Launch Housing South Melbourne

Launch Housing is one of Victoria’s largest secular and specialist homelessness organisations. We are committed to ending homelessness, by providing quality housing and innovative supports for people who are, or at risk of becoming homeless.

We provide specialist support services to assist people to Melbourne Zero seeks to build a movement of Melburnians, like you who know we can and should end homelessness in our city.
Melbourne Zero will enable people, businesses and organisations to voice their support and take action to help end homelessness in our city, starting with ending rough sleeping by 2030.
We provide specialist support services to assist people to access and maintain housing. Our staff are dedicated professionals who work collaboratively to improve the lives of people at risk of, or experiencing homelessness.
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
This crisis supported accommodation service has 15 rooms for women, one of which is pet friendly and another for First Nations women.
Launch Housing Women's Services provide a holistic, wrap-around supportive approach for clients by helping them connect to healthcare, alcohol and other drug support, counselling and many other services.
Launch Housing is an independent Melbourne-based community organisation formed from the merger of Hanover Welfare Services and HomeGround Services on 1 July 2015.
With a combined 75 years’ experience working with people at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness in Melbourne, Launch Housing builds on the legacy of its predecessor organisations in providing housing and support, driving social policy change, advocacy, research and innovation.
Research has been an integral part of Launch Housing’s work since the inception of the former Hanover Welfare Services in 1963.
In 1991, Launch Housing established a dedicated research unit to investigate the issues of homelessness and enable advocacy on behalf of people experiencing homelessness.