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25.01.2022 The wonderful team at BarberJan are doing a collection and community support drive this Sunday in Brunswick. Please come along and help if you can. More details in the post!

25.01.2022 We are so incredibly proud of our superstar, Leah, and wanted to share her story with you. We first met Leah when she was experiencing homelessness and staying at Launch Housing. Leah was in her early 20’s and had already been at Launch Housing for some months. We invited Leah to do our The Plate Up Project which she accepted, and we’re so glad she did. Leah was a standout star at Plate Up and did so incredibly well during the program. ... Leah soon joined us when we opened The Kala Space op shop, where she worked three days a week while she navigated her way out of homelessness. Working at Kala meant Leah could choose her own hours and grow her working confidence at her own pace. And what an incredibly fast pace it was! Today, in the middle of a pandemic, with absolutely no help from anyone else, Leah started HER FIRST DAY AT HER NEW JOB! This is a job Leah saw, applied for, interviewed for and was successful at getting all on her own. Leah was always an incredibly strong person but she had been through some extreme difficulties that she had to overcome. Leah’s time at Plate Up gave her the confidence to keep going, and working at Kala meant Leah proved to herself that she is capable, she is strong, she is intelligent and she is very valued. We are just so incredibly proud of you, Leah. I know I keep bombarding your messages telling you that, but you really do deserve to know just how amazing your are. Congratulations you incredible woman. We are so very proud of you

25.01.2022 Lockdown is still happening and people are still suffering. This morning we delivered the first bulk loads of the nappies and Formula you amazing people helped us to fundraise for. 4448 nappies 286 tins of infant formula ... This is just the start. We are here to help those caught up in the lockdown for as long as they need us. If you would like to contribute nappies or formula to a family suffering through the lockdown and give yourself a chance to win an incredible luxury holiday please consider buying a ticket in our raffle. This prize has been donated to us and ticket sales help us immensely. 1 ticket = 1 tin of formula 2 tickets = One box of nappies Link to tickets below https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw

24.01.2022 We have some exciting news! National Homeless Collective is working with the Producers of Australia’s newest travel and adventure TV series to find cast members! That’s right, we’re looking for people to undertake a life-changing 6-day journey in the first quarter of 2021 and star on national TV! Share this with your friends, family, work colleagues and social media pals and get set for the adventure of a lifetime! BONUS: net proceeds from this award-winning TV project will ...support National Homeless Collective. This ground-breaking filming & fundraising project is proudly produced by @Charity TV Global. Apply now to become one of our @Adventure All Stars TV cast members: www.AdventureAllStars.tv

24.01.2022 We sent hygiene packages out yesterday with enough items to cover around 50 families in need. Items like deodorant, toothpaste, tooth brushes, razors, soap, shaving gel and sanitary items are all still hard to reach for many families. It’s not only the affordability of the products that makes it hard, it’s the accessibility when a person living in high rise towers is infected with covid or is caring for a family member who is. Thankfully those numbers are coming down now and... the need for these items is slowing. We are proud to say we managed to help people all across Melbourne right through the stage 4 lockdown thanks to your generosity. And we are so incredibly proud to be able to say we were there for them right to the end of stage 4 lockdown. This was no easy task and we needed a lot of help to get there. But thanks to a small team of volunteers and a large and generous following, we got there. We all should be very proud of what we have been able to achieve. Thank you so much to each and every one of you who has helped. You’re all incredible. We delivered these packs to drummond street services thanks to our super helper Simon and our legendary packer, Luke. A huge thank you to Stayfree and Johnson & Johnson, Silent Arrow and Melbourne Period Project for the sanitary items.

23.01.2022 Win this brand new V8 Ford Mustang worth $80,000 plus 10 x $500 Coles Myer Vouchers. The prize includes 12 months registration, insurance and delivery to the lucky winner's door! PLUS purchase 5 OR MORE Tickets before Valentines Day for your chance to win 5 FREE Tickets and a $200 Voucher to wine and dine that special someone! Tickets are limited and selling fast! Buy now! https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=armng&sref=vavkd5e5 Just $10 a ticket will help us continue our vital work! Permit numbers: Australian Capital Territory: ACT R 20/00204 / New South Wales: GOCAU/2361 / Queensland: 217398 / Victoria: 10420/20 / South Australia: M13945 / Permit not needed in Northern Territory or Tasmania due to valid permit in other state.

23.01.2022 Is anyone aware of what plan Dan Andrews has to put those experiencing homelessness into shelter before midnight tonight? There are so many people sleeping rough in the city. We’re searching for information on what the plan is but are so far turning up blanks.

23.01.2022 This is infuriating. These politicians forget about things like delivery fees that add on to your online order. Not to mention the fact that some people want to buy second hand because it’s all they can afford. 20% of welfare is a pittance. They have absolutely no idea what it’s like to live like this and are completely out of touch. The Indue card is nothing more than a way to control the poor and Lord it over them. ... It is ineffective, degrading, humiliating to the user, not to mention costly and completely bypasses the actual issues it is meant to be addressing. If people are spending too much money on alcohol and drugs the government should put effective treatment and education programs in place to address these issues. They’re passing the buck ans wiping their hands of taking responsibility for the actual problems. Punishing people is never going to solve these issues. This is a conversation I had with a person stuck on Indue: Being on indue is like living on under 3000 a year wage with high price food stamps. No sports club...dance club..fresh market where the cheeper local fresh food is... Most on line stuff is b- pay. My indue card does not allow b- pay...it's a hit and miss out here, if your card works for b- pay ( pal pay?) And a hit and miss at the only newsagents...my indue card does not work... only place to get school stationery...and toy's.. ... So if you wanted your daughter to do dance classes she couldn’t because you can’t pay on Indue? And if you’re wanted her or your son to play soccer, no go because the club doesn’t accept Indue? And fresh food markets are cash only? Yet they expect you to manage all of that out of the 20% cash component? Yes exactly...and if you / or a family member is able to help pay the dance/ footy fee....on the day and travels to other towns to complete..indue card is not accepted at sports clubs to buy that bottle of water/ pie and chips...so what's happening ..955 families on indue just don't participate in community events ...like the one and only big Event here, oyster festival!! No indue people can go ...they only take cash. They have no idea how it affects a small town with limited choice to begin with...no Woolworths/Coles/ BIGW. When on top of no choice the indue adds restrictions.. Life becomes hard and very little joy ....and yet our politicians think this is an acceptable way to bring up the next generation. https://www.abc.net.au//charity-steps-in-after-ce/13113356

23.01.2022 Support our Winter Warmer Pack Appeal and help those in need, it's getting cold outside! A massive shout out again to Costco for the huge pallet of brand-new shoes to support people experiencing homelessness yesterday! New warm comfortable shoes are hard to come by when you don’t even have enough money for food and shelter! We need your support to help complete our packs by buying a raffle ticket, every ticket purchased means one Winter Warmer Pack will be delivered to someon...e in need. $25 is all it takes to change someone's life and help comfort them during the cold winter nights. Please share with your family and friends, we appreciate your continued support and so do those doing it tough. Your ticket purchase goes directly to supporting our 2021 Winter Warmer Pack Appeal not only do you have an excellent chance of winning an amazing holiday on Orpheus Island or one of 10 $350 Coles Myer Vouchers but you will also saving someone's life! We are eternally grateful for your generosity Click the link and help save a life: https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw

22.01.2022 This is what our place looks like when I work from home! Unfortunately I have somehow managed to break a bone in my ankle, however with a moon boot on, a strong coffee and a cat for company I’ll be making sure these 30 winter warmer packs are made up and sent on their way today so that people experiencing Homelessness can stay warm in this freezing weather. 30 Winter Warmer packs will go out today. Each pack contains: Warm tracksuit pants ... Flannel shirt Jumper Hoodie Socks Underwear Gloves Scarves Beanie Sleeping bag If you would like to contribute to a Winter Warmer bag to support someone sleeping rough this winter please consider buying a ticket in our raffle! Not only do you get a chance to win an incredible luxury holiday, you’ll be directly assisting someone sleeping rough on the streets. Tickets available below! Donna xx https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw

21.01.2022 We are so excited to announce a new raffle launching 1 December 2020. You could be the lucky person to win this brand new Race Red Ford Mustang Fastback V8, with all profits supporting the work of our charity. Just $10 a ticket will go towards changing someone's life. ... Tickets are limited and will sell out fast. Stay tuned for the launch on 1 December 2020. This post will also appear on Melbourne Period Project.

21.01.2022 We haven’t got photos of all the McDonald’s instant wins we have received but we can tell you it’s hundreds! Thank you all so much. Please remember to send them in as soon as you can and we’ll pass them on. They’re a fantastic source for an instant snack or coffee for our friends on the street. Check out how many Tristan collected! ... National Homeless Collective 50 Lygon Street Brunswick East VIC 3057

21.01.2022 Period Packs, Black Packs, shampoo, shoes and and sleeping bags. Just some of the thousands of items we made up and distributed today. Our incredible helpers Dynamic Dayle and Super Simon helped pack and deliver items which were picked up by Sandra from Yarra Youth Services, and Ally and Daniel from Innerspace. This is where YOUR support ends up. Directly in the hands of those who need it. ... We love you, Melbourne. Thank you so much for caring like you do

21.01.2022 Yesterday we had an urgent order of 23 school bags for 8 families to make up. We put a call out and two volunteers came to the rescue! Thanks so much Kim and Tracey for coming in to help out. These kiddos are going to find school so much easier having everything they need to get through the day. A huge thank you to our friends at adrift for their incredible sponsorship for these bags.

19.01.2022 You guys are absolutely amazing! 100 more brand new life saving sleeping bags delivered today thanks to your incredible generosity. These bags are being picked up in the morning by two different organisations to be handed to people sleeping rough in parks and under bridges, in alleyways and on the streets. It is freezing outside now and the nights are brutally cold. We need to get as many bags to as many people as possible and with your help, we can. It is only with your sup...port that we are able to make this happen. If you would like to buy a sleeping bag for someone sleeping rough you can do so by purchasing a raffle ticket to win an incredible luxury holiday for two on Orpheus Island or by making a donation via out website. Tickets available below https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw

19.01.2022 I’m sure the word of the Facebook media blackout has reached most people by now. Much of the public reaction was that we shouldn’t be relying on Facebook anyway. What people fail to realise is that so many of the people and organisations we support rely on Facebook to reach out for help. And we as a charity rely on Facebook to rally volunteers at a moments notice. When the 2020 bushfires were raging we put a call out on Facebook and hundreds of volunteers immediately came for...ward to offer their time, support and donations to help people who had lost everything. When the strict Victorian COVID lockdown happened and thousands of people were trapped in towers we relied on Facebook to quickly gather support to supply thousands of nappies, tins of formula, food items and play bags for children. We could not have done that without Facebook. When people lost jobs because of Covid and families were starving and facing eviction they could not reach us nor we reach them in a timely manner without Facebook. When we find out that kids in Ceduna have no shoes we cannot rally our supporters to fundraise for shoes to send over without Facebook. Indeed, we would never have known about the issue in the first place without Facebook. But there are websites!, people say. Sure there are but unless you’re intentionally going to that website you’re not going to see the story. You can’t tag friends on a website. Websites aren’t able to be altered or added to unless you’re a web designer or have one at the ready. They’re not as fast and dynamic as a Facebook page. But we survived without Facebook. We’ll be fine without it! Wrong. Many didn’t survive. Issues like domestic violence, sexual assault, homelessness ans many others were hidden until the social media platform gave a voice to those who had none, and allowed them to form groups, gather in numbers and finally be heard. #LetHerSpeak #metoomovement #whereswilliam #PayTheRent #homelesslivesmatter #LetUsSpeak Without social media these messages don’t gain the momentum they need. Voices aren’t heard. Laws aren’t changed. People continue to suffer in silence. If you feel that the removal of social media platforms won’t negatively affect you please check your privilege. Because for all it’s faults, and I’m the first to admit there are many, social media platforms like Facebook have been the catalyst for positive social change in so many incredible ways. Thank you to everyone who helped us come back and to Daily Mail Australia for sharing our voice. Read full article here https://tinyurl.com/n2eaweug

18.01.2022 There’s still time to get down to Victoria Park to watch some amazing Renegade Footy! We’re thrilled to be the charity BBQ for this round. All proceeds from today’s BBQ go to purchase more of our winter warmer packs for people experiencing homelessness this winter. https://fb.me/e/11Uun7DIS

18.01.2022 We recently had the absolute honour of having our CEO Donna speak on the Too Peas In A Podcast show. What an incredible show these ladies Mandy and Kate have put together. Since appearing on the podcast we have had just over $3500 in donations come in from their amazing ‘pea’ listeners. This could not have happen at a better time. We are so close to Christmas and have so many families to support. Thank you so much so very much to all of the Peas who listened, shared and don...ated. We love you all so much. You’re going to make so many vulnerable families so happy this Christmas Too Peas in a Podcast supports people and families caring for a person with a disability, and so much more. To find out more please click the link above.

17.01.2022 We too are tired of large companies profiting from the biological function of menstruation. Period poverty is very real and it is degrading, humiliating and damaging. Australia needs this now! https://www.theguardian.com//scotland-becomes-first-nation

16.01.2022 This is absolutely heartbreaking and just cruel https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au//homeless-woman/

16.01.2022 Sometimes a small thing can make a huge difference to someone in need, especially when no one else is around to help. Instant food wins are very popular for people sleeping rough, as they can redeem them when the food vans are gone and the street feeds are closed. ... If you happen to collect instant food and drink wins and you’re not using them, we’d love to have them to pass on to people sleeping rough and other support organisations . These instant wins are redeemable until October 25th and they can mean the difference between a meal or an empty stomach for someone on the streets. If you have some that you’re not using we’d love to take them! Please post them to National Homeless Collective 50 Lygon Street Brunswick East VIC 3057 Thank you all so much! For more details about our work please go to https://www.nhcollective.org.au

15.01.2022 Melbourne's lockdown is continuing and this morning we gave away the very last of our Period Packs and our last Toiletries Packs. We are desperate to get more out there for the thousands of people affected by lockdown and subsequent job loss. Last year we raised over $50,000 to help those affected by the lockdown and every cent went to support those who were isolated or had suffered job losses. ... We are absolutely desperate to get more help out there but we need your support to do that. Please consider donating below or clicking the link to purchase a ticket in our raffle. https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw $5 donation buys a toiletries pack or Period Pack $10 donation buys both a toiletries pack and Period Pack $25 donation buys a winter warmer bag with new warm clothing $35 donation buys a life-saving sleeping bag $65 buys a Winter Warmer Pack, a sleeping bag, and a toiletries bag. Thank you, Melbourne we are so grateful for your support.

14.01.2022 Melbourne we came through for our little ones during the 2020 lockdown and we need your help again. Unfortunately greater Melbourne is still in lockdown which has meant many families are suffering. We have had an urgent request from one of our larger partner organisations for infant care products. We have around 300 families to support. Sudden job loss has created unexpected financial hardship for many families and once again we are seeing the same devastating effects we wit...nessed in last years Melbourne lockdown. Last year we assisted thousands of families with infant care products thanks to your incredible support. We need your help again. Families with infants have run out of nappies, wipes and infant formula. We have been asked if we can assist and we will do everything we can to see these babies given the care they need but we need your help to do that. The easiest way is to purchase a ticket in our raffle to win a luxury holiday. Tickets are $25 each which is about the cost of a large packet of nappies or a tin of formula. This holiday prize has been donated to us to raffle to raise much needed funds for emergencies such as this. Please click the link below to purchase a ticket and help us help our babes of Melboune stay dry and fed. https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw Unfortunately donating to charity is not one of the 5 permitted reasons to leave home so we cannot encourage people to donate physical items. Also with covid being unknown and so many contact points around Melbourne we unfortunately cannot take physical donations at this time. We must limit the amount of contact points for items we donate. Thanks again Melbourne. Please help us help as many of these babes as we can.

13.01.2022 Every $25 Ticket saves a life, every $25 ticket buys a Winter Warmer Pack, it only takes one ticket to offer someone who calls the streets home warmth and comfort on a freezing cold winter night. We need your help and support as the homeless crisis in Australia continues to grow and Covid 19 continues its path of devastation. You will make a difference and change someone's life and possibly win a wonderful holiday! Win an All-Inclusive Luxury Holiday on Orpheus Island/Great ...Barrier Reef for 2 PEOPLE in support of our Winter Warmer Appeal. Tickets are strictly limited and selling fast, so click the link below for your chance to win! https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw This prize includes it all: Return Airfares to Townsville from your nearest major capital city Scheduled helicopter transfers ex Townsville, for two guests 5 nights North Beachfront Suite accommodation All gourmet meals Selected wines, beers, spirits, and soft drinks All-inclusive minibar and gourmet snacks A daily curated Orpheus experience snorkeling, fishing, island cruise or nature-based guided activity Unlimited use of motorised dinghies, paddleboards, kayaks, catamaran, snorkeling equipment and light fishing gear Dining with the Tides dinner, for two guests $200 Gwandalan Day Spa credit Plus there are 10 runner-up $350 Coles Myer Vouchers to be won! All you need to do is sit back and relax! https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw Permit numbers: VIC: 10239/21, QLD: 217398, ACT: ACT R21/00073, and SA: M14024 Permit not required in TAS and NT due to other valid states or NSW due to the size of the raffle prize.

13.01.2022 We are in the midst of a housing affordability crisis. Please watch this, even if only to understand the pain and despair people are going through trying to put a roof over their heads.

13.01.2022 What an incredible day supporting Melbourne’s community in lockdown. Today we made hundreds of toiletries packs for families and individuals plus laundry powder packs to be added to the nappies and infant formula we will also be donating. I each toiletries pack has shampoo conditioner, soap, deodorants and family toothbrushes. Lockdown is affecting so many people but we’re here to help. If you would like to donate a family toiletries pack, nappies or formula to a family suffe...ring during lockdown please buy a ticket in our raffle. Tickets are $25 each which helps us support a family and gives you a chance to win an incredible holiday. As lockdown continues and more people suffer we need your help more than ever. Ticket link is below. https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw Thank you so much to our incredible volunteers today Alice, Tim, Annette, Dayle and Jo.

12.01.2022 If you’re in Melbourne and currently experiencing homelessness please call this number for emergency lockdown hotel assistance. Please note it will take a while to get through. A worker will call you back but it may take a while. Please share this with anyone you know who might be sleeping rough and need somewhere safe to lockdown. ... Please try this number, it’s diverting to St Kilda Crisis centre but people are having some luck getting through. They won’t be able to call you back until very late but they’re eventually getting through. Launch collingwood 92889611

12.01.2022 Thank you so much to Melanie and the team from Market in a Box for delivering these incredible fresh fruits and vegetables for the families we support. If you would like to donate a box of fruits ans veg you can do so my heading over to the Market in a Box page. We’re so grateful. Thank you all so much

12.01.2022 This man was so unwell from hypothermia we had to call him an ambulance. We hate having to share these photos but this is the reality of the work we do. This is the life of the people we help. Discarded, broken and forgotten. People freezing and cast aside. People calling the streets home where the pavement is their bed. This man had to choose whether to put his jumper on to try and and stay warm or use it as a pillow so his face wasn’t pressed against the cold concrete all n...ight. No one should ever have to make that choice. This man is real, this is who we help. But we can’t do this without you. We need to get our Winter Warmer packs out to people just like this man and thousands like him, but the cold hard fact is, these packs cost money. Each pack is valued at well over $120 but with donations we can make them for around $25 each. $25 is the exact cost of a ticket in our raffle and each ticket sold means one winter warmer pack gets handed out to someone sleeping rough just like this gentleman. It also means you could win this incredible luxury holiday. Your continued support assists us to buy Winter Warmer packs to be distributed to hundreds of people and to literally help keep them alive, this year because of Covid, demand is higher than ever before. Each pack contains brand new tracksuit pants, jumper, hoodie, socks, underwear, scarf, gloves, beanie shoes, and a sleeping bag! Each pack costs us around $25 each, the same as just one raffle ticket! Please help us help more people by buying tickets today, just click the link below: https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw You’ll help someone stay warm through winter and give yourself a chance to win a holiday to the beautiful Orpheus Island Lodge on the Great Barrier Reef, or one of 10 Coles Myer Vouchers valued at $350 each. By buying a ticket you will be helping us to continue to help those in need, you will have saved a life, you will have made a difference, it may be someone you will never meet but who will never forget your kindness, like us they will be eternally grateful for your generosity. Permit numbers: VIC: 10239/21, QLD: 217398, ACT: ACT R21/00073, and SA: M14024 Permit not required in TAS and NT due to other valid states or NSW due to the size of the raffle prize.

11.01.2022 DON'T MISS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN this incredible holiday to Orpheus Island for 2 very special lucky people, just 2 weeks left to get your lucky tickets! Your ticket purchase helps us to continue our vital work and saves lives! Tickets are strictly limited and are almost sold out, click the link so you don't miss out, only 2 weeks left! https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw... THIS IS AN ALL-INCLUSIVE PRIZE: Return Airfares to Townsville from your nearest major capital city Scheduled helicopter transfers ex Townsville, for two guests 5 nights North Beachfront Suite accommodation All gourmet meals Selected wines, beers, spirits, and soft drinks All-inclusive minibar and gourmet snacks A daily curated Orpheus experience snorkeling, fishing, island cruise, or nature-based guided activity Unlimited use of motorized dinghies, paddleboards, kayaks, catamaran, snorkeling equipment, and light fishing gear Dining with the Tides dinner, for two guests $200 Gwandalan Day Spa credit Plus there are also 10 x $350 Coles Myer Vouchers to be won! Get your tickets today! https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw Permit numbers: VIC: 10239/21, QLD: 217398, ACT: ACT R21/00073, and SA: M14024 Permit not required in TAS and NT due to other valid states or NSW due to the size of the raffle prize

11.01.2022 This woman and her children still have not found a home. They are living in the car. Two of the children have special needs and one just started high school. This is all while they are living in a car! We simply cannot ignore this crisis any more. Up to 150 people desperately applying for each rental. Houses that would have been rentals for families have now become lucrative money makers for the Air BnB market. Please, read the comments and know that for everyone desperate p...erson posting there are thousands more just like them. Something MUST be done!

11.01.2022 Wow! Just last week we checked the Mail and there were 405 instant food wins waiting for us! Thank you SO VERY MUCH to everyone who has posted them in. These instant wins have already been passed out through Deb at From Us 2 You at her amazing street feeds. ... If you’re hanging on to some of these instant wins and you’re not going to use them we would love for you to send them in to us! Our Street family love them and they’re so handy when a snack is needed and there are no street feeds or food vans around. Please send them to us at National Homeless Collective 50 Lygon Street Brunswick East VIC 3057 There’s only a short time to get them in before they expire. Thank you all so much

11.01.2022 National Homeless Collective is a grassroots Australian charity that creates solutions to complex issues arising from homelessness, domestic violence, and social disadvantage. Please check out some of our Projects: Melbourne Homeless Support Group The Kala Space... Sleeping Bags For Homelessness Black Pack Australia Melbourne Period Project The School Project The Plate Up Project Brisbane Period Project Essentials 4 Women SA Sydney Period Project Murray Region Period Project Gippsland Period Project See more

10.01.2022 We just cannot thank the incredible team at Market in a Box enough for their continuing contributions that help support families financially affected by covid. These boxes go out to all kinds of families from single parents to older couples, and others who are struggling. But the one thing they have in common is how incredibly grateful they are for these gorgeous fruit and vegetable boxes. If you’re looking to purchase home delivered fruits and vegetables please check out Market in a Box. They’ve done so much to help us provide this much needed support.

09.01.2022 Market in a Box not only helps people in grest need to have access to fresh fruits and vegetables, they’re sharing the love with you too! If you shop at Market In a Box and put ‘homelesscollective’ in at the check out you’ll get 5% off. Believe me, it’s worth it! Their fruits and vegetables are absolutely delicious and they have a huge range of other delicious items like relishes and jams, plus other essentials like eggs, bread and milk. On Saturday morning Richard dropped off five more boxes filled with amazing food which we delivered to the doorsteps of struggling families. Treat yourself to some incredible fresh delicious food and help someone less fortunate at the same time

09.01.2022 Why are people sleeping rough in Melbourne still not being given adequate accommodation during lockdown? They’re being moved on. To where? They have nowhere to go! The National Homeless Collective charity is paying to put people into hotels because they’re not getting callbacks and have been forgotten. It is appalling and completely unacceptable that once again people experiencing homelessness have been forgotten during this lockdown.

07.01.2022 I don’t really remember when I first knew about homelessness, though I do know I was very young. I remember seeing a man living under a bridge when I was about four. My older sisters and I often walked past him on our way to the shops to spend our weekly pocket money. He never bothered us. Never even acknowledged us really. I was young but even then, I knew he shouldn’t be living there. I remember feeling incredibly sorry for him though. Wondering why he didn’t have a home or...Continue reading

07.01.2022 Jenga, Snakes & Ladders, Sudoku, Crosswords, Lego, word finder, sketch books, colouring in, Jigsaws, teddies and so much more! Today our super volunteers made dozens and dozens of play bags for kids, teens and adults. These bags will be going to tower residence who have a family member with Covid and who can’t get outside to play and exercise. Three play and activity bags are essential in keeping kids occupied and keeping parents inspired and busy while they’re locked inside.... We have family jigsaw puzzles, kids puzzles, kids toys and games, coloring books, books and games for teens and heaps of things for families to do together. Something for every age and every one! A huge shout out to Helen who made us these absolutely gorgeous teddies for the bags. We appreciate you so much, Helen These bags came about because of your generosity. Thank you all so very much for helping us to help others A massive shout out to our volunteers Jo, Annette and Alice for helping out today

06.01.2022 Emails like this make us so happy! Late in 2019 we assisted a Mother and her young daughter who had nowhere to live to find housing. Together with our incredible supporters we all fundraised to buy Belinda and her daughter new furniture including beds and couches and everything they needed for their new home. Yesterday we received this email from Belinda. ... Donna Good morning l have great news are you ready!!!!!!! l have been employed by xxxxxxxxxx full time!!! This was luck l am so happy. l would like to thank you and your team for all the support you gave to my daughter and myself. Hopefully l will help people who have been through the same things as us. l love you! l still haven't forgotten our (catch up) promise. Please take care Belinda*

06.01.2022 We are so absolutely thrilled to be the charity partners for clothing brand Arlo Iconic. $2 from every sale at Arlo Iconic will be donated to help us to continue the work we do. We’re a charity that only survives because of your donations and the support of business’s like Arlo Iconic. They’re soon to launch so please head over to their page and take a look. Their clothing is incredible!

06.01.2022 These photos were taken two hours ago. This is Melbourne this morning. This is happening now. Imagine this is your bed for the night. Now imagine this is your bed, but without the sleeping bag. We have freezing conditions and weather warnings all over the state but we still have people left behind sleeping out there in this blizzard. ... If we could house them we would. If we could get warm beds for them all we would. Sadly, we can’t do those things but what we can do is offer a sleeping bag and some warm clothing to at least keep them alive. But we can’t do that unless you help us to do that. We’re only funded by your generosity. We know there are around 400 people rough sleeping in Melbourne alone. We need to help all of them. Please consider helping us by making a donation on our website or by purchasing a ticket in our raffle below. The raffle prize has been donated to us and one ticket means one Winter warmer pack for someone sleeping in these conditions. Just click and buy. It’s that easy. One ticket means a sleeping bag or a winter warmer pack for someone who is sleeping outside tonight. Two tickets means they receive both and you get two chances to win an incredible luxury get away. Even if you don’t win you’re still helping someone survive this brutal weather. This should not be happening but in reality it is. Please click below so we can get more of these life saving bags and winter warmer packs out there.l to people who have no choice but to call the streets home. https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw

04.01.2022 The pandemic has hit hard in so many ways and we haven’t been immune from its wrath. We ran out of almost everything for our Period Packs just as the need for donations was increasing. We reached out to the incredible people at Johnson & Johnson who own Carefree andStayfree pads and tampons and they were only too happy to help! This wonderful company donated over 10,000 products to help get us though tough times here in Melboune to make sure everyone’s support has access to menstrual hygiene items during lockdown. Thanks J&J. We’re so grateful for your support.

04.01.2022 Today in another group we support we saw a post from a carer needing a backpack and toys for a young boy who had nothing. Not even a single toy. Apparently, he likes Harry Potter. Of course we wanted to help so we headed out to straight away by him a couple of Harry Potter things and some clothes. We ended up getting kiddo quite a few new things! Some might say we went overboard but when I look in my own sons room and see how many toys he has, and knowing this little guy had... literally nothing, I didn’t feel so bad getting him a few extra things. His carer is going to keep some to pass on from Santa Giving is great. It really is. This gives us the absolute best feeling in the world. We can’t help everyone but today, one little guy who adores Harry Potter is going to have the best day. But the best part? This little boy gets to create memories with this. When he grows up he’s going to have memories of that time he was just like all the other kids and and some super cool things to play with. What we do with kids today forms their memories when they’re adults. We have a responsibility to make sure those memories are happy ones Have fun little man. We hope these gifts bring you so much happiness

04.01.2022 National Homeless Collective and Sisters In Safe Housing - SiS Housing Housing would like to officially thank our sponsors ANZ Bank and their wonderful employee Laura Fay. Thanks to Laura for nominating us for this grant. Because of this nomination we received $20800 from ANZ bank to set up SiS Housing and get it running. Behind every project there are many costs to get started including legal fees, business plans and governing documents. This grant will not only help us set... up the business side of SiS Housing, it will help pay for the first instant rent in advance loans for up to ten women. National Homeless Collective has been raising funds for the past 12 months to make this project come to life and is thrilled to also put in $20,000. This means 100% of every cent you donate will become someone’s rent or bond. To make SiS Housing an ongoing success we need your support. We want to see a time where not one woman in need of urgent and immediate rent and bond is denied. We want to see a time when women don’t have to tell their story of domestic abuse complete strangers to see if they’re worthy of support or not. We want to see a time where women don’t have to spend weeks and months in cramped single room hotel accommodation with their children. We want them to be home and safe. Please consider making a small donation to SiS Housing to help us help more women and children, and mature aged women into immediate housing. Our legal costs and admin are covered and this program will be run entirely by volunteers. Every cent you donate becomes a pathway home Recipients of SiS Housing loans will pay them back gradually over time at a rate that does not disadvantage them financially. This means more and more women can be helped as time goes on. SiS Housing BSB: 633000 ACC: 167902196 Bendigo Bank All donations over $2 are tax deductible. Please email [email protected] for a receipt Please include your name, date and amount of donation, and home you would like your receipt made out to.

04.01.2022 How amazing is our team! Two full car loads with hundreds of toiletries packs, thousands of nappies, dozens of tins of infant formula, 200 packets of laundry powder and many other items delivered today to the residents of the Drummond Street towers who are affected by Melbourne’s lockdown. These items were distributed by Ron and the incredible team at Drummond Street Services. We can’t do this without your help so thank you to each and every one of you who made a donation, s...hared our posts or bought a raffle ticket to help us out. We are so grateful for your support. If you would like to purchase a ticket to help out people affected by the lockdown and homelessness please click the link below. You could win an incredible luxury trip for two to Orpheus Island. https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=9rk6w&sref=baxx52yw

03.01.2022 Yesterday I met with the Australian National Skills Commission with the goal of initiating changes in the employment landscape that will see more jobs available for people with housing insecurity and those experiencing homelessness. More needs to be done to address the individual employment needs of those who need extra supports put in place, who want to and are ready to work. We must have these conversations now so we will see a future where being unhoused is not a barrier t...o finding accessible, purposeful and enjoyable employment. This is just the beginning but we are starting to get a glimpse of a much brighter more inclusive future.

03.01.2022 It's the month of love .... Give your Valentine the chance to win these sexy red wheels for just $10 a ticket! And you'll be giving someone else the chance to start a new life, freeing them from homelessness, violence and social disadvantage.... What a perfect way to show how much you care during the Month of Love! Purchase here:https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=armng&sref=tzrxn7z9

03.01.2022 We’re proud to continue supporting struggling families who’re really doing it tough during covid. There are many people unable to access adequate and timely necessities due to travel restrictions, isolation, covid affected close contacts and lack of safe transport. Every week we’re giving out thousands of nappies, tins of infant formula, hygiene items, Period Packs and new underwear, and awesome people like Dayle help us get it right to people’s door steps. This is what your donations help us to do. We appreciate each and every one of you

02.01.2022 A huge shout out and thank you to Costco for sending us this huge pallet of brand new shoes to support people experiencing homelessness. New warm comfortable shoes are very hard to come by when you don’t have enough money even for food and shelter. We are so grateful to be able to give these incredible gifts to our friends on the streets and those doing it tough. As alwyas we would like to thank our charity sponsor StarTrack for delivering these shoes to our warehouse. We are so grateful for your support.

01.01.2022 Once again we give a heartfelt thank you to Market in a Box for their donations of fresh fruit and vegetables for families doing it really tough during covid. These boxes have been delivered all over Melbourne to families who tell us they would have been without food for the week. A few of them said they were down to their last meal and it was days away before more more shopping could be done. One Mum told us, Thank you so much. I had enough food in the house for today but a...ll I had for the next two days was some noodles and some pasta. Now I know the kids will have plenty of fruit to eat and vegetables. I can’t thank you enough. We often add a Coles voucher when we deliver these boxes so that parents can buy other staples like meat, eggs, bread and milk. It really makes a huge difference to not only what the family eats, but also the stress levels of parents wondering how they’re going to feed their children. A huge thank you to Mel and Richard, and everyone who donates to Market in a Box to help make this happen. It means so much to the families we support.