First Floor Program Salvation Army in Wollongong, New South Wales | Community organisation

First Floor Program Salvation Army

Locality: Wollongong, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4229 1079

Address: Level 3, 11-13 Burelli St 2500 Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Website: http://firstfloorprogram.org.au

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25.01.2022 Tonight 6pm! To connect with other families coping with substance use and mental health issues simply click the link on the post!

25.01.2022 This could be really helpful in these uncertain times!

25.01.2022 Last week completed Jacob's time with us - through his internship and provisional psychogy to fully-fledged! We're grateful for his years committed to the First Floor Program and the wellbeing of individuals (particularly youth) and families impacted by AOD/MH issues. We wish him every success for the future. Now we have the task of finding someone to continue to grow the role of Youth and Family Support Worker within our Illawarra team. https://salvationarmy.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com//Youth-and-Fam

23.01.2022 April Positivity Challenge Day #24 This looks like a really good to do list so we thought wed share. A great structure whether youre in isolation or not!

23.01.2022 Super excited to be partnering with Arafmi Illawarra to offer the Me and My Relationships program to local carers! If you are a carer and would like to improve the quality of your relationships and connections this program is for you! Places are limited and Bookings essential! To reserve your place please contact the FFP on 42291079 or email: [email protected]

22.01.2022 Super excited to be training facilitators from all over Australia in our See Change program next week! Were also offering the program online via Zoom next week so people from anywhere can be involved. So, if you or someone you know would be interested please dont hesitate to share this with them and encourage them to get in touch with us (02) 42291079 or via email: [email protected]

21.01.2022 The FFP are looking for a small group of young people (12-25yrs) to help us spruce up the Foundery Family Centre! Places are limited, to book a place call Maris on 42291079!

21.01.2022 Connect For - our online support group for families who have completed the Family Connections Program. Tonight 6pm! To join simply follow the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87549583094

21.01.2022 Bulk of the removal's done. Some are sad to be leaving these behind!

20.01.2022 Looking for last minute gifts?

20.01.2022 Public. Service. Announcement.

19.01.2022 On Mothers Day...

19.01.2022 Today 10.30am! To join, simply click the link in the post!

19.01.2022 Saturday would normally have been the night that the Salvos head to North Gong and hand out water and chat with those at the Pub Crawl. This year we couldn't do that but we still need to raise much needed funds for The Salvation Army's First Floor Program. If you would like to donate please click on the link below to donate. We thought today you might like to hear how The Salvation Army's First Floor Program commenced in the Illawarra.... While The Salvation Army’s Jayne Wilson was on a hospital bed undergoing chemotherapy for her cancer, she saved someone’s life. It’s an example of how Jayne, who died of cancer in Wollongong Hospital on Christmas afternoon 2013, would happily give her time to help others, whether it be through her work with The Salvation Army in Wollongong, as the police chaplain for Lake Illawarra or as a celebrant. One day in August 2012, when she was about to start a session of chemotherapy, she received a call on her mobile phone from a woman on Bulli Tops who was contemplating taking her own life. While having treatment to try and save her own life, Jayne stayed on the phone. She encouraged the woman back her car away from the edge of the cliff and then arranged for the woman to contact The First Floor Program who could help her. With a hospitality background, Jayne first joined The Salvation Army shortly after it moved into the old Cleo’s Nightclub in Burelli Street, Wollongong. There was a working bistro and kitchen there and Jayne came on board to run hospitality training for long-term unemployed people. She noticed that many participants had addiction issues and soon started a counselling service to help them but she didn’t stop there. Jayne also noticed that though there was a lot of assistance for people with addiction issues, there was little for their families. What was initiated was quite new at the time. Jayne commenced support programs for the partners and parents of people with drug and alcohol and/or mental health issues, for their children and for grandparents who are primary carers of their grandchildren. Known as the First Floor Program, this holistic model of care has since been replicated by The Salvation Army in Sydney, Canberra and Canada. https://community.salvationarmy.org.au/t/santa-fest

19.01.2022 First Floor Program is relocating! We plan to be fully operational at The Foundery, 132 Wentworth Street, Port Kembla, from April 19. Sadly there's not room for our craft group's mosaic table, which was made for the 2019 Jayne Wilson memorial exhibition, themed "Laughter", so we're offering it free for removal from our Wollongong office. Send us a message or call 4229 1079 if you're interested.

19.01.2022 One of the family support programs we run (in fact we are currently running two of them via Zoom with participants from all over the place!) is Family Connections. Theyre currently holding a Walk for Family Connections campaign to help raise awareness about the program and the experiences of families living with a loved one with Borderline Personality Disorder. Can you Walk For Family Connections this week? "NEABPD Australia brings the Family Connections Program to families ...of loved ones suffering BPD. We normally deliver these programs face to face, however, in the current situation, we have converted these programs to our teleconnections program. This has allowed us to continue to support our families during this unprecedented time of isolation. We believe that we are all interconnected and we can still support you even though our method of delivery has changed. We would like to roll out more Family Connections programs to those who need it most, especially during these very difficult times. Family Connections is a free program to families and is run by unpaid volunteers that give their time to deliver these very important life skills which can often change peoples lives. NEABPD does not receive any government funding and rely heavily on the generosity of the families who have benefited our program. To date, we have over 2000 people waiting to be accepted into a Family Connections Program. We had intended to hold a Walk for Family Connections this year, however, due to the current restrictions, we have joined together with our international counterparts to bring you our first ever Web Walk. Family Connections is in 25 countries across the world, and we would like you to join our international affiliates to walk for those families with loved ones suffering BPD. Please see attached more information. You are invited to watch our global live stream from Toronto on Monday 25th May, at 6am AEST (we will repeat this stream at 6pm AEST as well for those who cant make the earlier time). We have a target to raise $10,000 for Family Connections so that we may roll out 10 more programs in the coming months to support more families. Please join us by walking, and uploading a photo or video to the hashtags list below."

19.01.2022 Today at 11am! To join simply click the link in the post!

19.01.2022 Same same but different! The FFP are excited to be opening the Foundery Family Centre! Cant wait to continue to grow our village in the Port Kembla community!

18.01.2022 This Friday is World Kindness Day! If, like us, you think kindness should be the new norm, check out this list of kind acts you can incorporate into your life!

18.01.2022 Starts soon! To join, simply click on the link in the post!

18.01.2022 Tonight 6pm! To join simply click the link in the post!

18.01.2022 Huge thank you to all whove donated to the Red Shield Appeal through our digital doorknock. Just $180 to go to for FFP top the thousand!

18.01.2022 Opens Tonight 6pm! We've got an incrcedible and varied collection again this year reflecting the strength and creativity of our community. RSVP essential - COVID safe event, masks and physical distancing... To reserve your place call the FFP on 42291079

17.01.2022 A little article about how the FFP have adapted as a result of COVID19. Can you believe weve trained over 40 Salvation Army staff in our See Change program since May this year? Hopefully more families than ever can now access the program and get the support they need.

17.01.2022 Today Art for Healing enters the world of Zoom! Well be working on our strength garlands and chatting via Zoom at 10am! To join simply click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87388231390

16.01.2022 You can support the Red Shield Appeal through our First Floor Program team via the link above!

16.01.2022 It was such a privilege to train 11 Salvation Army staff and officers from Brisbane, Gold Coast and South East Queensland, including staff from both Moonyah and Fairhaven rehabilitation centres, in the FFPs See Change program yesterday. The Zoom screen sure was crowded with 11 participants! But just take a look at this - this is the whirlpool we created while discussing familys experiences of having a loved one with drug and alcohol and/or mental health issues.... Now, Im not sure what you see in this image, but to us it says that these 11 participants deeply understand the impact of these issues on families and now they are equipped with See Change to help assist! Can. Not. Wait. To see our little program grow in Queensland and to hear stories of more and more families receiving support and beginning their empowerment journey!

15.01.2022 April Positivity Challenge Day #28 One of evidence based activities from our Boosted program is the benefits of expressive writing, that is, writing not just about what happened but how it felt. Doing this type of writing has been shown to enhance your well-being. ... So, i guess theres no time like the present - try and find some time to sit down for 15-30 minutes, check in with yourself and write from the inside. Theres no need to share this with anyone (you can tear it up right away if you like) whats important is the process of giving words to your inner space.

15.01.2022 You can support our local digital doorknock through the link on our facebook page: First Floor Program Salvation Army

14.01.2022 Come along this morning for Craft and Conversation - connect, create and (likely) have a chuckle. Click the link to join: https://zoom.us/j/872948819

13.01.2022 "There is the possibility of recovery for every single patient." Addicted Australia continues TONIGHT 8:30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand. #AddictedSBS

13.01.2022 Ever been called crafty? Theres a crafty bunch that meet, create and connect today at 10.30am! To join simply click the link in the post!

12.01.2022 Not our usual whirlpool thats for sure! Yesterday the FFP team were incredibly honoured and humbled to run training in our See Change program for families via Zoom! This meant we were able to train ten facilitators from the Central Coast to rural Victoria (and almost everywhere in between!) in helping families on their empowerment journery.... Can. Not. Wait. to see these facilitators grow the See Change program in their communities!

12.01.2022 Some ideas for those with kids in their lives.

12.01.2022 Suicide and bereavement support tonight. To join, simply click the link: https://zoom.us/j/646282270

12.01.2022 On again today! See you at 10.30am?

12.01.2022 Today is RUOK Day a day to check in with our friends and family. But more important than the question is genuinely caring about the response and being able to help when people are brave enough to say that theyre not travelling well. So, heres some tips on how to help friends and family who might be struggling with the impacts of COVID 19

12.01.2022 Today is World Kindness Day - here's some simple ways you can make kindness the norm for you and your family!

12.01.2022 Despite being unable to welcome you in person to Santa Fest Wollongong Carols this year we are still supplying a Christmas celebration. We invite you to join us... online on Sunday 13 December at 7pm for a wonderful evening of traditional Carols from Wollongong Salvos. These Carols will be available on this link: https://youtube.com/wollongongsalvos We look forward to welcoming you again in 2021 for our 4th annual Santa Fest Wollongong Carols. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

11.01.2022 April Positivity Challenge Day #27 The current situation is forcing many of us to rely on technology that we werent initially very experienced with or comfortable using. One of the benefits of this is that we are becoming more equipped and have become adept at utilising these new technologies. At the FFP this has meant being able to connect some of our support groups from up and down the coast together via online meetings.... But the trick with technology is to make it work for you and to find a balance in your relationship with it. So, todays prompt is to check in with your relationship with technology. How has it opened the world up for you? How well are you maintaining balance? If you would like to connect via our online support groups the pinned post at the top of the page has all the details and links!

11.01.2022 April Positivity Challenge Day #29 Continuing on from yesterdays expressive writing activity, today were going to write to a pen friend! Your pen friend? Corona virus.... Dear Corona, you are scary, you make me frustrated, how can you do this to people? You get the idea. Why are we doing this? Because sharing our thoughts, feelings and fears helps us to process them, helps us to shift them and create an inner distance between us and them. Again, you dont have to share this, the benefit is by doing. And maybe by doing so, we can also start to see the positives and cultivate gratitude. Dear Corona, i dont like you, but because of you ive finally started reading/quilting/drawing/walking/gardening again. Hopefully youre getting to do all of those!

11.01.2022 It's been a bit of a chaotic year hasn't it? Just a reminder that we are still calling for entries in next year's exhibition! Details in the poster.

09.01.2022 Isolation causing you stress? Weve got just the program for you - Stress Less! Six weekly sessions (via Zoom) to help you understand the nature of stress and practical strategies to help you manage it!... Bookings essential - to reserve your place call the FFP in 42291079 or email: [email protected]

09.01.2022 Our Family Connections program commences next week! If you know any families with a loved one with Borderline Personanality Disorder please encourage them to get in touch! https://www.bpdaustralia.org/family-connections-program/... I

07.01.2022 This week is Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness week. Did you know: approximately 1 in 5 new and expectant birth parents and up to 1 in 10 non-birth parents experience problematic symptoms of perinatal anxiety and/or depression. Perinatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA) doesn't just affect new mums, it can happen to all sorts of parents: dads, and non-birth parents, sex, sexuality and gender diverse parents, as well as foster carers, adoptive parents, and extended famil...y. Across Australia, 100,000 families are affected by PNDA every year.

07.01.2022 We were so busy last week that we didn’t get a chance to share these photos of the FFP team painting resources for our ReSoLve kids program that started last Wednesday!

06.01.2022 Exhibition hanging is coming along nicely! Hope you can join us for the opening this Thursday 6pm (COVID safe/physical distancing/numbers limited/masks compulsory). Or pop in between 10am-3pm over the next ten days! We would like to thank Go Hire for their continued and generous support of our exhibition over the past 4 years - these exhibition boards have made our job a breeze!

06.01.2022 LAST CHANCE - ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT! To book your place call the FFP on 42291079 today!

06.01.2022 This looks like it would be a useful listen for any parents/grandparent carers with young children about to enter the storm of adolescence. https://www.richroll.com/podcast/jessica-lahey-593/

06.01.2022 Our annual exhibition contues until February 1 and is open today for the public holiday, so come along to Wollongong Salvos to view the amazing artworks. These photos, by Robin Bubb, were awarded the 'Spirit" award. Titled "Life has more Strength than Death", they provide opportunity for reflection on our experiences a year ago, the nature of the inner life, and the beauty of regeneration.

06.01.2022 Grab n Go Meals - $7.50 each Freshly made in house, frozen for your convenience This weeks menu: ... Pork roast w mash, veg & gravy Spinach & ricotta cannelloni Apricot chicken w rice Penne boscaiola Sausages w mash & onion gravy Beef stroganoff w mash Potato & leek soup w freshly baked rolls Chicken & corn soup w freshly baked rolls Add a dessert for $3.00 Sticky Date Pudding *NEW* Chocolate Pudding Order via Facebook, Phone: 4226 2969 Or over the counter Caf open Monday Friday, 8am 1pm Please call to arrange a pick up time outside of these hours

05.01.2022 In recent years weve had the opportunity to support the work of The Salvation Army, who support the work of the First Floor Program in Wollongong & beyond, through bucket collections at various sites across the Wollongong region. This year the appeal looks different! We invite you to donate through the First Floors link below, and consider becoming a virtual doorknocker on our behalf.

04.01.2022 We've got these exciting opportunities for growth and connection this term! Bookings essential for all programs, call 42291079 to reserve your place

03.01.2022 One week to go until the Port Kembla 5x5! The 5x5 is a FREE walking community walking event supporting people to connect through physical activity. The walk wil...l start at 9am from The Foundery in Port Kembla. For more information or to register, click on the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/148873220811

03.01.2022 Tonight 6pm! To join simply click the link in the post

02.01.2022 Tonight 6pm! Very Important Families our support group for families impacted by drug and alcohol issues and/or mental health issues! To join from anywhere simply click the link: https://zoom.us/j/920935881

02.01.2022 Tonight 6pm! To join simply click the link in the post!

02.01.2022 Congratulations to the winners of the Wilson family awards at our annual exhibition: Peyton Jackson (child) George Williams (youth) Sandra Gray (open)

02.01.2022 Join in our Red Shield Appeal fundraising. Become a team member, share the post and support us through your donation.

02.01.2022 April Positivity Challenge Day #25 Todays tip is to try and find a way to connect to the natural world, even if its through a window! Nature simply wants to be and it is forever inclined towards growth. Take our courtyard garden tomatoes - seemingly against the odds in the centre of the city, only being cared for once a week they are happily producing fruit unobserved and into Autumn.... Growth in isolation, what a beautiful goal!

01.01.2022 Last chance to book in for this - only a few spots left! Call 42291079 to reserve your place

01.01.2022 Our team have been working really hard to be able to offer our education programs in the context of the current COVID19 restrictions. We are excited to share our Term Two programs with you. If you would like to book a place please call 42291079 or contact us via email; [email protected] or FB Messenger