b'Our year in review It has been a busy year for Uniting Housing lets celebrate our wins.Homes for Families We propose to deliver a total of 101 employment outcomes across the following regions: The Homes for Families program is the Victorian Northern Metropolitan region of Melbourne,Governments response to the increasing numbersto include Richmond, Collingwood and Prahran, of people experiencing homelessness and living inincreasing to 80 employment outcomes; and emergency accommodation since the COVID-19 Ballarat and Central Highlands Region to pandemic started. deliver 21 employment outcomes. Uniting Vic.Tas in partnership with UnitingAs a project partner we are responsibleHousing, and other community supportfor facilitating paid employment within the organisations, have delivered over 61 tenanciessocial housing sector (tenancy, management, linked to support services across Victoria.maintenance, cleaning and security) andHaving a place to call home makes such a hugeprovide training, skills and wrap-around difference to every aspect of a persons life,supports to jobseekers. particularly for people in crisis and our support teams have found it has made an incredibleOur Advocacy difference in helping people get back on their feet.Uniting Housing, through our partnershipwith Uniting Vic.Tas have continued toSocial Housing Employmentadvocate strongly for investment in socialProgram (SHEP) and affordable housing. Uniting Housing in partnership with UnitingOver the past 18 months the following Vic.Tas employment services were successfulsubmissions have been made: in securing the Social Housing Employment Victorian Social Housing Regulation Review Program (SHEP) tender from the Victorian(September 2021 and March 2022)Government. SHEP offers job placement, Productivity Commission National Housing and training and skills development into rolesHomelessness Agreement Review (March 2022)such as tenancy and property administration, Establishing a 10-Year Strategy for Social and security, facilities, gardening and groundsAffordable Housing in Victoria (April 2021).maintenance. SHEP assists people living in social housing and other priority jobseekers, providing entry-level sustainable employment in their local community for a minimum of 12 months.The program offers wrap around services, aimed to equip people with in-demand vocational skills, helping them to maintain long-term and meaningful employment.Our application to Homes Victoria and Jobs Victoria for the project was approved by the Minister for a budget of $1.5M to deliver a minimum of 100 jobs. 8 Uniting Housing Annual Report 20212022'