Resources

Looking for ways to help others understand what it is like to live in poverty? This short tutorial explains how the ‘Welcome to Our World’ platform can help and how you and others can use it.

‘Welcome to Our World’ is an online tool spoken by families about their experiences of disadvantage. Hear what families go through, see what the higher level research findings say about these issue and most importantly, find out what can be done to create positive change.

This platform can be used in trainings, workshops, to inform policy or deliver better services and supports… it can also be shared with friends and family to help create more awareness and understanding in our community.

By increasing awareness we hope it will deepen peoples understanding and in turn, promote empathy and action.

For a summary of information, evidence, insight and findings, from the 100 Families WA Full Report – a product of three years engagement alongside 400 families, down the document here 100 Families WA Summary Report

For detailed information, evidence, insight and findings, download the 100 Families WA Full Report – a product of three years engagement alongside 400 families, here 100 Families WA Full Report.

100 Families WA is committed to playing our part in improving the system that impacts on those experiencing disadvantage – are you?

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The Lived Experience Framework outlines the principles and practices that we aspires to for working with people who have Lived Experience. These especially relate to partnering with lived experience advocates and advocacy groups. This framework is a resource for the community services sector and for advocates working in partnership with all levels of civil society.

100 Families WA recently participated in a Disrupted Festival 2021 event, exploring poverty in Western Australia and what needs to change. A panel style discussion and Q & A conversation can be viewed in this link to the recording.

This snapshot has been created to provide some easily accessible key statistics and insights into the project survey results.

View the snapshot-overview.

The Mental Health Services (TheMHS) Conference is Australasia’s leading and most diverse mental health conference and was held online February 2021, with the theme of ‘Balancing the System’. You can view the 100 Families WA: Understanding Lived Experience of Entrenched Disadvantage and the Mental Health System presentation by Ellie Tighe, Renna Gayde and Sue Young here.

Renna and Keira address the question; ‘Why don’t people get a job and work their way out of poverty?’ *Spoiler alert* It’s not that easy

To access the 100 Families WA Overview click here