About Jenny’s Place
Jenny’s Place was established in 1977 by a group of passionate women, as part of the NSW Women’s Refuge Movement. In 1988 Jenny’s Place received a purpose-built refuge and separate child support building.
The Domestic Violence Resource Centre was established in 2008 to fill a gap by providing options for the many women and children who need support to escape a violent home.
In 2014 Jenny’s Place successfully tendered, under the Specialist Homelessness Services funding system, to provide our Women and Children’s Supported Crisis Refuge, a Single Women’s Crisis Refuge, Supported Transitional Accommodation and Outreach Support Program.
Jenny’s Place Newcastle Domestic Violence Resource Centre (NDVRC) operates the Hunter’s only long-term, specialised, domestic violence casework service for women. The Centre helps to ensure that women are supported to maintain their employment, develop safety and exit plans where necessary, and to access domestic violence services.
Jenny’s Place also provides targeted training on responses to domestic and family violence, for individuals, community groups and businesses.
Support for the Centre’s vital services will contribute to breaking the cycle of violence to create a safer, more productive city and region.
Jenny’s Place provides direct relief and support to women and children who are experiencing domestic violence and/or homelessness (or are at risk of homelessness).
We provide crisis accommodation for women, with or without children; supported transitional accommodation for 3 to 12 months; and outreach support services for women at risk.
