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25.01.2022 300 cards have hit the streets for the pay it forward system at Gapfed cafe. Thats 150 soup vouchers at $750 and 150 hot drink vouchers at $600! Can we please head over to their fb page and give Paula and Greg some amazing reviews? They are the backbone of the initiative and without them this never could have happened.

25.01.2022 In honour of National Homelessness Week we will be doing case studies every night that I hope will help give a deeper insight into homelessness. *TRIGGER WARNING* Case studies discuss cancer, car accidents and death ... Please be advised that this content is not suitable for children and may be distressing. After listening to the case studies please consider the following questions. Please do not criticise or humiliate people for their questions, this is an opportunity for everyone to challenge their beliefs or stigma about homelessness and crisis situations. We encourage people to send any questions they may have through Facebook messenger if they feel they may be sensitive Case study Tony What support services does Tony need? Do you think Tony is at fault? What duty of care does the hospital have in regards to Tony upon his disclosure that he is homeless? Case Study Kelly What support services would you recommend for Kelly? What services are available to young people experiencing crisis? Do you believe Kelly deserves to be in this position?

25.01.2022 Its not even 9am and her soup is already keeping everyone warm. Please head down to Gapfed 34 Playne street and see Paula if you are hungry, for the pay it forward system. Todays soup of the day is Mixed Lentil Soup. *Please also take note that all photos are taken with informed consent*

25.01.2022 I know this photo doesnt look like much but its a glimpse of the care thats being take at the showers. Frankston City Council worked with us to ensure the showers could stay open and have organised cleaners in between each client since COVID19 was first announced. We are so grateful to have them behind the scenes keeping people safe and ensuring the showers can continue

24.01.2022 Since launching the pay it forward early last month 65 soups and 93 hot drinks have been provided to those is need. Gapfed will be staying open for take away during the lock down. We will still be running the showers by appointment, please call 0420 347 696 if you need a shower. All toiletries are provided with new socks and underwear. Sending everyone so much love during this stressful time, we can get through this!

23.01.2022 We did a call out on Monday and by Friday afternoon you have donated this! You are incredible If you would like to donate our open drop off points are Bendigo Bank Carrum Downs 3/100 Hall road (Carrum Downs shopping centre) Bendigo Bank Frankston 3-5 Thompson street Frankston ... Thank you

23.01.2022 After the showers today we walked up to Gapfed cafe. Thank you so much for supporting us to help make a huge change. It was the first time William had come in for support and he was thrilled to be able have a shower and a meal. We couldn’t do this without you

22.01.2022 We got in just before it rained! Wishing everyone a wonderful Sunday

22.01.2022 Unfortunately due to the Stage 4 restrictions Gapfed cafe has had to close. Paula and Greg have been absolutely amazing and with your donations have been able to provide (from the 1st of June till the 31st of July) 214 hot drinks (coffee/tea/hot chocolate) ... 186 Soup meals 17 pasta meals This has been an amazing achievement! The community came together to provide more than just hot meals but also showed survivors that we care Every donation that was received was put directly towards the initiative, and we encourage everyone to stay home so that the restrictions are lifted so Gapfed can reopen in 6 weeks. The first few weeks were slow but within the second month an average of $500 per week was needed to keep the program running, which shows that it has been a huge success and a much needed program within our community. Please please stay home, the more we adhere to the restrictions the less chance this virus can infect our loved ones and the faster our state will reopen. If you would like to donate the pay it forward meals program account is Westpac Donation Chain BSB: 033179 Account: 335548

22.01.2022 We would like to please remind people to keep their dogs restrained and on a lead at all times in areas that are required. We have received reports that there is a big black dog by the name of Rose/Rosie that has been running up to rough sleepers unrestrained and in an aggressive manner along Nepean Highway. This has been quite a frightening experience and people have called out for the dog to be restrained only to be ignored by the owner. ... We will be making a report to Frankston City Council when they open tomorrow but just wanted to reach out to to the public. We are currently looking at purchasing a loud horn or other deterrents as this is very traumatising for one individual in particular, but due to COVID-19 shopping is restricted and delivery will take time. Thank you

22.01.2022 Please head down to Community Support Frankston 35 Beach Street Frankston if you need cards for the free meals at Gapfed Cafe

21.01.2022 Michael had gone through a really rough time and needed some support. We were honoured to be there for him during that time. He has recently come into some good fortune and wanted to thank the community which had helped him so much with a generous donation of $500 to the cafe. Thank you so much Michael, your kindness will help many others through their journey. Gapfed

21.01.2022 Introducing Pasta Thursday! The pay it forward initiative has been so successful that Gapfed Cafe is adding pasta to the menu each Thursday! We understand that you may not have a card and thats ok, Gapfed is still open for take away during the lockdown so please come in if you are hungry.

21.01.2022 Over the past 6 months, volunteers at Belvedere Community Centre have been busy sewing reusable face masks which they have been donating to those in need in the local community. We are so appreciative that they have donated 100 masks to DC for our volunteers and survivors to help keep us safe! Thank you so much, we know these masks take time, effort and love https://www.facebook.com/BelvedereCommunityCentreInc/

21.01.2022 First load picked up from Animal Rescue Cooperative and Bayside Community Emergency Relief. Still another 3 loads to go Check out their FB for the amazing things they do https://www.facebook.com/animalrescuecoop/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/baysidecer/?ref=share

20.01.2022 A boot full of bags filled with toiletries was collected by Jodie from Cancer Support Angels today. While we understand that cancer support angels do not directly work with people experiencing homelessness we want to provide people who may be immune compromised with toiletries during this pandemic. Thanks Jodie!

20.01.2022 It’s our 1 year anniversary! On this day 12 months ago the first person had a shower thanks to the collaborative effort of all our Dc volunteers, Chris Crewther and the Frankston City Council. This is a huge milestone for Frankston, thank you to everyone for their behind the scenes effort to get the permanent shower program up and running. You have changed the lives of so many already and your support in donations ensured that everyone has been provided with support and dignity. * this photo was taken on our opening day pre-Covid

20.01.2022 Gapfed is still open for take away! Tomato/Ham & Cheese toasties have been added to the free meals menu Todays soup is Chicken, vegetable and pasta. ... Please dont worry about cards, if you dont have one just come in and Paula will take your name down. Dont go hungry!!

20.01.2022 We hope everyone is well and staying safe. We have a gentleman that is in recovery and has always wanted to learn how to play a guitar. He’s asking if anyone has an acoustic guitar they could donate to him to aid in his substance abuse recovery. Please let us know if you can help, this will be one of the first steps to his new life sober. Thank you *UPDATE Connect Community Care - Frankston has found a guitar*

19.01.2022 How awesome does he look after a shower & fresh clothes! Champion!

19.01.2022 Bendigo Bank Frankston has been one of our major drop off points in Frankston and a huge part of the chain. Their store is going through some changes and we appreciate your support during this time. From the 31/08 04/09 the Bendigo Bank Frankston branch will be operating from 9.30AM 2.30PM.... From the 07/09, the branch will be temporarily closing for 3 months to assist in the Mortgage Help Centre. We would like to take this time to thank everyone who has been donating and to the awesome team at Bendigo Bank Frankston for their support. If you have any questions dont hesitate to contact 1300 236 344 for further information.

18.01.2022 And we are done just before it rains! A huge thank you to Pam, Briony, Emma, Sian and James behind the camera

18.01.2022 First delivery of the week to Community Support Frankston, thanks Jack for carrying everything in. If you need assistance or support please call CSF on 9783 7284

17.01.2022 Showers are still open! The door signage will be changed, we are running by appointment only between cleans. We have given phones out to survivors so they can keep in touch and make appointments and portable chargers If you have an phone in good condition or a portable charger you are no longer using please consider donating it to us! Our drop off points are Bendigo Bank Frankston and Bendigo Bank Carrum Downs thank you!

17.01.2022 No better feeling than loading Jamies car to take back to Local 2 Community. Womens and mens socks/underwear, beanies/scarfs, toiletries and make up, the list goes on! Local 2 Community is a wonderful organisation that is located in the heart of Frankston North and provides support to anyone in need. They are still open. Please head down to 52 Mahogany avenue Frankston North or call 0416 300 841 if you need support

16.01.2022 * WE ARE WORKING WITH MEOW CAT RESCUE TO HELP THESE CATS. Thank you! * This isnt something that we would normally post but a gentlemen has asked us to ask the community for help. *if you know this person please do not comment with any identifying information such as his name or description* ... We have a gentleman who is rough sleeping and has about two dozen cats. Due to COVID19 the supermarkets have increased their prices for pretty much everything. He is having trouble feeding them and has asked for help with cat food. I understand that the general response will be that he has to rehome these cats, and it has been a slow process to do so (last year he had over 30 cats) but please be aware that these cats keep him alive, they keep him warm and give him love. This is Buddy, buddy appeared one day and never left. Most of these cats are strays that have found a home him. If anyone could please donate some cat food at our drop off points Bendigo Bank Carrum Downs or Bendigo Bank Frankston.

15.01.2022 I know this photo doesn’t look like much but it’s a glimpse of the care that’s being take at the showers. Frankston City Council worked with us to ensure the showers could stay open and have organised cleaners in between each client since COVID19 was first announced. We are so grateful to have them behind the scenes keeping people safe and ensuring the showers can continue

14.01.2022 We were so happy to get a call from Jackie last week, letting us know that Frankston Uniting Church (16-18 High street) has just opened up a free food kitchen every Sunday 6-7pm. We were honoured to offer our support and ensured her car was filled with toiletries to be handed out during opening hours.

14.01.2022 Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead.

14.01.2022 How amazing is Vicky! She made these gorgeous messages of hope to add to our toiletry packs

14.01.2022 Gorgeous sunny day today! Hope everyone is doing well

14.01.2022 We are still here ensuring support services get the toiletries they need. SPLaSH is an amazing project thats run through South Peninsula Community Support centre and provides showers in Rosebud. We were so thrilled to meet Jeremy and keep them in stock for the next month. Please check out their social media and follow their page for updates https://www.facebook.com/SPCSIC/

13.01.2022 We have all heard the news about the masks, if you would like to help or require a mask please follow the link to Hong Kong Masks Australia and send them a message these masks are all free https://www.facebook.com/HKMasksAustralia/

10.01.2022 So much is happening in the world, Im not sure it will ever be the same. Please rest assured that the volunteers of DC are doing their absolute best to conduct welfare checks on survivors. We have been delivering the free meals from Gapfed Cafe and handing out masks. We couldnt do our jobs if it wasnt for your help and support. All the toiletries, the financial donations for the pay it forward meals, all of these things make such a huge difference. Everyone is so gratefu...l for your help. I was talking to Mr N today and he told me hes always surprised that people want to help. I am not surprised, our community is full of beautiful people that want to help others thank you for being an important part of it.

10.01.2022 Christmas is almost here! A massive shout out to our wonderful volunteer Dot for collecting a full trolley of donations from our Carrum Downs and Marriott Waters Community Bank Branches drop off point. Thank you so much for all your donations, every bottle of shampoo or tube of toothpaste helps people in need. Look at all the support you’ve provided! ... Thank you to the Senior Branch Manager Len Barda and his kind staff at Bendigo Community Bank Carrum Downs who are also collecting toys and non perishables for MISFIN

10.01.2022 A few months ago we posted about a gentleman who was rough sleeping and also looking after the local strays and abandoned cats. We were amazed with the level of support from the community in donations to help feed the cats, it was so heart warming how many people cared. We linked in with MEOW Rescue who has then worked with this gentleman and taken on the huge task of providing them with medical care and when the time is right to rehouse them. Please have a look at their po...st and please donate if you can, many of the cats are needing urgent medical care and some are pregnant. We wish them the best in their journey to new homes! Thank you so much to the amazing volunteers at Meow Resuce for all your hard work and support. https://www.facebook.com/755588294496436/posts/3412790305442875/?extid=0&d=n

10.01.2022 The sleigh is ready for more donations! Take a look at the amazing set up at our drop off point. Thank you to the staff at Bendigo Bank Carrum Downs for always making the extra effort, the decorations look very festive

08.01.2022 In honour of National Homelessness week I usually dont shower and record the experience but this year due to Covid its really important to maintain a higher standard of hygiene. Ive just made a quick video that explains DC, the reasons it started and then structure of the organisations. Each night throughout the week Ill be uploading videos that challenge the perception of homelessness and we will be discussing case studies. ... These are based real people, their names and any identifying information has been changed to ensure their anonymity but I hope it gives an insight into the causes of homelessness and the experiences people face. We encourage people to ask questions whether that be in the comments or through private messages. People do not ridicule or harass people for their questions, its important to understand that there are many different perceptions and to educate rather than humiliate. #nationalhomelessnessweek2020

08.01.2022 How awesome is this!! Baba on Wells have teamed up with Community Support Frankston to provide beautiful delicious meals for those in need. Please share their original post to spread the word This initiative is seperate to Donation Chain if you have any questions please call Community Support Frankston on 9783 7284 https://www.facebook.com/437022126369161/posts/4007001262704545/?d=n

07.01.2022 Words can’t describe the tragedy of Kate passing. She never asked for praise or acknowledgment for her efforts in making our Frankston community a better place. She leaves behind two adoring children, Rest In Peace Kate thank you for everything, you will be truely missed

07.01.2022 We really appreciate NEXT ensuring that the showers are safe and clean for everyone to use! Thank you so much Isabelle, Paul and the other wonderful team members for doing such a great job

07.01.2022 Staying at home is so important. Dot called last week asking how she could donate toiletries while keeping safe. We spoke to Joe from National Hotel Supplies who we knew would be more than happy to help, less than a week later Dots donation is at my door If you would like do donate through National Hotel Supplies please call Joe on 1300 557 415 or send him an email at [email protected]... Please contact him directly as he supplies us with a heavily reduced price How amazing is Dot

05.01.2022 Wow! We were overwhelmed by the amount of support and donations we received when we first announced the pay it forward system with the Gapfed cafe, and thankfully we’ve been able to hand out almost 600 meals in 7 weeks to our vulnerable community during these trying times. Paula and Greg have done an amazing job at ensuring all the meals are nutritious and filling. Gapfed had been unfortunately forced to close during the pandemic but reopened a few weeks ago and is now open ...7 days a week. Monday Friday 7am-4pm, Saturday 8am-1pm, Sunday’s 9am-1pm which is wonderful! However, we are need of that community spirit again. At present we have enough funds to provide meals for another 4 weeks only. We are asking for financial donations to keep this system going, donations as small as 50 cents can go a long way to ensuring someone gets to eat tonight! We understand not everyone has the ability to lend a financial hand, if you would like to help out in other ways, please check out our page, hit like and share to your friends. We are also always accepting donations of toiletries and our open drop off point is Bendigo Bank Carrum Downs. If you would like to donate towards our pay it forward system please make your donations to this account Donation Chain Westpac account details are: BSB: 033179 Account: 335548 or if it’s within your 25km radius and it’s safe to do so please pop in and see for yourself the life changing experiences that happen in the cafe. https://donationchain.org.au/donate/

05.01.2022 We were so grateful to be able to load up Lou’s car for the shower program at Southern Peninsula Community Support https://www.facebook.com/SPCSIC/ We couldn’t support these amazing programs without your donations so a huge thank you to all our lovely donors and for Lou for picking everything up

04.01.2022 Working together as a team will help us get through this virus. Bayside Emergency Community Relief is a wonderful group of kind hearted people that came together in the bushfire crisis and is supporting people through COVID-19. Please head over and join their group https://www.facebook.com/groups/baysidecer/?ref=share

04.01.2022 We welcome you to our Annual General Meeting on the 15th August 2020, if you would like to attend please message us your email (do not post it below for safety reasons) and we will send you our zoom link. Thank you

04.01.2022 Look at all this love! Can you see your donations here? Thank you so much for your contributions, no matter how small it all adds up to support those in need. Bendigo Bank Carrum Downs has been an amazing support to us as our drop off point throughout the lockdown. We really appreciate Jo, Lyndal, and the team for being there to help in ensuring your donations get to their forever home

03.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day!Happy Fathers Day!

03.01.2022 We are thrilled to welcome Victoria slowly reopening. Gapfed cafe has reopened and are ready to serve the community! Donations have already started coming through and it fills the hearts of hungry people, thank you so much for your contribution. ... You may not see their faces and hear their thanks so on their behalf we thank you for your kindness and generosity If you would like to donate please transfer into our account or pop into the cafe if safe to do so. Donation Chain inc BSB: 033-179 Account: 335548 Free soup, cheese/ham/tomato toasties available Monday - Friday 7am-4pm and pasta meals are available on Thursdays

03.01.2022 Gapfeds menu today is Chicken noodle and vegetable soup! Look at how many cards have come in, in 4 days. The system is working and we couldnt be more appreciative of the support our community has displayed. Gapfed is located at 34 Playne Street, Frankston. Please pop by and check out the amazing food and show your support

02.01.2022 It was lovely to meet Marlene from Boomerang Bags Frankston yesterday and accept their donation of 48 gorgeous hand made bags! Thank you so much, these will find a brilliant forever home. If you’d like to find out more about Boomerang Bags, they have groups Australia wide please head over and like their page https://www.facebook.com/boomerangbags/ Or you can have a look at the Boomerang Bags Frankston group for more information https://www.facebook.com/groups/1438233959626609/?ref=share

02.01.2022 We had a very special gentleman come and visit us at the showers today. He came down and asked us to thank the community on his behalf for always being there for him. With your help he has overcome obstacles and it really shows how the relationships we make are life changing and life long.

01.01.2022 Free meals at the Young street Car park each Thursday https://facebook.com/events/s/community-meals-young-street-c/743137259778928/?ti=icl

01.01.2022 We are thrilled to support Connect Community Care - Frankston in making 100 packs for their extended care COVID-19 initiative. Please head over to their new Facebook page and give them a like to show your support https://www.facebook.com/Connect-Community-Care-Frankston-106731297795707/