Eligibility
Residence Eligibility
Lily House assists women and their young child in a range of crisis situations. These include:
- Young pregnant mothers.
- Women fleeing family and domestic violence.
- Women who have successfully completed drug or alcohol rehabilitation and need stability before transitioning back into the community.
- Women seeking reunification with their children.
- Women who are homeless
- Women reintegrating from incaceration
How Can We Help?
Family and Domestic Violence
We offer supported accommodation and assistance for victims of family and domestic violence to help them break the cycle and rebuild their lives.
Post Drug Rehabilitation Support
We provide accommodation, support, and reintegration for women who have been rehabilitated from substance abuse and help them integrate back into society.
Reunification
We help mothers re-establish relationships with their estranged children, helping them to rebuild their families and possibly regain custody.
Pregnancy
We offer supported accommodation for expectant mothers helping them before and after birth in the process of establishing their family.
Lily House offers in house counselling when we can, and at other times we broker these service externally.
Staff are on site during school hours.
Lily House caters for mothers and their children up to primary school entrance age.
Older children, who may be in the care of child safety or other family members etc., are permitted to stay for occasional visits depending on available space, capacity and individual circumstances.
Lily House provides a safe family environment for residents.
Women wishing to enter Lily House are required to participate in a range of psycho-educational programs and case management activities which help build a strong foundation for the future.
Rules and expectations are in place to facilitate everyone’s safety and comfort at Lily House.
Lily House is a drug and alcohol free environment and confidentiality is paramount
Those We Support
Our Mission Statement
Our Vision
To support and encourage women so they can fulfill their potential of being great mothers who love, cherish, protect, and care for their children in a safe environment enabling them to develop into emotionally healthy and productive adults.
Our Mission
To provide women in crisis with a loving, safe home environment where they can receive support, and training in valuable life skills to empower them in their endeavour to be great mothers who provide their children with strong, stable foundations so they can flourish and live fulfilling lives.
Our Values
Our values are based on Christian principles. We believe in the value of human life and encourage the reunification of families. Therefore, we strive to improve the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of mothers, so they in turn can provide nurture, love and care for their children.
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