A loving home for people living with mental illness

The purpose of this message is to provide you with advice on HOME in Queanbeyan’s (HOME) approach to coronavirus (COVID-19).

Our team and members of the Board have been monitoring developments and are taking cues from government to inform what we do.

Our main areas of concern include:

the high risk of communicating the disease through public gatherings
the extremely high risk presented by COVID-19 to vulnerable members of the community
the difficulty of assuring cleanliness of surfaces.

We will be addressing COVID-19 in two stages: 1. Containment 2. Management.

We are currently in the Containment phase, seeking to do what we can to mitigate the spread of this highly contagious and extremely dangerous disease amongst our residents, staff, and guests.

Thus, we have decided to:

temporarily suspend all non-essential services to HOME residents;
St Benedict’s which provides meals and advocacy to the homeless has been temporarily closed to their guests coming into the hall;
encourage residents and staff to comply with social distancing protocols.

Please be assured, our priority is the safety and welfare of our residents.

If you need any further clarification, or have any concerns, please call our team on 62842409.

About Us

HOME is a loving place for men and women with mental illness who can’t live independently, or may be at risk of homelessness.

WHAT WE DO

HOME provides long-term supported accommodation for twenty men and women with enduring mental illness. It features twenty self-contained residential apartments in a safe, loving, non-institutional setting.

We aim to support our residents to live meaningful lives in their community.

HOME is 100% self-funded.

There is nothing more important than shining a light on the dignity of another person.

How to help

You can help HOME by volunteering your time, donating money, offering your services, making a bequest or organising a fundraiser.

MORE ways to help

The winners of HOME in Queanbeyan's raffle which was drawan at the Movie Night on Friday, 11th October, 2019 are:

First Prize - Exclusive premium package for 4 people to Elton John's Sydney concert on 7th January, 2020 in the Audi corporate box donated by Audi Centre Canberra, as well as 5-star accommodation at the Pullman Hotel for that evening - E. Ossato
Second Prize - $1000 cash voucher donated by LJ Hooker, Queanbeyan - Rosemary Nicholson
Third Prize - $500 dinner voucher at Pomegranate Restaurant donated by DJ Homes - Leah McGowan
Fourth Prize - 2 luxury Citizen watches valued at $450 - Fran Mallon
Fifth Prize - $250 voucher donated by Queanbeyan Flight Centre - Rosemary and Denis Waters