Frances Crimmins
Chief Executive Officer
YWCA Canberra
Frances Crimmins is the Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Canberra, a leading feminist not-for-profit organisation that provides integrated and specialist support in housing and homelessness services, and supports women and their children escaping domestic violence, as well as providing a range of other community services.
Frances is passionate about supporting people experiencing homelessness, with a particular interest in addressing the needs of older women and women with children at risk of homelessness.
SESSIONS
Day 1
11:20
Exploring age-appropriate responses to young people fleeing domestic and family violence and homelessness
Session Moderator: Frances Crimmins, Chair, Homelessness Australia; Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Canberra
Amplify: A new family-violence and homelessness response for unaccompanied children and young people
Alice McDonald, Senior Family Violence Practicioner, Melbourne City Mission
Ollie Ryan, Youth Family Violence Peer Worker, Amplify
The Aspire Program - Meli Youth Services
Fiona Millard, Senior Case Worker, The Aspire Program, MELI
Jo Baillon, Manager Housing Services, MELI
Day 1
1:40
Panel: “You Can’t Ask That”
Join Professor Catherine Robinson as she takes a deep dive with panel members to unpack some of the sectors' most complex questions.
Moderator: Catherine Robinson, Associate Professor in Communities and Social Justice Lead, Homelessness ColLAB, University of Tasmania
Frances Crimmins, Chair, Homelessness Australia; Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Canberra
Dom Rowe, Chief Executive Officer, Homelessness NSW
Leah Watkins, Senior Advisor Supportive Housing Impact & Advocacy, Housing Choices Western Australia
Pam Barker, Chief Executive Officer, Brisbane Youth Services
Jonathon Louth, Director, Strategy, Research, Innovation, Centacare Catholic Community Services
Day 1
3:40
Panel: Engaging Philanthropy in Ending Homelessness
Understanding philanthropic priorities and expectations
Creating a compelling funding proposal
Fostering on-going relationships with philanthropic organisations
Session Moderator: Frances Crimmins, Chair, Homelessness Australia; Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Canberra
Ryan Ginard, Head of Sector Development & Innovation, Minderoo Foundation
Sue Mowbray, Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Foundation