Aspire Program
A partnership
The Aspire program helps people with medium and long-term case management and support.
Aspire is an individual and flexible program, that supports people to achieve their goals including connecting people with sustainable housing, employment and community.
Who is it for?
People who are experiencing chronic homelessness, living in metropolitan Adelaide and aged between 18 – 55 years old at the time of referral.
How it works
The Aspire program works through three stages, Stabilisation, Re-engagement and Monitoring, which help with:
- Housing – we hope to prevent homelessness by supporting people to access and maintain their tenancies. We achieve successful housing outcomes for people by having a low caseworker to client ratio.
- Case management – our Case Navigators support participants with many life domains including accommodation, education, employment, physical health, mental health, alcohol and other drug concerns. This support helps build self-worth.
- Community – we know that helping a person feel connected with community will set them up for success in all areas of their life.
How can I access this service?
Aspire has received State Government funding to extend Hutt St Centre’s Aspire Program, operating as Aspire X, to support up to 524 referrals between December 2021- June 2027.
To find out more, please talk to us.
Monday–Friday: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Phone: (08) 8418 2590
Email: aspire@huttstcentre.org.au
The Aspire Program fortunately still continues as a State Government Funded program, named Aspire X.
You can find more detailed information about the Aspire SIB structure and investor reports here.
Information for Referrals & Eligibility
The Aspire Approach
The Aspire Program applies the over 70 years of experience Hutt St Centre has in assisting people in Adelaide and continues our history of introducing innovative ideas and approaches.
The Aspire Program has been devised with a person centred approach to ensure the participants are put at the centre of the project. This approach seeks to leverage on the relationship and partnership between the participant and the service, to include the participant as a primary designer of their own service.
Hutt St Centre has re-imagined and updated the well understood concept of Case Management resulting in new guidelines and language.
Housing First Principle
The housing first principle is a key aspect of the Aspire X Program model. Housing First is an approach to ending homelessness that centres on quickly moving people experiencing homelessness into independent and permanent housing, then providing additional supports and services as needed.
While Aspire work hard to house people rapidly, the availability of housing stock can be limited and matching participants to the right housing option can take time.
The Aspire Program works in partnership with the South Australian Housing Trust and various Community Housing Providers to secure appropriate and sustainable housing options for participants.
Referral and Intake
Referral and intake for the Aspire X Program occurs in a staged way, with approximately 12 new people accepted each month until June 30 2027.
Referrals can be accepted from The Southern Alliance/Northern Alliance/Statewide Domestic and Family Violence Alliance, South Australian Housing Trust, Community Housing Providers, Metropolitan hospitals and Prisons.
For a copy of our referral form, please contact us on (08) 8418 2590.
Eligibility
The Aspire X Program defines an Eligible Person as:
- are experiencing Homelessness, or recently released from a metropolitan Correctional Centre or discharged from a metropolitan Hospital and identified by the referring party as being at risk of experiencing Homelessness
- have experienced Homelessness for a cumulative period of at least 3 months over the 12 months
- are aged between 18 and 55 years
- are currently located in the metropolitan Adelaide area, and who intend staying in that area
- are not subject to any unresolved criminal proceedings relating to an offence
- are entitled to a Medicare card; and
- have not previously been included in the Aspire (SIB) Intervention group.
In addition to this eligibility criteria, people who have been housed in the past 4 weeks, but otherwise meet the other criteria, are also eligible for referral.
Support Stages
Support for participants in the Aspire Program will be delivered in three stages. Participants will move through each stage at different rates depending on need and it is expected that some participants will move back and forth between stages.
Stage 1 – Stabilisation
Intensive case management focusing on the life domains that contributed to a participant’s homelessness. A key function during this stage will be referring and linking participants to multiple external supports and providing on-going support coordination.
Stage 2 - Re-Engagement
The focus of Stage 2 support is to continue Case Navigation with a focus on engagement with education, employment, group and social activities.
This stage focuses on re-engaging participants into work and study. Participants may move to stage 2 at any stage, but it is anticipated that most people will move over after about 6-12 months in the Aspire program.
Stage 3 – Monitoring
The focus of Stage 3 support is to support participants as they independently manage their life. Participants have minimal contact with Case Navigators in Stage 3 but support can be provided to participants by Case Navigators as required and determined on a case-by-case basis.
If support needs change, a participant can move between stages and re-enter the active caseloads of their Case Navigator.
