilders.nsw website is about community development. Information on physical buildings and housing for communities can be obtained from organisations suggested in this article.

Organisations in New South Wales that can offer practical support and advice on housing especially for low income groups include:

NSW Office of Community Housing

Undertakes the strategic development of the community housing sector and promotes client-focused and efficient service delivery by the 400 community housing providers in NSW.

The Office is responsible for the planning and delivery of a range of services including:

• Housing Associations and Co-operatives Program
• Crisis Accommodation Program
• Housing Partnership Program and the
• Social Housing Subsidy Program

In addition to its Head Office at Parramatta, the NSW Office of Community Housing operates through five regional teams at Grafton, Newcastle, Wollongong, Orange and Queanbeyan which ensure local links to community housing providers across the state.

Contacts:
Phone:  02 8753 8280
Email: och@housing.nsw.gov.au

Follow this link to the NSW Office of Community Housing (opens in a new browser window)

Centre for Affordable Housing

Was established in 2003 and works with local and state government, non-profit organisations and private companies to bring about better responses to housing affordability.

Initiatives include Group Self-Build Schemes and the Self Build Grant Scheme

Contacts:
Phone: 02 8753 8181
Email: cah@housing.nsw.gov.au

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NSW Federation of Housing Associations

The NSW Federation of Housing Associations is the peak industry body for housing associations in NSW.  Housing associations are not-for-profit managers and developers of low cost housing. 

The Federation has grown to be a representative voice for housing associations, a provider of a wide range of good practice advice and resources, a facilitator of the ongoing development of the sector, and the leading provider of social housing training in Australia. 

The website provides direct links to the peak bodies (resourcing agencies) for the 3 main types of community housing:

• Housing Associations
• Tenant managed Housing Co-operatives
• Church-based Housing

It also includes a list of Housing Associations in NSW.

Follow this link to NSW Federation of Housing Associations (opens in a new browser window)

Habitat for Humanity

Works in partnership with people in need, the community at large and volunteers from all walks of life to build simple, decent and affordable homes; and to strengthen local communities in Australia and throughout the world.

Contacts:

PO Box 1154 Parramatta NSW 2124 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9635 0199

Fax: +61 2 9635 0299
Email: info@habitat.org.au

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