Omen Volovu, manager homelessness program of Salvation Army was guest speaker to the club.
Malaga House, in Nathalia, was formerly owned and run by the Aboriginal Advancement League but fell vacant when services were transferred to Rumbalara Shepperton.
Homelessness is a human structural challenge caused by domestic violence, finance, relationship breakdowns.
As house prices shot up, social housing reached used by date and not replaced.
Salvation Army acquired Malaga House in Nathalia to be used to shelter women 55 years and above as six out of ten homeless are women.
Women facing challenges from housing crisis, financial crisis, gender gap in wages, and marriage breakdown are offered one year accommodation.
During that time, they are taught life skills and linked to business, assisting in getting jobs. The women find who they are and who they might be.
Malago House has 12 self-contained bedrooms with two living areas. The bedrooms are complete but living areas require dining room sets, TV's.
Aim is to pick them up and walk with them.
