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25.01.2022 Maroondah Winter Shelter has received a Deakin Community Award 2020. Heartfelt thanks to our amazing volunteers who along with RACV Club Vic and Fareshare, provide meals and care to so many people in need. #maroondahcitycouncil #eastland #homelessness #volunteering #uniting

24.01.2022 A lovely thank you from Jonathan, one of our Winter Shelter guests. Jonathan delivers meals to his friend George who cannot access our program.

23.01.2022 Can you help with donations? We can arrange to pick up if you need our help.

22.01.2022 It’s a privilege being able to make a difference to so many people during these difficult times. 43 bellies filled with 135 meals cooked by our Winter Shelter volunteers.

21.01.2022 Hello everyone, We are hoping that you might be able to help us with these 2 requests. 1. A family doing it tough need a laptop for their daughter who is going into Year 12. She needs a laptop: i5 Gen 8 or above 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD Drive. 2. A homeless lady needs some size 14 track pants, preferably by tomorrow night. (Sunday). Kmart and Target are out of stock.... Please PM me if you can help. Gitta Clayton, Winter Shelter Coordinator

21.01.2022 Thank you to all the volunteers who support all homelessness programs

21.01.2022 42 people provided with delicious home cooked meals tonight. Thank you Winter Shelter volunteers. You did well!

21.01.2022 Thank you to our lovely volunteer Linda, for donating 12 beautiful homemade Christmas puddings

21.01.2022 Thank you Team Jess from CRCC

17.01.2022 Track pants needed: Thanks to the generosity of people, including my youngest niece, we have enough clothes for our lady in need.

17.01.2022 Volunteer Sarah is checking on our guests health as they wait to receive a home cooked meal at Winter Shelter tonight

17.01.2022 Thanks for the cup cakes Phil!

16.01.2022 How lucky are we! Thankyou to Evon and team from All About Vending for the delicious meals you donate to Winter Shelter. Beef and black bean, sweet and sour pork just to name a few.

14.01.2022 Thank you RACV Club for your generous support of our program Our guests enjoy the meals you provide to Winter Shelter. Meals also come from our own volunteers and from Fairshare.

14.01.2022 23 hungry guests left Adra Vive Cafe with full bellies tonight. Thanks Winter Shelter volunteers. Another 60+ meals were delivered today to motels and other venues providing shelter for rough sleepers.

13.01.2022 Winter Shelter in partnership with Maroondah Council provide use of the shower complex at Cooper Smith Pavilion in East Ringwood on Tuesday’s 1pm-3pm and Thursday’s 10am-12pm. Here’s some of our volunteers and staff.

11.01.2022 Can it get any better than this? 430 cookies and cream choc tops donated by Bulla for our Winter Shelter guests and volunteers. Thank you Jason from Bulla and to Jacki

11.01.2022 It’s not too late to come to our Information night. See the flyer. We would love to see you there. We need more volunteers!

10.01.2022 This week started like this: a total stranger walking past our day shelter on Monday handed us a $300 Coles gift card, thank you! The tradies working next to our day shelter donated lots of disposable cups which we will use for our guests soup, thank you! One of our beaut volunteers baked the delicious cupcakes for our guests, thanks Phil! Thank you everyone!

09.01.2022 What’s the 1# reason for homelessness? New research shows Melburnians still think drug addiction is the main cause of homelessness. This is a myth. The reality remains the main reason for #homelessness is domestic and family violence. Read more https://bit.ly/2PiRX1v #HW2020

09.01.2022 Lots of delicious home cooked meals and baking tonight by our Winter Shelter volunteers. We gave away 48 meals, lots of soup and yummy cakes, biscuits and slices. www.wintershelter.org.au

08.01.2022 Thank you Fay from EACH, for providing Flu and Hep A jabs tonight at our Winter Shelter meals program.

08.01.2022 We couldn’t do this without our volunteers. In July, Winter Shelter distributed 904 meals to 297 appreciative guests and delivered 393 meals to motels and to vulnerable people. 90 food parcels were distributed to the local community. Our sincere thanks to Fairshare, RACV Club and our generous volunteers.

07.01.2022 Oasis Community Meals is back on! We started back last Thursday and we are serving again today at 12pm. A free hot soup in a cup, bread and something sweet is a...vailable to anyone. Locals are encouraged to come by to say Hi and collect a meal, perhaps when you're on your daily exercise walk?

06.01.2022 Eastland, Urban Life Ringwood unite for Winter Shelter’s meals and showers for homeless Coronavirus is not stopping Maroondah’s churches from helping those in need, with the Winter Shelter program returning for its third year. However, one part of its service won’t be in action. Coronavirus is not stopping Maroondah’s churches from helping those in need, though its Winter Shelter program will not be able to offer free overnight accommodation.... Volunteers have begun serving free meals for homeless and disadvantaged people nightly, while a **portable shower block has been installed at Maroondah Sports Club in Ringwood East. The program, which was honoured at this year’s Maroondah Council Australia Day awards, is in its third year and usually offers food and overnight accommodation in church halls for homeless single men. Last year, it expanded with an afternoon shelter in the Midway Arcade next to Eastland, which is serving meals on Sunday and Monday nights. Urban Life Ringwood spokesman and venue manager Scott Hawkins said it was highly unlikely the program would offer accommodation this year due to coronavirus restrictions. But Mr Hawkins said the meals and showers would be available around Maroondah until the end of winter. When Winter Shelter realised at the start of the year that we were not going to be able to safely provide accommodation for the most vulnerable in our community and the hundreds of volunteers that serve them, we wanted to find a way of at least providing care and daily meals, he said. Thanks to our partnership with Eastland, Winter Shelter is now able to safely provide food and regular friendly contact with those sleeping rough and others at risk or in need. Winter Shelter co-ordinator Gitta Clayton said around 50 volunteers were assisting this year and interacting with up to 20 people each night. She said she hoped to expand the program during winter with deliveries to disadvantaged people staying in hotels. Meals are being served at the Midway Arcade in Ringwood on Sunday and Monday from 5pm, Croydon’s Vive Cafe from Tuesday to Thursday at 5.30pm, and Croydon’s Keystone building on Fridays and Saturdays. Showers are available at the Cooper Smith Pavilion at Maroondah Sports Club between 1pm-3pm on Tuesday and 10am-noon on Thursday **correction: not a portable shower block. These are the showers at Cooper Smith Pavilion and this is in partnership with Maroondah Council

05.01.2022 Winter Shelter guests enjoyed some early Halloween treats this week

05.01.2022 Happy National Volunteer Week to our wonderful Winter Shelter team. Our program is different this year and we appreciate your help as you cook, bake, drive and deliver meals. Thanks to you all including our shower power team.

04.01.2022 It’s our last night of meals for 2020 at VIVE in Croydon. We’re back on 6 Jan after a well deserved break for our wonderful volunteers

04.01.2022 Missed the Info Night? Don't worry. It is not too late to come on board. Bring a friend. Apply online now and choose one of the training sessions to attend. Winter Shelter is a rewarding and easy way to help out. You can volunteer weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Every bit helps. www.wintershelter.org.au

02.01.2022 Our Winter Shelter meals night filled 43 hungry tummies tonight with 73 meals. Thank you to #allaboutvending and Ivon for your lovely meals. #wintershelter

02.01.2022 Phil’s cupcakes are decorated with a little Christmas cheer for our guests

02.01.2022 Wednesday evenings volunteer drivers collect homecooked meals from a team of volunteer cooks. The takeaway meals are given out from the Vive Cafe. It’s a busy night and we love being able to help those needing a meal. Thanks Dave and Jay for driving tonight and to all the wonderful cooks! www.wintershelter.org.au

01.01.2022 Tonight all 80 hot meals came from Team Jacki. What a great effort! We also had the most delicious sweet treats made by our volunteers. Our guest in the photo always has a joke to share with us and makes us all smile.