Foundation House offices will be closed due to the Victorian circuit breaker lockdown

27 May 2021

In accordance with government directives about the current COVID-19 outbreak, Foundation House has made the difficult decision to close our offices to external visitors during the Victorian lockdown.

Our offices will be closed from Friday 28 May and we plan to re-open on Monday 7 June.

We remain operational and will continue to deliver services in this challenging COVID-19 environment.

Our core commitments are:

To keep delivering high-quality services to our clients and their communities
To continue delivering our suite of programs by utilising innovative modalities and resources
To safeguard the health and wellbeing of our staff
To contribute to the wider community effort in reducing the transmission rate of COVID-19.

Services for clients

We are delivering counselling and advocacy services, mostly by phone and videoconference. When essential and safe to do so, we are also conducting face-to-face sessions in line with governmental advice for mental health services.

We welcome referrals

Please email  or visit our Make a Referral page or call (03) 9389 8900 to speak with us.

If there is an urgent situation outside of normal hours please call Lifeline on 13 11 14, choose option ‘2’ for an interpreter .

If there is an emergency, please call 000.

Information in community languages

Please visit www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au for in-language advice and information.

Practice Development and Learning program

Please visit the Learning page for information.

All other enquiries

Call (03) 9389 8900 between 9am and 5.30pm.

Foundation House is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff and clients, their families and the community at large.