Designing housing solutions and homelessness responses that truly work for women, trans and gender diverse people and their families can only be achieved when we work with those with lived experiences of these issues.
In August 2025, Juno established our Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) with seven Advisors who have direct experience of homelessness, housing insecurity, family violence, and gender-based poverty. They’ve accessed Juno’s services and now provide strategic guidance to strengthen what we do.
Through regular workshops and collaboration, Advisors guide our service design, policy and advocacy efforts. Their expertise helps ensure Juno’s work is inclusive, accessible, and responsive to real needs.
The LEAG strengthens accountability and is central to embedding lived experience across Juno’s operations. This is a foundational step toward co-design — where people with lived experience are equal partners in decision-making at every level.
Our commitment to lived experience
Juno has made a strong commitment in our strategic plan to embedding lived experience as a core priority. We are taking the following actions:
- Embedding our client engagement framework to empower lived expertise in our advocacy and programs
- Engaging with lived experience knowledge in the design, development and review of services
- Ensuring our work is effective, evidence-based and client-driven
