Domestic and family violence

Domestic and family violence is when someone close to you hurts you, such as:

• your partner, like your boyfriend or girlfriend
• a member of your family
• someone who takes care of you
• someone you live with.

Emergency

An emergency is a dangerous situation that we didn’t expect to happen.

Evacuation centres

An evacuation centre is somewhere people can live for a short time during an emergency.

Homelessness

People who experience homelessness don’t have a home.

They must find a place to sleep each night.

Inclusive

When something is inclusive, everyone:

• can take part
• feels like they belong.

Social housing

Social housing is a way for the government to provide homes that cost less to live in.

Volunteer

A volunteer:

• works but doesn’t get paid
• does work that helps the community.