News: Wellbeing
Hume employee shares organ donation story to start life-saving conversations
26 November 2021
Hume Community Housing employee, Karen Norris, is hoping that by sharing her organ donation story it will encourage others to talk to family and friends about organ and tissue donation.
A Hume star story
23 November 2021
For Hume customer Sharon, singing is a daily routine. It is in her bones. Back in 2012, following a hugely successful public performance opportunity at Rockwiz in Newcastle, it also gave her inspiration when at a low ebb in life.
A clean slate leads the way home
21 July 2021
Janine Spice has lived in her 40-year-old house in Raymond Terrace for 16 years. Her social housing property is home to her, and once to her children, now grown up and living their own lives. This story explains how a recent government stimulus project has helped bring change to Janine's life.
Drop in sessions scheduled for 2021
2 June 2021
Do you need help understanding your rent? Our drop in sessions are hosted by our friendly team of experts who can simply explain how we calculate your rent.
Hunter homeless and housing update
7 April 2021
A recent state-wide count of people sleeping rough conducted by the NSW Government has revealed that in Maitland (2020/12 – 2021/3) there was a decrease of nine, and in Port Stephens (2020/4 – 2021/11) an increase of seven from last year.