House of Welcome (HoW) is passionate about providing opportunities for refugees and people seeking asylum that

enable self-determination, empowerment and participation in the community.

HoW believes building employment confidence to empower clients to access the labour market through skills development, job ready foundational support, and work experience opportunities is critical to building pathways to self-reliance. Through our innovative Work & Welcome program we provide work placements for clients. 

HoW launched its onsite commercial kitchen in 2021 and the House of Welcome Catering Social Enterprise provides great menus and employment opportunities for refugees and people seeking asylum.

HoW provides safe and stable accommodation to clients to allow a platform to pursue employment, care for family members, lodge protection claims and mitigate destitution for the most vulnerable, and has a focus on accommodation women on temporary visas, with a DFV background, who have  limited access mainstream services. 

HoW provides trauma informed casework to assist clients to access resources and community supports, and to build networks of referral pathways for highly vulnerable clients.