Ebenezer Home
...providing a safe home for youth in need
Our Service Download an Ebenezer Brochure (req's MS Publisher 2007)
· Administration is
from 4 Penrith Place Balga,
with supported
accommodation in houses in the Mirrabooka region.
· Female Crisis
Accommodation —
Girrawheen 5 Beds
For girls aged 15 to 25, this
facility is staffed on a 24 hour basis and accepts emergency referrals.
The supervisor
provides case management for these
clients.
· Female
Transitional
Accommodation
—
Nollamara 6 Beds
Shared, independent living for girls aged 16 to 25, who are in training or employment.
Supervision is provided by a live-in caretaker.
· Male
Transitional
Accommodation —
Marangaroo
3 Beds
Shared, independent living for males aged 17 to 25 who are in training or employment. Supervision is provided by a live-in caretaker. More info...
Our Mission
The goals of Ebenezer Home are:
To provide an accessible service for youth in need of accommodation and support, helping them to gain self-esteem.
To help in the re-establishing of family and other relationships
Assistance towards
achieving independent living.The strategies used to achieve these goals are:
by offering crisis and transitional accommodation and
providing services that meet the holistic needs of our clients through:
Support Planning
& Follow-up
Counselling
Mediation
Outreach
Assistance to access areas such as:
Training
Health
Our History
The work of Ebenezer Home began in 1968 when the much-loved Mrs Hazel Hays began to provide accommodation and support for Aboriginal youth in her Balcatta home.
In 1984, the ageing Mrs Hays was approached by Pastor Denzil Humphries from the Northern Area Aboriginal Evangelical Church with a desire to assist homeless young people. Following discussions a couple from the church began to live in the house and help to revive the work, using funds from their own pension payments.
Later, the State Government began to provide some continued financial assistance for the work of Ebenezer Home.
In spite of initial strong resistance from the local community, Homeswest made houses available in Girrawheen in 1989 and Marangaroo in 1991, and the service now provides 5 crisis and 5 transitional beds for females and 3 transitional beds for males.
In keeping with the original vision, Ebenezer Home continues to provide accommodation and support for needy young people whose needs are addressed on an individual basis within the context of extended family and community.
Administration
4 Penrith Place Balga 6061
phone (08) 9440-1736
fax (08) 9440-1738
ebenezer@tpg.com.au
Web: http://users.tpg.com.au/ebenezer
Female
Crisis Accommodation
phone
all hours
(08) 9247-1330
fax (08) 9247-1054
Female Transitional Accommodation
Placements are made from the Crisis Hostel
Male Transitional Accommodation
phone 08) 9440-1736 or
(04) 1615-7047