Mountains Care in Mount Riverview, New South Wales | Community organisation

Mountains Care

Locality: Mount Riverview, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4720 6118

Address: 172 Rusden Road 2774 Mount Riverview, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.mountains-care.org.au

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24.01.2022 West Connect is an incredible organisation in the Blue Mountains that provides support & accommodation options to people escaping domestic violence. We are so proud to be able to partner with them by providing hampers of food once a month to stock the pantry in their refuges so people are moving into a home with all the essentials ready to go.

24.01.2022 How are you travelling in this time of COVID-19? Mountains Care are here to help. We can provide emergency food/household supplies if you, or someone you know are in need. A friend...a neighbour...a family member...an older person...a single parent... Please send us a message and we'll do whatever we can to help out.

21.01.2022 We are so blown away by the generosity of the team at Imagination Online who donated 30 presents to our Christmas appeal! The presents will be wrapped and delivered alongside our Christmas Food Hampers to families in need this year. Thank you, Imagination Online, from the bottom of our hearts. Your incredible donation will make many children’s Christmas Day a little brighter.

20.01.2022 Our August appeal to 'Stock the Storehouse' has set us up in a fantastic position to launch into the Christmas season. We want to offer our sincere thanks to anyone who donated over the last month. Our Food Bank is well and truly full! It is not too late to return your box or drop in donations. If you need a Mountains Care volunteer to pick your box up please send us a message or call 4720 6118.

20.01.2022 As Christmas Day draws closer our team have started to relax as our busy period is now over. It has been a very busy 2020. I don't think anyone could have predicted the year that we have had with bushfires, flash floods and, of course, the pandemic. This has been one of the busiest years for Mountains Care. - As to be expected with the pandemic our Street Teams projects were reduced due to health reasons. We still managed to assist 6 families with yard work. - We have give...n out 105 food hampers for families in need. - Provided 161 Christmas hampers - Provided 50 Christmas presents to assist families trying to make ends meet - Donated 60 treat packs to nurses working at the Nepean COVID testing grounds - Gave out 8 HSC study packs - We've partnered with DV West in the Upper Mountains to provide them with non-perishable food hampers every 6 weeks so their refuges are stocked with essentials - We've donated 40 items per week to Hands and Feet Blaxland to help with their weekly food drive - Lastly, and certainly not least, we have assisted a mum with cancer with her children's weekly clothes washing. We are so thankful to everyone who has donated to us this year with time or monetary donations. Our community in the Mountains is incredibly generous. We cannot do this without you. So, thank you from the bottom of our hearts & we wish you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

20.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful Mums in our community. We hope you have an amazing day!!

19.01.2022 A great big THANKS to all those who have returned their filled Stock the Storehouse boxes already! A reminder to everyone who still has a box...you can return them either on a Sunday morning between 9am - 12pm, or contact us and we can arrange to pick up from you.

19.01.2022 Our August appeal to 'Stock the Storehouse' is drawing to a close. It is not too late to return a box of donated non-perishable items. You might be wondering 'what does the August Appeal actually help with?'. Your donated items go towards a broad range of services that we provide in the Blue Mountains. Here is a summary of how your donation can help: - Food hampers go out each week for households who need a little extra assistance due to a number of factors such as illness, b...ereavement or job loss - Mountains Care also donates non-perishable items weekly to the incredible initiative 'Hands and Feet' in Blaxland. The Hands and Feet team provide fresh food every week to households. - Your non-perishable donations also help us to prepare for the Christmas season as we give on average 130 special Christmas hampers to households. If you would like to know any further details about how to donate or how to pick up a box for donations please message our page or call 4720 6118. Someone from our team can even drop a box to you and pick it up once you have filled it with goodies!

17.01.2022 With Covid-19 restrictions stepping down, it might mean rising anxiety levels for you or someone you know. This resource has many great tools to help protect your mental health. https://covid19.thiswayup.org.au ...and if you are struggling with food or grocery items, Mountains Care are here to help. Don't hesitate to drop us a line and we'll help in any way we can.

17.01.2022 We hope that you're finding time to care for your whole self in the midst of these strange times. Here's some good ways to care for yourself and those around you. Thanks to 'BlessingManifesting' for this image...share this with someone in your community of care.

16.01.2022 Can you believe there is only 10 & a half weeks until Christmas! The team at Mountains Care are starting to gear up for our busy season as we prepare our Christmas Hampers. This year has been a tough year for many families. Christmas can be a time of stress as we try and put together food to feed our families and provide presents. Mountains Care can help this year. Each year we give out 130+ hampers to help families put on their Christmas feasts. If you or anyone you know needs a Christmas Hamper please reach out to our team on 4720 6118, message this Facebook page or send us an email at [email protected]

14.01.2022 Summer is right around the corner! Do you need a hand to tidy up around your house to be bushfire ready? Mountains Care ‘Street Teams’ are here to helpjust send us a message and we’ll organise to come with our team of volunteers to help tidy up and make your place ready for the hotter weather.

14.01.2022 DV West offers group programs, which assist women in exploring ways to move forward with confidence, knowledge and empowerment. Our Blue Mountains service is cu...rrently running a DV Group "Rising Strong". It is an educational and interactive group for women who have been, or who are experiencing domestic or family violence. They explore topics such as types of abuse, boundaries, stress and increasing self-esteem. Interested in joining one of our groups? Contact us on (02) 4732 2318 or [email protected]

13.01.2022 We are so excited to give back to the nurses working on the front lines. Today Mountains Care are donating 60 snack bags to nurses working at the drive through COVID clinics in Penrith. Each bag contains a couple of snacks & a little note thanking our nurses for their hard work during this pandemic.

11.01.2022 With Christmas fast approaching, Mountains Care are looking for requests or referrals for Christmas Hampers. Full of basic grocery items and lots of Christmas extraseach year we give away hampers to families or individuals who are doing it tough. We’re here to helpSo don’t hesitate to send us a message with the name or names of people who need and would appreciate a box of Christmas cheer.

08.01.2022 2020 has been one of the toughest years for year 12 students to complete their HSC. Today we were able to bless some year 12 students with our HSC packs that are filled with goodies to help with their study.

07.01.2022 We're launching our annual "Stock the Storehouse" appeal and so we're seeking donation of grocery items to help people in need. Throughout the year we give out hampers to people who are in need. At Christmas we also put together a special Christmas hampers to try and put a bit of sparkle into a time of year that can be really tough. Send us a message and we can drop off a handy collection box, or come by to collect a box at a time that suits you....but please be aware of donating items with a long enough use by date. Now's the time! Could you help us out with a donation? Check out the list of needed items, no amount is too small as every little bit helps!

07.01.2022 Four more hampers packed & delivered this week. Our hampers come stocked with all the standard pantry & toiletries items plus a few little luxuries to spread a little joy during hard times. If you or someone you know needs a hamper please give us a call or send us a message on Facebook. We deliver hampers to Blue Mountains & Penrith.

06.01.2022 It’s a wrap! 153 Christmas hampers wrapped, packed and are ready to be delivered. We want to give a huge shout out & say thanks to Coles who donated a pallet of food that went towards our hampers! Their generosity went a long way in making sure we had enough food to go around. This year has been tough. These hampers are going out to families affected by COVID, sickness, domestic violence and to families that are struggling to make ends meet. If you or someone you know of needs a hamper please contact us via DM or on 4720 6118

06.01.2022 Hands and Feet are carrying out amazing work in our community and we’re grateful to be able to help out.

05.01.2022 Mountains Care are here to help! Do you - or someone you know - need assistance with a job at home that you just can't manage by yourself? Drop us a message and we'll work with you to help out. We've helped people move stuff around, get rid of unwanted items, clean up a messy area...inside or out. We'd love hear from you.

04.01.2022 Great news - Community Lunches are returning from Monday 15th February from 10.30 am at Springwood Baptist Church Hall. There will be Covid safe practises using Covid guidelines. Phone 4754 4050 for further information

03.01.2022 We're open and ready to help! Just checking how you are going as life continues with restrictions in many areas. Mountains Care are continuing to provide support in the form of basic grocery hampers. Please contact us via direct message or call us on 02 4720 6118 if you or someone you know is in need. We're here to help.

01.01.2022 Fun tips from Gru on how to stay safe & healthy during this season