We did it Melbourne! Thanks to your incredible donations and support we were able to provide 50 young people affected by lockdowns with these amazing food hampers! Thanks to the beautiful people at Market in a Box we also provided 22 giant fresh fruits and vegetable boxes (each box feeds a family for a week!) to the young people as well as some senior citizens affected by the lockdown. These hampers were delivered to the young recipients by Sandra and Toyin from Yarra Youth Services Richmond hub. A huge thank you to our incredible volunteers Dayle, Simon and Annette who […]
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Can we please give a huge thank you and shout out to the incredible team at Market in a Box who have donated 5 fruits and vegetable hampers to help us feed hungry young people struggling through the pandemic. We are ALSO receiving 5 more community boxes thanks to some beautiful people with huge hearts who have kindly donated these boxes to assist our drive to keep young people fed and show them we care. If you would like to donate a community box of fruits and vegetables to young people please click the link below. We also pass boxes […]
For just over $17, you can help get one of these food hampers to a young person experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Each pack contains cereal, milk, pasta, pasta sauce, biscuits, baked beans, noodles, spreads, tuna, chips instant meals, and more. We spend wisely and hunt for bargains, making a few trips to different stores to get as much as we can for as little as wr can. We priced each pack at $17.78 once we put them all together. This less than HALF of what we have been able to purchase thanks to your generosity. We still have […]
Lockdown is hard on everyone but we have some particularly vulnerable youth aged between 13 ans 18 we are supporting. We need to make up 50 food and essential bags for youth at Richmond flats and Fitzroy. Each bag will contain essential food items such as milk, bread, pasta, pasta sauce, tuna, cereal, noodles, baked beans and soup. We will also be providing Period Packs where needed and toiletries packs to each person containing body wash, shampoo and conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste and deodorant. Because of lockdown rules we unfortunately cannot accept donations of items in person. We need to ask […]
Lockdown is still happening and people are still suffering. This morning we delivered the first bulk loads of the nappies and Formula you amazing people helped us to fundraise for. 4448 nappies286 tins of infant formula This is just the start. We are here to help those caught up in the lockdown for as long as they need us. If you would like to contribute nappies or formula to a family suffering through the lockdown and give yourself a chance to win an incredible luxury holiday please consider buying a ticket in our raffle. This prize has been donated to […]
Thank you all so very much! Thanks to your wonderful and very generous donations we have been able to start replenishing our supplies to make sure people affected by lockdown have access to basic food and hygiene items. This is just part of what we have purchased with your donations and we will be making them into individual and family packs. If you wish to donate please click here to donate via our PayPal portal. We are so very grateful 🙏
Food glorious festive Christmas food! We are so blessed to be supported by Richard and Mel from Market in a Box who dropped off 10 amazing fruit and vegetable hampers today. They also donated a very generous $300 for the families so we went and bought each family a Christmas food hamper to add to the box. These incredible food hampers are now on their way from Werribee to Wollert, Mernda to Melton, and everywhere in between. Thank you so much to everyone at Market in a Box for your support. Christmas is going to be extra special for so […]
Melbourne we cannot thank you enough. We put a call out for Christmas presents for kids who will otherwise receive nothing for Christmas due to many factors such as homelessness, poverty and the devastating effects of Covid, and in just a matter of days we raised enough money to buy gifts for 100 of our target of 250 children. These toys and gifts will all be going to Stevenson House to support families in Caroline Springs, Melton and Taylor’s Lakes area. We will be dropping them off to Catrice and her incredible team first thing tomorrow morning. We still have […]
If you’re stuck for what to buy someone for our Christmas appeal here are a few ideas that might help. This isn’t an exhaustive list so by all means please feel free to donate anything else you feel someone would like! 🚫Please note though we cannot accept:Second hand or used giftsAlcohol of any kindGifts associated with violence such as guns and swords.Gifts of cultural appropriation such as Native American dress up, Golliwogs etcGifts with rude or abusive slogansPerishable items 🎄Thank you so much for helping us make Christmas a magical time for these families. Www.nhcollective.org.au/xmas2020
Can you even imagine a life like this? It was the reality for our mothers! We are absolutely thrilled that Sisters In Safe Housing – SiS Housing has been chosen as the charity partner for the new film Brazen Hussies. Take a look at this short clip and find a screening near you. An absolute must see. https://www.brazenhussies.com.au/watch
Victoria, we thank you. During a time of great suffering for so many, you all came together and helped us help those who were struggling. Your support for your fellow Victorians during this very difficult time was unwavering and driven by love. As we come closer to what we hope is finally the end of lockdown we want to thank you once again. We could NOT have done this without you. We’re a small unfunded grass roots charity helping thousands of people on the back of absolutely nothing except your support. You did this, Victoria 💕 Thank you so much […]
Who did this! 😱 🥰 Last week we put a desperate call out for donations of toiletries as we had run out. and a few people messaged us saying they would like to order online. This morning this incredible haul arrived from Catch of the Day but it doesn’t have your name on it. Fess up! Who are you, you amazing human 🥰💕🙏 Look at all these incredible donations! Thank you so so much!