Coast Shelter

Coast Shelter (registered as Central Coast Emergency Accommodation Services Ltd.) is a non-profit organisation supporting homeless young people, adults and women and children experiencing domestic & family violence in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Coast Shelter is the largest regional Specialist Homelessness Service in NSW and provides a range of accommodation and other services to those experiencing hardship in the local community.

Coast Shelter
Central Coast Emergency Accommodation Services Ltd.
PredecessorRumbalara Youth Refuge
Formation1992
VAT ID no.
ABN 46 095 999 287
PurposeHomelessness and domestic and family violence
HeadquartersGosford
Region
Central Coast, New South Wales
ServicesAccommodation and support for people experiencing homelessness or domestic & family violence
Interim CEO
Lee Shearer
Budget
Revenue of $1 million or more
Websitecoastshelter.org.au
Formerly called
Gosford Emergency Accommodation Services

The organisation was founded in 1992 as Gosford Emergency Accommodation Services. The service's predecessor was the Rumbalara Youth Refuge established by Gosford City Council in 1985. Since its founding, the organisation has assisted over 16,000 individuals.

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