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Need Help?Our Board of Directors, management and staff are committed to the delivery of responsive and comprehensive services to young people and our communities in accordance with our organisation's vision, purpose and values. The professionalism, drive and shared values of our teams, some of whom are featured below, provide safe, welcoming, youth-focussed services to young people and young families.
Executive Leadership
Donna Bennett
Chief Executive Officer
Donna Bennett commenced her working life in youth homelessness while completing her Bachelor of Social Work, working in a young women’s refuge and a residential centre for young people in care in regional Victoria. This was the beginning of her passion and drive for a fairer system and service delivery response to young people and their children impacted by not having a safe home in which to thrive.
Vacant
Finance Manager
Bio coming soon.
Katie Hooper
Business Development and Partnerships Manager
Katie Hooper has worked in child and family services for over 25 years. She has worked with Government and Not for Profit organisations, in direct practice roles and executive leadership roles. Katie has worked with children, young people and families through Child Protection, Youth Justice, Education and support services. Katie joined the Hope Street team in June 2022 as the Business Development and Partnerships Manager and is excited to engage with the community to support the strategic priorities of Hope Street Youth and Family Services.
Sue Scott
Acting Operations Manager
Sue Scott's substantive position is as Programs Manager (North East). She commenced at Hope Street in March 2020 and has over 20 years' experience in the homelessness sector.
Nicole Misurelli
People and Culture Manager
Nicole Misurelli is an experienced People and Culture leader with experience in the public sector, Local Government, Higher Education and other sectors. Nicole is passionate about using her professional experience which includes a past director and president of a peak body in the Out of Home Care sector, to improve the lives of vulnerable people and particularly youth.
Program Leadership
Program Teams
Below are some of our team members who are helping young people and young families find a safe place to call home.
Profiles coming soon.
Co-located Program Teams
Team members from the following partnering organisations work closely with Hope Street. These partnerships enhance our capacity to provide specialist services in response to the complex needs of young people and young families experiencing homelessness.
- NorthWestern Mental Health (NWMH): A Homeless Youth Dual Diagnosis Initiative (HYDDI) Practitioner from NWMH's Substance Use and Mental Illness Treatment Team (SUMITT), co-located at Hope Street, provides specialist clinical dual diagnosis support to youth homelessness services in the north of Melbourne.
- Bolton Clarke: An onsite specialist youth-focussed nurse from their Homeless Persons Program assists with general health assessments of our young people and makes appropriate referrals to specialist health care, including dental, optical, pathology, sexual health, and pregnancy/parenting support.
Hope Street's partnerships with other community organisations provides additional specialist services to assist young people in areas such as legal issues support, housing and tenancy management, budgeting, and life skills education to prepare them for independent living.
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