Guiding the future of homelessness services in South Australia through a lived experience lens. We are committed to amplifying and strengthening the voices of those with lived experience, ensuring they are central to the design and delivery of services.
Supported by the Government of South Australia.
How LEES can support you
Specialist Advice
LEES can provide specialist lived experience advice and mentoring to workers within SA’s Specialist Homelessness Services (SHS), supporting you to better understand and respond to the needs of people with lived and living experience of homelessness. Please contact Anna Pedulla [email protected] or 08 8405 8500.
Resources
Lived Experience Framework
The Lived Experience Framework was co-designed in partnership with members of the housing and homelessness sector and with people who have lived and living experience of homelessness and housing insecurity in South Australia.
The Framework is intended to guide homelessness services across South Australia in embedding lived and living experience into policy development, service design, and delivery ensuring that the voices of those with direct experience are central to shaping meaningful and lasting change.
LEES can provide guidance and is currently developing a range of resources to support the implementation of the Lived Experience Framework across the homelessness sector.
Please take a moment to read the Lived Experience Framework by clicking here.
Projects
LEES collaborates with the Department of Human Services (DHS) and SA’s SHS to lead projects that actively engage people with lived experience of homelessness. These initiatives ensure that lived experience perspectives are central to driving meaningful change, while also generating valuable insights that inform and enhance policies, practices, and service models across the homelessness sector.
Current Projects
Youth Homelessness Lived Experience Project
- LEES is leading a research initiative to better understand the experiences and needs of young people aged 16–25 who are facing homelessness in South Australia.
- This project has been co-designed with the Youth Homelessness Strategic Group (YHSG) and the Youth Lived Experience Working Group, bringing together youth workers and sector leaders from diverse organisations across the state. Through this collaboration, we aim to amplify young people's voices and strengthen how services respond to their needs.
- We’re using a mix of methods, interviews and conversations with young people who have lived or living experience of homelessness and an online survey.
For more information, and/or to refer a young person to this project, please contact Anna Pedulla at LEES on [email protected] 08 8405 8500.
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