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Across Queensland, more than 40,000 women over the age of 55 are quietly struggling, doing everything they can to survive rising living costs, limited or non‑existent superannuation, and the housing crisis. Many have faced bereavement, the breakdown of a marriage, or serious illness. Unexpectedly, after a lifetime of contribution, they find themselves with nowhere secure to live.

Nearly 80% of single retired women are now living in poverty across Australia. Their homelessness is hidden, staying on a friend’s couch, sleeping in a car, or moving from place to place going unnoticed.

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This is the crisis The Forgotten Women exists to change.  Our mission is simple, but urgent: to provide safe, affordable homes for the women who have spent their lives caring for families, contribution to and building our communities, only to be forgotten when they need security most.

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By restoring the dignity of having a place to call home, we give women stability, safety, and the ability to age in place without fear of becoming homeless.

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it could be your mother
your sister
your aunty
your grandmother

 

no woman should be forgotten

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