Jewish House secures $500k NSW government grant

Jewish House has been awarded $499,805 under the NSW Government’s Homelessness Innovation Fund to expand its crisis accommodation and food relief services in Sydney’s east.

The grant will fund conversion of Jewish House’s on-site garage into a dedicated food relief centre with refrigeration and improved street-level access for clients, including those with disabilities, alongside construction of three new crisis accommodation rooms above the centre.

This upgrade will increase Jewish House’s capacity by 60 per cent, growing from five to eight rooms at its Bondi location, while streamlining essential food support for individuals and families experiencing housing insecurity.

Jewish House CEO Rabbi Mendel Kastel said the organisation was seeing more people in crisis than ever before.

“People who are falling through the cracks due to rising rents, mental health challenges and the sheer shortage of appropriate options,” Kastel said. “This grant allows us to reach more people, respond more effectively, and do so with the dignity and accessibility every person deserves.”