Djenabidet Kalleep logo, St Pat's

Djenabidet Kalleep (Footpath Home) is a trauma informed, mob-centred service where dignity, respect and compassion are practiced. It is a place where people can go and sit in safety to tell their story without judgement, or bias.

Djenabidet Kalleep provides assertive outreach, lived-experience peer navigation and culturally appropriate and specific health connections to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people in our community experiencing homelessness.

“Our mob’s journey is similar to the flow of running water that is always moving. It doesn’t always move smoothly and at times, it gets quite rough; Like life, it can get hectic, chaotic and sometimes confusing, which leads to stress, hardship and the feeling of helplessness,” Djenabidet Kalleep’s Manager, Pauline Boscato.

Djenabidet Kalleep is staffed, and led, by Aboriginal people with a deep understanding of the challenges facing our mob and the importance of cultural safety and trauma-informed truth-telling. The team yarns with and guides our mob through their journey out of homelessness to a path to a safer place.

The services have been co-designed with the support of First Nation’s staff, people with lived experience and advice from St Pat’s Aboriginal Reference Group of Elders from our community.

Our Djenabidet Kalleep team provides support across the south metropolitan region, with a base at St Pat’s Day Centre in Fremantle and in Mandurah.

If you’d like to learn more about this exciting new service, please contact us.

The Djenabidet Kalleep logo was created by artist Turid Calgaret.

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Referrals

  • If you’re supporting someone experiencing homelessness, or need to refer someone to St Pat’s Housing or one of our programs, please check the individual program eligibility requirements.

Worried about someone?

  • St Pat’s outreach teams engage with people experiencing rough sleeping across the Perth metropolitan region, with St Pat’s staff based in Fremantle and Rockingham. We work alongside people, building relationships of trust and supporting them to access safe, appropriate accommodation where available.

  • If you’re concerned about someone experiencing rough sleeping, including couch surfing or sleeping in their car, please give us a call or use the form below.

St Pat’s Christmas Hours

  • St Pat’s Day Centre

    Christmas Day: 11am to 1pm (Christmas lunch and showers only)

    Boxing Day: 9am to 1pm (meals and showers only)

    December 27th, 30th and 31st: 7:30am to 2pm (meals and showers only)

    January 1st: CLOSED for public holiday

    January 2nd and 3rd: 7:30am to 2pm (meals and showers only)

    Monday January 6th: Normal service resumes

  • Reception & Office Hours
    Closed from the 25th of December until January 6th

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