Community Support Frankston in Frankston, Victoria | Charitable organisation

Community Support Frankston

Locality: Frankston, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9783 7284

Address: 35 Beach St 3199 Frankston, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.frankston.net

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25.01.2022 Sikh Volunteers Australia back in Frankston (Young St car park) for socially distanced take-away meals, Wednesday and Saturday nights 6:15 - 6:45pm

25.01.2022 A letter can also speak louder than words. Big thanks to all the amazing staff and volunteers at Community Support Frankston, and to all other essential service workers. It takes a community.

24.01.2022 Working together to help people in need - it takes a community

24.01.2022 Happy National Volunteer Week (18 - 24th May) Pictures is our brilliant treasurer Terry and receptionist Judy at home office, self isolating but still with us Community Support Frankston. Terry has been with us for more than 2 decades and refused to let even a pandemic get in his way! A huge thanks to all our volunteers, we can't wait to start slowly introducing more of you back to the building and appreciate your continued work and support :) #nationalvolunteerweek2020

23.01.2022 Was great to have Frankston City Council's Mayor and CEO down at Community Support Frankston earlier this week, chatting with our staff and volunteers - TEAM WORK :)

22.01.2022 Not a normal start to Homelessness Week 2020 for Community Support Frankston and our partners. Usually we would be getting ready for a much different kind of community support. Stage 4 restrictions will apply from 6pm tonight. We're still here for you Frankston - and we will get through this together 9783 7284

21.01.2022 Pandemic Partnerships - Community Support Frankston feeling greatful to still have friends like Mums Supporting Families in Need Inc. CSF assisting a Frankston family with emergency financial, bill and food assistance and MSFIN helping with much needed clothes and household goods. GO TEAM :)

20.01.2022 Great news that Community Support Frankston will receive additional funding to assist them to help more people during the COVID-19 pandemic. I was proud to work with Steve to apply to the Minister for this important funding. (This photo was taken prior to social distancing restrictions!)

20.01.2022 We've just given out our 50th Healthy Take-Away meal since Wednesday, please collect at Community Support Frankston 12pm - 2pm (Monday to Friday), 35 Beach Street Frankston. Also a should out to our new delivery support volunteer Raeleen and OzHarvest, OzHarvest Melbourne for your continued weekly deliveries, pictured with some of the Frankston Youth Service, Frankston City Council team and CSF team leader Gemma helping with the daily Meals on Wheels meals. And a quick afternoon drop off thanks to Manpreet and the Sikh Volunteers Australia team! It takes a community :)

20.01.2022 We welcome the recent additional funding announcement for Emergency Relief services, including Community Support Frankston, from the Federal Government - helping us to assist more people in need of help. We wouldn't be able to it without the extra hands at CSF, including these amazing people from Frankston Youth Service's, providing much needed support to our staff, volunteers and clients. TEAM WORK!

19.01.2022 We're pleased to advise that Community Support Frankston will be providing warm and healthy take-away meals from 12pm - 2pm commencing Wednesday 6th May, for people living in Frankston. Please remember to maintain good social distancing when collecting a meal from our newly renovated space. Our reception doors will remain closed for the time being and we continue to work closely with Frankston City Council during this time. For all other assistance please call us on 9783 7284 (Monday - Friday) 9:30am - 3:30pm. It takes a community :)

19.01.2022 A daily delivery to one of our families that are doing it tough in Frankston. Essential groceries, toilet paper and even some toys. Community Support Frankston is still here to help, everyday we're speaking with more and more people that are struggling financially. Please reach out if you need too and we'll do our very best to help. It takes a community.

18.01.2022 A new food delivery service for people living in Carrum Downs and Sky on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month - please call 0480 281 906 for more information Vittle Feast

15.01.2022 Beach162 were one of the first local businesses to reach out to Community Support Frankston when the pandemic hit, wanting to help with cooking meals for people needing help. These meals have been a major part of our home deliveries and we're proud to be launching a special voucher initiative for Frankston families, couples and singles in need to food relief. Please email us at [email protected] or call 9783 7284 for an assessment or more information. It takes a community - team work :)

14.01.2022 Please reach out if you need help - It takes a community

14.01.2022 Demand for Emergency Relief (ER) assistance has doubled in Frankston but the Federal government's recent $4.22 million in funding for greater Melbourne has forgotten us? Community Support Frankston is one of the busiest single outlet providers of Federal Government ER in greater Melbourne, and its only ER partner in the Frankston Local Government Area. Thanks Peta Murphy MP Federal Member for Dunkley for your ongoing advocacy for CSF, and for keeping people's welfare on the agenda. We can't do this without our volunteers, supporters and partners. It takes a community.

13.01.2022 Delivering a learning device to a disadvantaged student, we understand how difficult it is for some families with home school and other arrangements at the moment. Please reach out if you need help 9783 7284 Community Support Frankston

13.01.2022 Our friends from cool rentals dropping off our leased refrigeration van earlier today, couldn't have come sooner enough with food pickups locked in for tomorrow and no vehicle! This will be such a great help to our perishable and non-perishable foods program :)

13.01.2022 Socially distanced return to footy celebrations at Community Support Frankston earlier today. And for anyone struggling with food relief in Frankston, please come down and see us for a free hot cooked take-away meal & fresh fruit bag - Monday to Friday - or call us on 9783 7284 for a friendly ear and other emergency relief assistance (assessments).

13.01.2022 Community Support Frankston is please to announce a new meal voucher relationship with Baba on Wells commencing tomorrow :) Great to be working with and supporting Frankston business owners Vivian & Jenny. It's also great to be in our third year of partnership with Bubbles on Beach owners Nicole & Glynis, providing a laundry service to our homeless and families in need of it. Also a big shout out to our friends Barry the tree doctor in Seaford and actual doctor Mrin Nayagam for recent donations that help us form and further these relationships. Also thanks to Frankston City Council for funds and support as part of the COVID-19 relief and recovery package. Such strong team work in Frankston, it takes a community :)

12.01.2022 Restrictions will be reinstated across Melbourne - including Frankston - but please stop the panic purchasing. It hurts community support centres that will keep supporting you in these uncertain times. Help us to help others - we still need your help https://frankston.net//2/05/Donation-Drop-Off-Flyer-V3.pdf

12.01.2022 Hunger will continue to hit homes and all communities. In past years the feed appeal helped Frankston with fridges, freezers and other equipment. We're all in this together - www.frankston.net

12.01.2022 Please direct all non-perishable food donations to these drop off points - thank you :)

12.01.2022 What a community we live in, volunteer power! 1050 TOTE bags packed across four days last week for Frankston families and others in need of a helping hand this festive season. Community Support Frankston couldn't have pulled this off without the support of our friends and partners, including Operation Larder High Street Uniting Church, Frankston, Frankston City Council, Frankston Football Club, Frankston & District Netball Association (Jubilee Park), Rotary Frankston Sunrise..., Rotary Club of Frankston, Rotary Club of Latitude 38, Paul Edbrooke MP and the many other groups that send volunteers to help! The Frankston Community Appeal celebrates it's 30th anniversary this year and with such a low fundraising year our funds will be stretched for next year without donations and volunteers. So proud to be part of this community - FRANKSTON TEAM WORK :) www.frankston.net

11.01.2022 Teamwork with OzHarvest Melbourne at Community Support Frankston,recovering foods for people in our community struggling to make ends meet, Frankston City Council

11.01.2022 A big thanks to the team at essential flavours for the very kind donation of 140 food care packs for people struggling in Frankston. Hours and hours of time went into packing these and will make a difference to a lot of people :)

10.01.2022 A big thank you to the Carrum Downs and Marriott Waters Community Bank Branches of Bendigo Bank for this generous $10,000 donation! Every dollar will go into the food hamper, toy and other aid needed for the Frankston Community Appeal, celebrating 30 years helping people in Frankston to have a better festive season this year! This year more than most has been a difficult fundraising year and we're grateful for your support :)

10.01.2022 Located on the top level (blue level) as if you were heading to Kmart. People being tested will have their parking validated and need to bring their medicare card and another form of ID. Take hand sanitizer/ wear gloves where possible :)

10.01.2022 Great work Cal :)

10.01.2022 Great to see Sikh Volunteers Australia extending the home deliveries for another month, providing healthy cooked meals to people in Frankston City Council and other surrounding areas

09.01.2022 Everyone has the right to secure, safe and affordable housing. Homelessness is increasing faster in Frankston than the Victorian and Australian averages and thi...s is only expected to get worse due to COVID-19. In 2016, 2,000 locals accessed homeless services. 65% of people accessing homelessness support in Frankston are women (often accompanied by children). More young people are experiencing homelessness. The number of young people aged 10-19 accessing homelessness service has grown by 18.4% Women over 60 at risk of, or experiencing homelessness has increased by 12% To help address the rising issue of homelessness in Frankston City, 14 local homelessness organisations have come together to focus on tackling homelessness in Frankston City. The Frankston City Strategic Homelessness Alliance represents specialist housing and homelessness services, health and legal services, local government, and emergency relief providers. Each member organisation is committed to leveraging their resources and expertise, to support a collective approach to address the increasing rates of local homelessness. For more info, visit: strategichomelessnessalliance.org.au or view the full media release: https://bit.ly/2L99KsY #TowardsZeroHomelessness #TacklingHomelesnessTogether #EverybodyDeservesAHome #FrankstonCity Bolton Clarke - Homeless Persons Program Community Support Frankston Launch Housing Melbourne City Mission - MCM Mentis Assist Neami National Peninsula Community Legal Centre Peninsula Health @SouthernHomelessnessServicesNetwork Wayss Ysas (Youth Support & Advocacy Service) Whitelion The Salvation Army Australia Frankston City Council

08.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to our own Peter Lewis for winning Frankston 'Volunteer of the Year Award' (service category) Please tune into the Mayors Virtual Picnic Frankston Events page this Sunday for the presentations - recognising all essential service workers and volunteers. Also, a big shout out to other Community Support Frankston volunteers Lynne Wood and Trish O'Neil for their monthly awards - well done team :)

08.01.2022 Thanks Frankston Youth Service's Youth Council and partners Nature cafe/bar Ol' Mate Coffee for the kind donation of toiletries, PPE, skin care and vouchers for disadvantaged people in Frankston.

07.01.2022 Community Support Frankston's volunteer board of management are getting into the zoom celebrations for #nationalvolunteerweek2020

06.01.2022 27 staff (half volunteers) including new recruits Rhonda, Bettina, Lidya and Susan have been at Community Support Frankston (CSF) today, helping us to keep up with an increasing amount of families and individuals reaching out for financial and material aid assistance. A huge thanks to all our staff, times are only getting tougher and circumstances sadder for already disadvantaged people needing help. If you would like to find out more about CSF please email [email protected]

06.01.2022 Now 42 days and counting. People on #Jobseeker payments will go back to living on the poverty line. Services like Community Support Frankston are the last line of support. The Federal Government needs to commit #RaiseTheRate

06.01.2022 Community Support Frankston is thrilled to be working with Rapid Relief Team AU bringing the #RRTFoodBoxes initiative to people in Frankston. Please call our friendly volunteer receptionists for more information on 9783 7284 (Mondays Fridays). Weekend delivery can also be arranged for vulnerable families, partnered and single households - all free of charge - on assessment by CSF :) #teamwork

06.01.2022 As of tomorrow - a number of disposable masks will be available (free of charge) to our homeless and most vulnerable - via our FREE take-away meals program and you can also call us for a phone assessment. If you're struggling to find a mask, please remember that alternative face coverings are acceptable. Today's words from the premier "any covering is better than no covering" and more masks are on their way. PLEASE stay in doors where you can. We are still here for you Frankston. Reach out if you need help.

06.01.2022 Anti-Poverty Week 2020 - In the past 3 months Community Support Frankston has provided 9,120 instances of emergency relief and material aid to people in Frankston. This is a 100%+ increase compared to the same months (July - Sept) last year. More people in our community are experiencing the impacts of poverty, some for the first time. Governments need to commit to delivering adequate supports, wages and payments - and address the issue of people living in Australia - inelig...able for any income, and are suffering. Our broken housing system need fixing Everybody's Home and we can't afford to see people return to brutally low JobSeeker rates at the end of this year Raise the Rate. While we'll continue to serve our clints with a smile, inadequate action & support for our most dissadvantaged will break the backs of volunteers and services such as ours. #RaiseTheRate #RaiseTheRateForGood

06.01.2022 We're still here for you Frankston - as we approach the end of #HW2020 - please remember that CSF is here for all community members that are doing it tough financially. Please reach out & keep safe.

05.01.2022 We would like to thank Volunteers from the Operation Larder Frankston Uniting Church for their kind donation of groceries for Free Food Delivery Program.

05.01.2022 A huge thanks to Kogan.com who donated tens of thousands of dollars worth of masks and hand sanitizers to Community Support Frankston - just before Christmas - and still helping to keep our most vulnerable community members covid safe! This product also supported the Frankston Christmas lunch and is still being given out FREELY to local community members - including every hot and healthy FREE lunch (Monday - Friday) 12 - 2pm available at Community Support Frankston, 35 Beach Street Frankston. Thanks for your support Kogan.com :)

05.01.2022 Happy Thursday - team leader Gemma with her #nationalvolunteerweek2020 chocolates and an extra special mention to our volunteer receptionist Michael for being Community Support Frankston's VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH in recognition of all his hard work and multiple shifts on our triage line. Our phone lines are open 9:30am - 3:30pm during weekdays if you need help and Michael is waiting for your call :)

05.01.2022 We're still here for you Frankston - it takes a community

04.01.2022 It's likely that JobKeeper payments will also transition into these JobSeeker (formerly newstart) payments in the coming months. People living below the poverty line, isn't a fair go.

04.01.2022 Our latest edition of Frankston City News is now available: www.frankston.vic.gov.au/FCN Check out what’s on, keep connected and hear about our community st...rength during this tough year If you have any inspiring or uplifting stories, get in touch with us to share the good news on this page. PM us or shoot us an email today [email protected] : #FrankstonCity #FCN #StayConnected Discover Frankston Frankston Events Frankston Arts Centre Invest Frankston Frankston Youth Service Community Support Frankston

04.01.2022 We need to do something about poverty and inequality, and this is a good start. Jobseeker (also known as Newstart) payments are well below the poverty line. We can't go backwards, people deserve better. It takes a community - or community suffers.

04.01.2022 Some more happy snaps of CSF volunteers in action (left to right) Trish and Jenny on reception phones, Melanie on assessments, Pat's fantastic smile, and our second longest serving volunteer Rhonda not enjoying isolation with husband and fellow Community Support Frankston volunteer Barrie #nationalvolunteerweek2020

03.01.2022 We need MORE social housing - or we all pay the price #HW2020

03.01.2022 Happy Birthday and a happy #nationalvolunteersweek to Community Support Frankston student volunteer Khalie for your contributions in recent weeks and months :)

03.01.2022 Please help us make a difference to Frankston families again this year https://frankston.net/community-appeal/ we need your help :)

01.01.2022 Big thanks to Frankston & District Netball Association (Jubilee Park) and all other supporters. We're still able to accept donations of brand new toys and non perishable foods down at Community Support Frankston but an email to [email protected] needs to be made to arrange a drop in time. alternatively, smaller donations can be dropped off to one of these sites https://frankston.net//2/11/Donation-Drop-Off-Flyer-V4.pdf We're really sorry for any inconvenience, please keep supporting us. With no additional funding given to Frankston with the Federal governments last announcement of Emergency Relief funding, we need all the help we can get.

01.01.2022 Please call us on 9783 7284 Mon - Fri, 9:30am - 3:30pm to speak with someone about how we can help. Don't suffer in silence. It takes a community.

01.01.2022 Today we had a proper fit out of our pantry space to allow us more room to store essential foods, sleeping bags, backpack beds, toiletries, blankets and other items personal items for people. It's hardworking volunteers like Helene that will be re-stocking this new space from 8am in the morning! Thanks for everything Helene Community Support Frankston