Our Purpose

Tangentes Hom is more than an online store. It is a Social Enterprise; a lifeline for women whom society has forgotten.

Behind each statistic is a human story: a woman who dedicated decades of her adult life caring for her family only to find herself divorced, or widowed, and starting over in her fifties. Despite her experience and wisdom, she faces a job market that overlooks her potential, leaving her to take a benefit, with fewer options for safe and affordable housing. Or she may have funds, not enough to buy a house, but too much for a government benefit. They live in the forgotten margins of society.

This is my story

I was once that woman. I had been married for 18 years, raising my twin sons full-time after my divorce. When my marriage ended, I hadn't had paid work for 16 years despite holding a Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture, Interior Design and Textile Design. I was now a full-time solo mother without work with young school age sons.

Sixty job applications later, I found part-time work in my field, and being a solo full-time it was tough. After 12 months, I was made redundant. I needed to find another job.

The marriage finally concluded and the family home was sold. Despite having a large deposit to buy a house for myself and my children, it wasn't enough. I was denied a mortgage for the balance. We moved from rental to rental. I found another job, full-time. After two years, in 2020 at the height of Covid and back in the office, interacting with clients, I acquired Covid with complications. Within four months I had to take medical redundancy, move out of my rental and enrol for a benefit. I was homeless. 

What was once a stable life became a daily struggle for survival, marked by uncertainty and the constant search for temporary housing, and a meaning in my life that my work had given me. Covid didn't go away, and four years later I am still coping. 

Over the next 18 months of homelessness, I took unpaid house sitting work minding dogs, moving from home to home, living in a caravan in-between sits.

I was 54, homeless, on a limited benefit, with my savings being depleted. The benefit was insufficient to rent and pay the costs of my continually declining health. I met many women in my age group in the same circumstances. Divorced, effects in storage, and moving from friend to friend, no job after many applications, and nowhere to go or apply for a government benefit.

We are not just identifying the problem — We are building the solution.

At Tangentes Hōm, we believe every woman deserves a home with dignity and security. A home that gives her hope, and where she can plan for her future. Whatever that may be.

These women don't just lack housing—they lack something even more fundamental: a sense of belonging. They have lost their place in the world, their community, and their identity as valued members of society.

Through your support, we are turning retail into real change

One purchase at a time

Every purchase will contribute 10% to build a fund for a transformative community - An apartment complex where women can finally call home. 

Our vision is to create a purpose-built community, where each woman will have her own private sanctuary—an apartment with a bedroom, bathroom, living space, kitchen, and dedicated work area. With her own space, social and educational supports, she can rebuild her life with dignity, enjoying personal privacy while being embraced by a supportive community.

This isn't just about providing shelter; it's about restoring what was lost—independence with connection, solitude with solidarity, a place where every woman can belong once again and gain their independence.

This vision is where business meets caring for a community of forgotten women