024: My Strategy Is To Be Dead First. The Reality Of The Homeless Crisis For Women Over 55 with Teresa Reed

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There is a silent crisis rapidly rising in the women in our world - women over the age of 55 in Australia who are the fastest group experiencing homelessness. This is an age when most of us plan to settle into life, adventure, community and family.

Instead an insane - yes insane - amount of them are suffering homelessness, sleeping rough and couch surfing. Hidden in plain sight

In this episode of Raise 1000 Voices, we speak with Teresa Reed about her remarkable advocacy - The Forgotten Women Project: addressing homelessness in vulnerable women. Teresa is committed personally and professionally to helping the homeless live with dignity and security.

The Forgotten Women Project anchors itself in surprisingly practical and accessible solutions to change the future for dozens of women - and in doing so Teresa is giving tangible hope to the “hidden homeless”, the vulnerable older women with no financial means to afford their own homes, or to even stay in the ‘housing market’.

There are a multitude of factors that lead to vulnerable older women being homeless - including the lack of financial education, divorce and relationship breakdown, the stigma of seeking any assistance felt by women, and the absence of affordable housing options to name just a few.

Teresa shares stories that will stop your heart and jolt your world. And this is why her work matters - and why you simply must listen to this conversation on Raise 1000 Voices.

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:

• An overview of Teresa's career and life (02:08)
• The importance of having a holistic view in Human Services (03:09)
• The discrepancy between the number of housing available and the actual number needed (05:05)
• Teresa’s transition journey of helping the homeless (06:48)
• Why a particular age group of women is not showing up in access points (08:55)
• Two ways that The Forgotten Women helps the homeless (11:20)
• What are some of the challenges in their organisation? (13:09)
• Outstanding stories of homeless women that made an impact on Teresa (16:10)
• The importance of teaching women financial education (22:43)
• The difference of stigma in being homeless in other age brackets (23:47)
• The value of having a safe space for starting conversations (26:33)
• New opportunities to combat homelessness (28:39)
• What to expect in the Live Like Her Challenge (34:12)

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