WestCare Penrith in Penrith, New South Wales | Community organisation

WestCare Penrith

Locality: Penrith, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4731 3275

Address: 114-116 Henry St 2750 Penrith, NSW, Australia

Website: http://WestCare.org.au

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24.01.2022 The 2020 Winter Warmers Appeal continues to help warm up needy locals during this chilly season. And thanks to our local member The Hon. Stuart Ayres, news of the Appeal has reached our NSW Parliament! (With special acknowledgement to Debbie O'Connor and The Creative Fringe for the amazing blankets they have brought together again this year) ** Donated items can be left at Beautiful Blooms Floral Boutique (536 High St), the Penrith CBD Corporation office, Imagine Nations Chur...ch in Orchard Hills, any WestCare location or contact us for a pickup. #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople #WinterWarmersAppeal See more

24.01.2022 When both Penrith Bunnings stores get together to support a project so generously, you know you’re onto something awesome! ‘KIDZ BLITZ PENRITH’ is an exciting new venture WestCare is bringing together to meaningfully impact the work of key local services reaching the most socially impacted families in our community as we transition through this period. Many thousands of dollars’ worth of new, high quality baby and young children’s clothing will be distributed alongside vital ...case management and social services to families with infants. Special thanks to Ash and the teams from Bunnings Penrith and North Penrith for this 'mother load' of storage containers, re-usable bags and vouchers! Bunnings Warehouse Australia #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople See more

21.01.2022 Partnering with a wide range of key services helps us meaningfully reach many vulnerable families at Christmas time. Every year we meet many who, apart from the hamper or toys or gift pack that we give them, wouldn’t really have any experience of Christmas. You can Make A Difference! And all donations are Tax-Deductible. So please consider supporting the WestCare Christmas Appeal!... Go to www.WestCare.org.au/donate or contact our team [email protected] #MakeADifference #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople See more

21.01.2022 A sensational day out at Leonay Golf Club hosted by the Penrith Men's Walk and Talk saw over $28,000 raised for WestCare today. To every Community Champion who helped to make this happen We thank you from the depths of our being

20.01.2022 A great bunch of Community Champions diving into a good cause with some manual labour with sensational organisational skills, on a hot afternoon in Penrith! #KidsBlitzPenrith #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople

20.01.2022 HOW GOOD was that to have 70 men back out walking & talking last night! (Smothered in hand sanitiser, relatively well socially distanced, CovidSafe app downloaded etc...)

19.01.2022 We’ve hit November which of course means ONE THING The Walk starts at 7PM! Free coffees served from 6PM (thanks tonight to our friends from JK Williams Contracting Pty Ltd) at The Coffee Club Nepean River. So we'll catch you there rain, hail or shine, from 6PM

19.01.2022 This is particularly Awesome for an event that has now grown to become the largest weekly mental health activity in Australia! Penrith Men's Walk and Talk #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople

19.01.2022 To celebrate the Panthers’ win, National Op Shop Day and everything else that is good in the world the WestCare Op Shop is open today until 1PM! Great furniture, Christmas items, Artworks, Toys and much, much more all on SALE Come and see Niu and the team for a BARGAIN at 10 Bringelly Road, Kingswood (opposite the Post Office)

18.01.2022 There are some Good News stories in the media today We thank each and every member of The Great Walk Foundation and all their supporters! This vehicle is AWESOME and directly increases our capacity to Meet Local Needs! Great article Nepean News! https://issuu.com/nepeann/docs/nepeannews_3september2020/10... #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople See more

16.01.2022 Our hearts salute The Great Walk Foundation legends and all who support them! No one can measure the full and wonderful benefit of their extraordinary contributions to Penrith over many years. Absolute #CommunityChampions! Great article The Western Weekender https://issuu.com/weekenderpenrith/docs/wwsep42020/22... #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople See more

15.01.2022 Such a privilege to host a golf day for our amazing partners WestCare Penrith A big thanks to all our sponsors and hope you have a better day than your golf game #menshealth

14.01.2022 Our '1000 Safe Sleeps' DV crisis accommodation for Mum's with Kids has been in constant demand in recent years, particularly throughout the Covid-19 season. This week, arranged by our friends at Good360 Australia, we picked up $30,000 of spectacular new furniture & items donated by Domayne Australia to be used by families staying in our units, fleeing severe domestic violence situations. These photos, all taken today, capture the quality and presence of the furnishings received. #good360 #FreshStartGo!

14.01.2022 WestCare’s Happy Pets DV Safety program has been a real winner over the past year and a half. One scary statistic says that 35% of women don’t leave dangerous Domestic Violence home situations where their safety, or sometimes their life, is in danger because they can’t take their Pets with them! This has been a major issue in Penrith, where no local Refuges can currently house Pets. In 2017 a Penrith City Council staff member asked our Director Andrew what could be done as ...a local solution. A few calls, meetings and processes later and the Happy Pets program was launched! Special mention to St Marys Band Club - The Bandy who funded the launch of this tremendous program. #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople #FreshStartGo! See more

13.01.2022 Year in, year out the Share the Dignity ‘Angels’ (as we call them) like Elisabeth this week, collect highly appreciated items from donation locations for women in crisis situations. We share their core belief, that everyone deserves to be afforded the dignity so many take for granted. #thankyou #sharethedignity

13.01.2022 The Covid season has brought change to the Emergency Relief Service including phone interviews! Penrith LGA residents can now call 4731 3275 and leave contact details for our team to arrange an interview and pickup time. Special thanks to @Penrith City Council for their support of our Post-COVID Emergency Relief project. And of course Sydney Direct Fresh Produce and The Coffee Club Nepean River for the abundant fruit and vegetables they provide on a weekly basis! And all ou...r other friends who help keep this world go round! #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople See more

11.01.2022 There’s PLENTY to celebrate about the Penrith Panthers right now including the Club’s support of WestCare’s ‘1000 Safe Sleeps’ Domestic Violence crisis accommodation! Their help has significantly carried our family units this year for many Mum’s with up to six children fleeing severe family violence during the challenging Covid season. All accommodation, food, toys to keep for each child, clothing vouchers and more is provided at no charge, while dedicated Case Managers hel...p navigate them into a brighter future. So thank you Panthers Penrith! #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople #1000SafeSleeps #FreshStartGo! See more

11.01.2022 Great work Champions - This is more special than people would know

10.01.2022 Over our most remarkable Winter period ever we gratefully thank the many, many people and local organisations who have so abundantly supported the #WinterWarmers campaign! It is astonishing to comprehend what has been received and will continue to be distributed across our city for some time to come. #TimeForSpringNow The Creative Fringe Nepean Volunteer Services Inc. Penrith CBD Corporation Imagine Nations Church All About U Promotions

09.01.2022 Those Little Legends from Glenmore Park Public School have done it again Thank you to everyone involved!

08.01.2022 THANK YOU to everyone who are keeping people WARM this WINTER -- particularly those who are collecting all these wonderful items on our behalf including Sarah at Beautiful Blooms Floral Boutique, Imagine Nations Church, Penrith Christian School and our friends at The Creative Fringe who have again assembled the best home-made blankets on the planet! Beanies / Jackets / Scarves -- It's all a treasure right now. And we have also just received the largest donation of quality baby and toddler wear imaginable - valued at tens of thousands of dollars. **For bulk pickups from your workplace inbox us today or email [email protected]

07.01.2022 Thanks to an extraordinary donation of high quality clothing from a local family and the support of Penrith City Council, WestCare’s new KIDZ BLITZ PENRITH project is providing thousands of dollars’ worth of new baby and infants clothing to many of our most vulnerable households. The Nepean Young Pregnancy Support group, a wonderful initiative from our friends at Nepean Community & Neighbourhood Services, are one of our vital partners ensuring these treasures get to who need them the most #CovidRecovery #LocalNeedsMetByLocalPeople #KidzBlitzPenrith

05.01.2022 That’s right, it’s R U OK? DAY It doesn’t matter how you ask it, just check in on someone and ask, Are you okay? ... Weather is great, so we look forward to seeing many men tonight, old and new! #menshealth See more

02.01.2022 These two Champions have been out delivering some extra special CareKits to the Sexual Assault and IVPRS DV teams from Springfield Cottage in Lemongrove today. The depth of support provided by specialist trauma and care services across Penrith is truly amazing! It is a real delight for us to supply many of these local front-line, tightly funded teams with customised personal CareKits for their high-need clients. The Penrith City CareKits program (like every WestCare activity) is 100% funded by local people and businesses keen to help meet local needs. So to every person who helps us change people’s worlds Thank You