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There are more than 40,000 Queensland women over the age of 55 who are doing it tough - suffering financial hardship driven by rising cost of living, limited or no superannuation and a lack of affordable housing options.  Often suffering from bereavement, the end of relationship or an illness these vulnerable women find themselves at the mercy of the rental market.   

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Nearly 80% of single retired women are now living in poverty, with vulnerable older women more likely to be found staying with friends, living in a car or couch surfing between friends and family. 

The Forgotten Women is a grassroots response to a hidden crisis.

 

Our mission is simple but urgent: to provide a safe and affordable home for the women who have spent their lives caring for and shaping our own.  Through restoring the simple dignity of having a place to call home, we give these women stability and the chance to age in place without fear of homelessness.

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It could be your mother, your sister, your aunty or your grandmother.

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