Strategies and frameworks

 Opening Doors Framework (PDF 637KB, Pages 28)
Opening Doors is for use by Housing and Community Building Division-funded homelessness assistance services and social housing services. When the framework is fully implemented in these services, allied services such as health, mental health and drug and alcohol services will be invited to link with local homelessness and social housing networks.

 Opening Doors Service Coordination Guide (PDF Size 744KB, Pages 62)
The Service Coordination Guide will assist local area service networks to develop, implement and maintain their local service delivery model. It divides the development work into seven stages

 Opening Doors Practice Guide (PDF 1MB, Pages 59)
This Practice guide assists workers who undertake initial homelessness assessment to understand and implement the practice of Opening Doors. It includes information about using the initial assessment and referral tools, and will support each worker¿s own communication and allow for individual tailoring of the assessment conversation.

 Partnerships for better housing assistance Annual Update 2008 to 09 (PDF Size 369KB, Pages 12)
July 2008 update of the Partnerships for better housing assistance detailing Office of Housing's progress towards achieving their vision

 Partnerships for better housing assistance (PDF Size 1MB, Pages 32)
Housing and Community Building's strategic framework - Partnerships for better housing assistance outlines how we are going to meet our broad vision that 'Victorians live in vibrant communities and have access to secure affordable and appropriate housing'. The strategic framework provides direction by articulating four outcomes that we want to achieve by 2009

 Victorian Homelessness Strategy: Directions for Change (PDF Size 468KB, Pages 20)
The Victorian Homelessness Strategy examines the State response to homelessness identifies actions and approaches that would improve that response.