Novas Initiatives is a voluntary agency that works with single adults, families and children who are disadvantaged and socially excluded, primarily those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Novas clients include many who are not served by mainstream services and are excluded from existing voluntary agencies. We start where others stop.
Vision Statement: Novas seeks to find lasting solutions to homelessness.
Mission Statement: Novas actively promotes and supports Social Inclusion.
We seek to provide, arrange and co-ordinate the provision of housing, hostels, support services, care services and any associated amenities for aged, disabled and chronically sick persons, for the homeless or poorly housed, for travellers and their families and for any other persons who maybe in necessitous circumstances, upon terms appropriate to their means.
To provide training, educational, employment and vocational courses for the unemployed and anyone here before described. To provide rehabilitative and supportive holidays for any persons here before described.
Novas’ Core Values are:
Dignity
Non – judgmental approach
Rights based society
Fulfillment of the person
Our core objectives are:
To alleviate poverty
To promote equality and diversity, advocacy, participation and needs led services
To champion social justice, inclusion, economic equality, right to meaningful work, self-determination and cultural expression.