Hutt St Centre
National Volunteer Week 2025: Enriching lives through friendly conversations, laundry, and dancing.
on 19/05/2025
“For most of the people I meet at Hutt St, a friendly conversation and remembering their name really makes a difference. It brightens their day to think, “somebody knows who I am, somebody actually wants to talk to me.” Meet Natasha. She has been volunteering at Hutt St Centre for...
Media Release - Hutt St Centre Urges Action on Short Stay Accommodation to Ease Housing Stress
on 06/05/2025
Hutt St Centre is calling for urgent, targeted incentives to encourage property owners to rent to low-income earners as part of a broader effort to address the state’s deepening housing crisis and reduce homelessness. Appearing before the Select Committee on the Short Stay Accommodation Sector today, CEO Chris Burns CSC...
Aspire wins national award
on 01/04/2025
We are thrilled to announce that the Aspire Program has been honoured with the 2025 Impact Enterprise of the Year award at the Annual Impact Investing Awards in Sydney. This prestigious recognition underscores the program's significant contributions to addressing chronic homelessness in Adelaide. Launched in 2017 as Australia's first homelessness-focused...
Media Release - Louise Homefulness Fund
on 07/03/2025
The Louise Homefulness Fund: Urgent Support for Women Hutt St Centre is seeing a record number of women seeking support—up 30% since 2022—with over 80% experiencing homelessness for the first time. To meet this urgent need, we’re launching the Louise Homefulness Fund, which will provide once-off financial support for eligible...
Aspire: a transformative approach to ending homelessness
on 14/02/2025
From the desk of Chris Burns CSC, CEO of Hutt St Centre For over seven years Hutt St Centre has delivered the Aspire Program—a social impact bond (SIB) initiative that has proven that investing in innovation does help end homelessness in South Australia. The program has exceeded expectations and has...