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25.01.2022 YOU'VE ALREADY HELPED 19 WOMEN $130 buys a backpack with a full set of clothes and basic toiletries. So far, you've provided real, practical support for 19 vulnerable women in Tasmania. Massive effort! Thank you so much!

24.01.2022 With a lengthy career working within the justice system, Welcome BackPack team member, Emily Chase has developed a strong belief in peoples’ capacity to change. She says that without key supports, we are reducing this capacity. Emily says: ‘This project is an opportunity to make a difference in the early days of re-entering the community after time in custody. I want people exiting prison to know they are a welcomed member of our community, and to give them something that takes away some of the initial stigma and allows them to focus on a positive future.’

21.01.2022 On release from prison, women typically experience immediate poverty. They may leave with no clothes, no money, no home - and often fractured and complicated social arrangements... Read the whole article here: https://www.smh.com.au//empowering-inmates-to-re-enter-soc Thanks Dress for Success Hobart for sharing this article with us.

19.01.2022 WOOHOO!!! WELCOME BACK(PACK) LAUNCHED We delivered the first Welcome Back(pack) to a woman exiting prison today! A representative from the prison said: ‘Thank you very much for the generous donation for Emma (name changed), she was very excited to receive the clothing, makeup and toiletries’.... We already have two new orders in the pipeline! Massive thanks to Dress for Success Hobart, Share the Dignity, WD Booth Charitable Trust, the Launceston Women's Friendship Group within the Northern Suburbs Community Centre - and all of you who provided donations and support.

14.01.2022 Tomas Remenyi, a university researcher, is passionate about finding ways to identify and solve large, systemic problems in our world. The Welcome Back(pack) aims to break the cycle of disadvantage, by providing assistance to some of those in our society who have acute needs that can be easily met with just a little coordination and compassion. By providing support during a time of stress and change, this project aims to aid the reintegration of prisoners into society.

12.01.2022 Another two Welcome Back(packs) (technically 4 bags!) delivered to the Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison this morning. Referrals are rolling in, demonstrating we are clearly meeting a need. Welcome back ladies!!

11.01.2022 A HUGE thank you to all our supporters. We deeply appreciate your likes, shares, offers of help and donations. If you haven’t had a chance to chip in, yet, please visit: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/xjeqg-welcome-backpack There are no admin costs for the project (we're volunteers) every dollar you give helps women leaving prison in Tassie.

11.01.2022 Another Welcome Back(pack) being delivered to a woman rejoining our community this week, I'm sure you will all join me in welcoming her back

11.01.2022 Here's the Welcome Back(pack) team - Emily, Tomas, Katrina (Kelly), Jennifer, Chris and Jen - in Launceston, catching up on planning, progress, and partnerships in the pipeline - and celebrating 300 page likes. Thank you for your support!

10.01.2022 Where do you even start, if the only community you know is made up of people who use the drug that you’re desperately trying to stay away from? How do you get your kids back from foster care, when you have no job and a big red mark across your resume reading ‘Ex-prisoner’? How do you find yourself somewhere to live when you have a terrible credit history and no cash for bond? Read the story here: https://10daily.com.au//why-women-struggle-to-survive-when

10.01.2022 The Welcome Back(pack) meets the immediate needs of women leaving prison in Tassie by providing: a backpack, a set of clothes, basic toiletries and a card listing local support services. It's a small gift but it makes a massive difference. Can you help? https://ca.gofundme.com/f/xjeqg-welcome-backpack

05.01.2022 In Tasmania, many women leave prison wearing the clothes they were arrested in and carrying only a garbage bag. Help us change the story: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/xjeqg-welcome-backpack

04.01.2022 ‘I had the perfect life.’ When Fran’s son and husband died, she turned to drugs to numb the pain. It sent her to prison. ‘When I came out, I had no home, no money A change of underwear but that was basically it.’ https://www.facebook.com/101East/videos/2383088745087073/