Helping the Peel Region for more than 20 years!
WAASP
WestAus accommodation Advocacy & Support Peel is a program aimed at assisting people in the Peel region who are having trouble maintaining their private rental accommodation. WestAus will offer these clients a range of services to overcome their individual circumstances.
Advocacy
We will act on behalf of our clients with creditors in an effort to achieve the best long term outcome for our clients.
Emergency Relief
Where people can be assisted once per year with a small payment to help in a crisis situation.
Healthy Breakfast Club
This program aims to promote healthy eating for children attending primary school and in particular those children whose home environment sees them attending school hungry.
Emergency Accommodation
WestAus has 2 crisis houses and 3 transitional crisis houses which cater for people who are single, in a family or escaping domestic violence.
Christmas Hampers
WestAus coordinate and apply for funding for the peel Christmas hamper appeal, we give out 1200 hampers throughout the region, working together with non-government and government agencies.
Food Aid
WestAus offers many people the opportunity to be assisted with a food hamper for a period of time so they can better manage outstanding debts.
Referral
Often people have a range of issues affecting their family’s lives. Where WestAus is unable to assist, we will recommend and refer these people to an agency in the region that may be able to assist them.