At Catherine House we seek to offer a woman the opportunity to transform her life, through the various supports and programs that we provide, particularly through offering access to education and employment opportunities. Our underlying philosophy is that we always see a client as a person first, and not the sum of all the problems that have brought her to homelessness. We see potential for progress and change in each woman with whom we work. We hold the belief that more is possible for her, and hold that belief until she can find and/or take it back for herself.

We have a holistic approach to the work that we do. We not only deal with the immediate problems and issues that have led a client to homelessness, we also look with her at how she can create a more sustainable, satisfying future.

Solving women’s homelessness, through improved self-sufficiency, is our key purpose. All our programs and services are designed to be fully integrative. At the same time they are actively linked into the broader community services and support systems.  Sagarmatha, our Education and Employment Centre, is a key strategy designed to 'educate women out of homelessness', through access to varying levels of educational opportunities, including higher education, and access to jobs. There are three university scholarships offered through Sagarmatha.

The organisation believes that it has a responsibility to Public Education, in order to speak about the real reasons why women become homeless. Public speaking assists people in the community to become better informed and therefore helps to address, and debunk, the negative myths and stereotypes that can exist in society.

Catherine House has built up a solid, much valued, corporate support base in recent years. As the work of the organisation has become better known in the community, corporate bodies have become keenly interested in our work. They have been most generous financially, or in offering staff volunteer time for specfic projects, or other forms of in-kind support.

If you would like more information please contact us for our Prospectus or we invite you to complete the enquiry form