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Directory of Services

Anglicare Tasmania
Phone: 1800243232
Region: Statewide
Description: Anglicare responds to Tasmanians living in poverty and crisis through accommodation, counselling and employment services. Anglicare provides support to people with disabilities and mental illnesses.
Hobart: 62133555
Glenorchy: 62735855
Launceston: 63333000
Devonport: 64249382
Burnie: 64318299
St Helens: 63761810
Website: http://www.anglicare-tas.org.au/

Centacare Tasmania Family Services
Phone: 62782689 (Hobart)
Email: centacare.hobart@aohtas.org.au
Description: Centacare is available to support you regardless of age. Support with the transition from shelters to independent living, outreach support up to and after the move, counselling, support finding a new home, crisis information and referral.
Launceston:63319253
Burnie:64318555
Devonport:64236100
Website: http://www.hobart.catholic.org.au/centacare.html

Colony 47
Phone: 6222 1590
Freecall: 1800265669
Email: admin@colony47.com.au
Region: South
Description: Colony 47 offers a range of housing focused programs:
Colony Assistance Service for Housing-CA$H: provides financial assistance for households on low to moderate incomes who are accessing/maintaining private rental accommodation.
Colony Outreach Support Service-COSS: Supports people who are homeless, or about to become homeless to find and maintain accommodation.
Mara House supports young women 13-18 in supported longer term accommodation, including tenancy units supported by Mara House and COSS (6 Beds) as well as providing transitional supported accommodation for young women aged between 13 and 18 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Direct Tenancy Programme DTP: provides tenancy support to young people under 25, supporting them to access and maintain public housing.
Website: http://www.colony47.com.au/housing.php

Family Relationship Centres
Phone: 1800050321
Region: Statewide
Description: Family Relationship Centres are a source of information and confidential advice for families at all stages in their life. Whether you are starting a relationship, wanting to make your relationship stronger, or having relationship difficulties, the Centres can help.
Hobart: 62112100
Launceston: 63367050
Website: http://www.familyrelationships.gov.au/

Family Uniting Care Services
Phone: 63340895
Fax: 63341902
Email: info@unitingcarefamilyservices.org.au
Region: North
Description: Provides courses, support mediation, information and resources for families.
Website: http://www.unitingcarefamilyservices.org.au/

Hobart Benevolent Society
Phone: 6234 1296
Region: South
Description: Provides emergency relief: food vouchers, wood in winter, financial assistance in some circumstances.

Hobart City Mission
Phone: 6231 0966
Fax: 6231 0514
Region: South
Description: Accommodation and support for women and children (including teenage boys) escaping domestic violence. Can provide counselling, life coaching, food, clothing and furniture.
Website: http://www.hcm.asn.au

Hobart Women's Shelter
Phone: 62738455
Fax: 62738366
Email: house@bigpond.nat.au
Region: Hoabrt
Description: Provides accomodation for women and children in crisis situations.

Karinya Young Women's Service
Phone: 6331 0774
Freecall: mobile 0407 557 410
Fax: 6331 0779
Email: karinya@hotkey.net.au
Region: Launceston
Description: Crisis accommodation for up to six weeks for single women 13-20 years of age.

Kid's Help Line
Phone: 07 33691588
Freecall: 1800 551 800
Fax: 07 33671266
Email: admin@kidshelp.com.au
Region: National
Description: A free 24-hour confidential telephone counselling service for young Australians 5-18 years.
Website: http://www.kidshelp.com.au/home_KHL.aspx?s=6

Launceston City Mission
Phone: 6331 6999
Fax: 6334 3136
Email: office@citymission.org.au
Region: North
Description: Offers 'AWARE' - a self-help group for women who have experienced abuse. Counselling, emergency relief crisis accommodation, child-care, drug & alcohol recovery. Day centre provides meals and activities
Website: http://www.citymission.org.au/

Lifeline
Phone: 13 1114
Region: Statewide
Description: The Lifeline Information Service provides information and referral for people dealing with mental health issues, personally or as a family member or friend of someone with mental illness.
Website: http://www.lifeline.org.au/

Lifelink Samaritans
Phone: 6331 3355
Freecall: 1300364566 statewide
PO Box: PO Box 228 LAUNCESTON 7250
Region: Statewide
Description: 24 hour befriending service dedicated to assist those in crisis and despair. Also 6 weeks face to face befriending and support

Magnolia Place
Phone: 6344 5322
PO Box: PO Box 1464, Launceston
Fax: 6344 3969
Email: womensupport@lws.org.au
Region: North
Description: Provides emergency accommodation for women and women with children.

Phoenix Centre - Migrant Resource Centre
Phone: 62349411
Fax: 6231 1264
Email: reception@mrchobart.org.au
Region: Statewide
Description: Services are provided to people suffering from complex trauma associated with torture and other human rights violations. The majority of clients are refugees and humanitarian entrants.
Website: http://www.mrchobart.org.au/

Reconnect Colony 47
Phone: 62141481
Freecall: 1800265669
Email: reconnect@colony47.com.au
Region: South
Description: Reconnect offer support for families experiencing significant conflict which makes it difficult for a young person to stay at home, and/or assistance to build relationships where a young person is out of home.
Website: http://www.colony47.com.au/

Salvation Army
Phone: 13 11 14 (Lifeline)
Region: Statewide
Description: The Salvation Army provides services for women. In recent years this work has focused on providing refuge shelter for women escaping domestic violence. Refuges operated by The Salvation Army are open to all women escaping domestic violence who are in need of safe accommodation and personal support.
Hobart: 6231 1345
Launceston: 6334 2950
Website: http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/tasmania

Society of St Vincent De Paul
Phone: 63330822
Fax: 63330840
Email: svdptas@bigpond.net.au
Region: Statewide
Description: The Society provides a range of services - for a comprehensive list of services available link to the Society website.
Website: http://www.vinnies.org.au

Youth & Family Focus Inc. (YAFF)
Phone: 64247375
Fax: 64249520
Email: yaff@yff.com.au
Region: North and North West
Description: Youth & Family Focus Inc. (YAFF) is a community based Not for Profit organisation located in Devonport which facilitates a renge of services to the North West Coast of Tasmania. Offers assistance with accomodation and transitional support.
Website: http://www.yaff.com.au/