Ballina support service, Momentum Collective, has launched a fundraising campaign to keep the doors open at its refuge for women and children. Organisers say a lack of affordable housing in the region is creating a demand bottleneck. "We are needing more ongoing funding, we need to head lea . by Lachlan Grant | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
Crowd at the opening of the Ballina women’s and children’s refuge. Photo supplied.
With demand sadly higher than ever, the Ballina community has come together to renovate and re-open the local women’s and children’s refuge.
Momentum Collective took over the running of the Ballina refuge eighteen months ago.
At the time, the building was in need of repair. Now the renovations are complete and the facility has also been made disability accessible.
Those attending the recent official opening heard that refuge workers worked long hours on the project, alongside many community supporters, to ensure the re-opened facility could offer a safe and welcoming space for women and children escaping domestic and family violence.