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HOW
YOUR DONATION CAN HELP
St Mary's medium term crisis
housing accommodation
St Mary's has some
units available to house women and their children who are in need of
low
cost housing for up to two years. These women need specific support
because
they have come from refuges and are victims of abuse and homelessness.
Annually...
- $5000 will cover
the upkeep of one unit;
- $1000 will assist
a family to resettle into the community;
- $1000 enables
the Centre to assist a family in an immediate crisis situation.
Outreach
Outreach at St Mary's
House takes the form of home visits to people who have been referred to
the Centre by other Churches, welfare and government agencies and the
police.
It also incorporates responding to those who ring the doorbell, most of
whom are in a crisis situation and have lost all sense of self respect
and dignity.
Annually...
- $3000 will help
the Centre respond to the 'on the spot' needs of individuals;
- $3000 will help
the Centre see them 'through' until other appropriate agencies can make
their response;
- $1000 will enable
the Centre to attend to the healing process of regaining their self
respect.
- $40000 for Community Worker's Salary
Playgroup
Two mornings a week,
Playgroup activities are offered to preschool children accompanied by
their
carers, who come from diverse cultural backgrounds. Playgroup provides
an excellent opportunity for families to mix socially at low cost. Due to the increasing demand families are asked to choose between Monday and Wednesday mornings.
Annually...
- $5000 will ensure
the continued offering of this service, the maintenance and upgrade of
related services.
English
conversation
classes
Between 50 - 60
adults from different cultural backgrounds come weekly to learn English
and to socialise with each other. 15 volunteer tutors give of their
time
and annually give St Mary's House the equivalent of $48 000 of
voluntary
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To whom
shall we go?
Gift giving - women donating a basket of gifts to the House.
Before giving gifts, please contact us
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