Newlife Care attended the annual Homeless Connect for the second time in as many years. This event coincided with the week of the homeless, and is a day of information, give-aways and activities. There were over 60 different agencies / services represented on the day. In the opening ceremony the Mayor said that the Gold Coast officially had over 2,800 homeless persons, although actual figures could be well above this level.
The guests were welcomed by a large group of volunteers, given a goodie-bag and started the day with a cooked breakfast. On offer were showers, haircuts, massage, clothing and a continual supply of fresh fruit, yoghurt, juice, cakes, tea, coffee and water. The outdoor activities included soccer, tower of confidence, music, face painting and jumping castle. Lunch was also supplied with everything from steaks to herbed fish fillets and a good range of salads and veggies. The weather was perfect and there was a great sense of camaraderie and enjoyment on the day.
Homeless Connect was also a fabulous networking opportunity for the agency / service providers. We met the people behind the organizations and gained a better understanding of what they had to offer, how we could work in conjunction and how we could better refer clients between our services.
Although a number of agencies provided food relief for clients, Newlife Care was the only organization represented that offered professional counselling services by donation. Several government and non government agencies indicated that they would be referring clients to us in the future.
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Streetcare is an initiative started by Newlife Care, flowing on from the success of our annual Christmas Project. The aim of this ministry is to support homeless in our community with food and basic essentials on a regular basis.
Last year we commenced an outreach to caravan park, providing a barbeque to residents and ourtreaching to low-income families on the Gold Coast. We are grateful to our supporters for their assistance in financing this outreach.
If you would like any more information or would like to support this great project, contact Graham Drake.
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Newlife Care Charity Golf Day
Robina Woods Golf Club – Friday May 15 2009 12.00pm Shotgun Start
Cost: $400.00 entry for a team of 4 (or $100.00 per person)
(includes green fees, golf cart and post round nibbles)
Sponsorship oppurtunities are also available. Contact Newlife Care for more information.
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Registration forms available through Elizabeth Danes at Newlife Care office or through emailing elizabeth.danes@newlife.unitingchurch.org.au
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- Graham
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