Nova for Women and Children
nova@novawomen.org.au
Phone
02 4023 5620
9am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Best contact
Phone or Referral Sheet via the Website
Website
Who we are
Nova supports women, (with or without children) in Newcastle Western Suburbs and Lake Macquarie areas, who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or escaping domestic or family violence. We can assist with Crisis Accommodation, Case Management, Advocacy, Referrals to other supports and more. Nova has two Drop in Hubs located at Newcastle West and Charlestown where people needing support can come without an appointment.
What we provide
Services/support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island clients and communities, Services/ support for Culturally And Linguistically Diverse, Multicultural clients and communities, Services/support for people with Disability, Services/support for LGBTIQA+ (people of diverse sexualities and genders), Services/support for Refugee and/or Migrant clients and communities, Accommodation, Housing, and/or homelessness support, Advocacy, Case work, Domestic and/or family violence Services/support, Refuge (Crisis accommodation)
Housing supports
Crisis, refuge accommodation, Transitional accommodation, Tenancy advice/advocacy, Outreach Support for women at risk of homelessness
Who can access our service?
Women (with or without children) - homeless or at risk and/or escaping domestic violence
Referral Pathways
Self referral, Referral from medical services, Referral from legal services, Referral from social and/or community services, Referral from NSW Govt Agencies ie Dept Communities and Justice, Dept Education, Community Mental Health, Referral from DCJ, Frontline Services
Cost
Free
Inclusion for First Nations people
Nova provides an inclusive service with staff, policies, procedures and practices in place across our organisation to support First Nations Women and Children.
Inclusion for people of diverse sexuality and gender
Nova provides an inclusive service with staff, services, facilities, policies and practices in place within our organisation to support sexuality and gender diverse women and children.
Inclusion for culturally and linguistically diverse people
Nova provides an inclusive service with staff, policies, procedures and practices in place within our organisation to support women and children from multicultural backgrounds.
Inclusion for people with disabilities
Nova provides an inclusive service with policies, procedures and practices in place within our organisation to support women and children with disabilities.
Our service has an accessible bathroom,
Our service has a gender neutral or all gender bathroom,
You can bring a support worker to our service
You can bring a support person of any gender to our service