No family should have to choose between violence and homelessness

✓ One-Off

Recurring

$62 can provide two hygiene packs with essential sanitary products to help restore dignity for families in crisis

$88 can help a family settle into safety with essential groceries
and supplies

$132 can provide financial support to parents affected by financial abuse to reduce their risk of homelessness

Other Amount

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Too many children have nowhere safe to go next

Across Australia, parents and children are fleeing violence, only to face a new fear - not knowing where they'll sleep next.
For many families, the pressure to return can become overwhelming.

2 in 5 children experience domestic and family violence (DFV) in Australia.¹

Nearly half of families seeking support from Barnardos are trying to leave an unsafe home.²

When families seek help with housing or money, domestic violence is often the hidden cause.

Without support, families are left facing an impossible choice: return to violence or face homelessness.
Your tax-deductible donation today can help change this.

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1 Haslam, D., Mathews, B., Pacella, R., et al. (2023). Findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study. *Stock images. Models used for illustrative purposes and names changed to protect privacy.

“When everything around a child keeps changing – their home, their school, their routines – it becomes harder and harder for them to feel safe.” – Brenda*, Barnardos Caseworker

When Brenda first met Sarah* and her son Alfie*, they had already left a violent home. Sarah had done everything she could to protect her child. But leaving didn’t mean they were safe.

Since that night, they’ve been moving from place to place – spare rooms, sofas, wherever someone could offer temporary shelter...

Alfie had just settled into a new school. He was making friends and beginning to feel like other children again. But very soon, they’ll have to move again. And Sarah still doesn’t know where her son will sleep. Now she’s wondering if they can afford to stay safe.

This is what families are facing right now: an impossible choice between violence and homelessness.

Please donate before 30 June to help ensure children like Alfie are not pushed back into harm simply because safe housing is out of reach.

MAKE A TAX-TIME GIFT TODAY

Finding safety is only just the beginning

Your gift this tax-time can help ensure children receive more than safety, giving them the support they need to rebuild and recover.

Stage 1: Get to safety

Specialist safety planning, essential items like food and clothing, and immediate support help protect children in the most dangerous moments.

Stage 2: Find stability

Support to secure safe housing, alongside financial and legal assistance, helps
families move beyond crisis and find
some stability again.

Stage 3: Begin to rebuild

Counselling, education support
and specialised care help children
recover from trauma and rebuild
their sense of safety.

Help remove the impossible choice facing children today

Families like Alfie’s are at a turning point. What happens next depends on whether support is there in that moment. Without it, families can be pulled back by fear, ongoing control from their abuser, and having nowhere safe to go.

Your support can help keep a child like Alfie safe in a bed of his own, protect a family from ongoing abuse, and provide the targeted support they need to rebuild.

Please give your tax-deductible gift before 30 June to help children find safety – and a place to call home.

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