The Place to Transform
The Cocoon is a beautiful heritage-listed property in St Kilda, providing a safe home to 7 female-identifying people who have exited out-of-home care.
The Cocoon provides a home to recover, stabilise, develop living skills, and prepare for long-term housing.
“It’s just nice to live in a place where I don’t feel like I have to sit in my room all day because I’m not friends with anyone…it’s been good having the support and being around other people who are also traumatised.”
– RESIDENT
What we offer changes regularly as we respond to the requests of our residents, but typical support includes:
- Staff on site on weekdays with a two-hour drop-in to address urgent needs.
- One-to-one case management with a Housing Coordinator. Sessions focus on residents’ individual goals.
- Peer mentoring groups.
- Life skills groups, such as cooking & budgeting.
- Therapies: massage, acupuncture, yoga, music & art.
- Community experiences: birthday celebrations, BBQs, movie nights & meals out.
- Wellness activities: knitting, petting & hanging out with Luna, our trainee-therapy dog, & visiting the gym.
- Education & employment: access to scholarships and assistance through Bridge to Work.
- A range of other services through partner organisations include access to a youth nurse and a private rental access program.