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Wollongong Homeless Hub

Locality: Wollongong, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4228 0955

Address: 75-79 Keira Street 2500 Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.wefh.org.au/wollongong-homeless-hub

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25.01.2022 On the 3rd week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me Entertainment vouchers (children’s play centres, roller skating, bowling, movies, rock climbing) Help our clients to experience some fun and entertainment during these holidays. Thanks to Banjo for his wonderful picture.... Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats, Corrimal RSL and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

25.01.2022 Thank you to our resident Easter Bunny, and the staff that created Easter packs with the kindness of Egg donations from Wollongong Novotel.

24.01.2022 On the 10th week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me some instant coffee! Be it small, large or flavoured. (Be sure to sing the jingle!) As most people wake up and say I need coffee, this will give our clients the pick me up they need in the morning. Thanks to Christos for his lovely picture.... Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

24.01.2022 Thank you to Big T’z Canteen for their very generous donation of plastic containers, cups, serviettes, forks, plates and other items. These containers will support our breakfast program as we continue take away breakfast for our rough sleepers due to COVID 19. A big thank you also to 1st Class Removals who delivered all the items to our premises.

24.01.2022 On the 2nd week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me Communities Choice. Who doesn’t love a surprise. Our clients would appreciate anything that our wonderful community would like to give. Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats, Corrimal RSL and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

23.01.2022 On the 1st week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me Communities Choice. Keep the surprises coming. Our clients are grateful for all the items the community provides. Drop off points available with Covid restrictions in place are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats, Corrimal RSL and Wollongong Homeless Hub.... Due to Covid restrictions and keeping our community and clients as safe as possible, donations can be collected if needed. Please contact [email protected] to arrange for Tuesday or Wednesday pick up.

22.01.2022 Wollongong homeless hub would like to thank all the amazing businesses and community members that have rallied donations to help our hub clients that were victims of the senseless act of vandalism at the beginning of the week. We will be now able to help them have their cars back on the road by the beginning of next week from your generosity. I would also like to take this opportunity to clarify the media reports that the person charged with this crime was a paying tenant of... the homeless hub, this is not correct reporting as the person is not a tenant of Wollongong Homeless hub and to our knowledge has a private tenancy with a Wollongong real estate agent. We can confirm that all 3 victims are people experiencing homelessness and currently in our crisis accommodation. I invite anybody that would like to come for a service visit to see the amazing work that the staff do on a daily basis to please send your request through to [email protected] for us to organise. See more

22.01.2022 Wollongong Homeless Hub would like to thank all Emergency Services personnel who have sacrificed their time over the last few months to protect our community from the ongoing bushfire crisis affecting our country. We are grateful to hear that family and staff directly affected and displaced during this crisis have been able to breathe a sigh of relief as they are now able to return home. As a frontline service, we have been able to react immediately when demand increased fo...r our services. During this crisis, we have met people who have found themselves accessing our homeless service for advice, support, advocacy and accommodation not knowing if they were going to become one of the many thousands of people who are homeless across our states. The Christmas/ New Year period is normally a tough time for Wollongong Homeless Hub clients and this year had an added difficulty with increased demand on resources due to the bushfire crisis. We are grateful that we have been able to assist people to travel back home, provide a tank of petrol or receive much needed medication and food parcels, Christmas donations of Opal cards, food vouchers and financial donations that would normally last a couple of months have now all been given out to those in need. We now need to work to replenish our resources and continue to provide support to those vulnerable in our community who rely on our service on a daily basis. With many people donating to bushfire fundraisers and causes we are aware that people may have already committed to donating to those larger campaigns, if you are able to dig a little deeper to help a local service replenish our resources we would greatly appreciate it. Donations can be made by clicking the following link or opal and food vouchers can be sent or delivered to 75-79 Keira street Wollongong 2500. http://www.wefh.org.au/donations/

22.01.2022 What we know as a certainty is that we are open, and preparing to support more Clients in the coming months. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, we have already: - Started completing phone assessments and offsite client safety checks as a part of Client welfare monitoring. - Our Clients are being armed with questions and COVID-19 updates so that they can ask as a precautionary check in before receiving visits.... - Our Team are being up-skilled further in identifying risks and calling them out. Keep updated on our service hours and new outreach program point of connection coming soon. We would like to thank Alex and team from Sublime Point Cafe for coming on board and cooking meals for those sleeping rough and in crisis accommodation within our community. Also thank you to OzHarvest for providing fresh produce, as well as the community for your ongoing support especially during this time xx

22.01.2022 In the last month we have had 19 families move to their forever homes! Thank you for the kind donations that allowed us to support them with furnishing and home starter packs to make their house feel like a home.

22.01.2022 Re-housing rough sleepers back into congregate care shelters during a pandemic is clearly bad policy. If we are capable of housing people safely at one time - why not for all time?

21.01.2022 We're working with our community on making our public spaces across the region safer for everyone. We want people to feel safer, be safer and to reduce crime. T...o help with this, we are asking the community to tell us about your Personal Safety in Public experiences via our website https://our.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/ You can also share your experiences in person on: Tuesday 3 March - Corrimal Lederer Shopping Centre, 10am to 12pm Friday 13 March - Wollongong Crown Street Mall, 11.30am to 1.30pm Tuesday 17 March - Warrawong Plaza, 10am to 12pm Thursday 19 March - Dapto Mall Shopping Centre,10am to 12pm Wednesday 25 March - Unanderra Community Centre, 12pm to 1.30pm See more

20.01.2022 On the 3rd week till Christmas our 'Hub Family' gave to me entertainment vouchers,drinks and Shell Petrol Vouchers, Thongs, Long Life Custard and Tinned Fruit the 'gift of choice' by Woolworth or Coles Voucher, Party Food, Instant Coffee (plain and flavoured) a Tin of Ham and a $10.00 Opal Card (be sure to sing the jingle!!) The entertainment vouchers can include play centre's, movie vouchers, roller skating, rock climbing etc A very special thank you to Michelle for her creativity and art piece this week.

19.01.2022 On the 7th week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me Tinned fruit and long life custard (small popper sized or regular size). This would be a delicious treat for our clients to enjoy. Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats, Corrimal RSL and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

19.01.2022 Housing Trust is proud to be delivering the Together Home Program in partnership with Neami National & Wollongong Emergency Family Housing Find out more: https://housingtrust.org.au/together-home-program-gets-und/

19.01.2022 On the 8th week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me Woolworths or Coles fresh food vouchers to the value of $10. Who doesn’t love a fruit salad, fresh veg, some snags and lovely fresh bread. This will help our clients to create some delicious meals. Thanks to Christos for his great picture.... Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats, Corrimal RSL and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

18.01.2022 Appeal for 'One off Assistance' Wollongong Emergency Family Housing is currently assisting a family who are currently experiencing severe hardship and need additional support. Mary-Grace and her children are victims of Domestic and Family Violence which resulted in them needing to leave their former home and relocate to Wollongong for safety reasons. Mary-Grace has been living continuously in Australia since 2001 and until recently was able to work to provide for her family.... Last year Mary-Grace developed a medical condition and was unable to continue her employment at that time. As a result the family could not sustain the rent on her private rental property and was given a notice of termination for rent arrears. As Mary-Grace is a New Zealand citizen (her children are Australian born) she is extremely limited in the supports she can get from Centrelink and she was denied assistance from other major charities. WEFH was able to offer the family safe accommodation by offering them a place in one of our transitional properties. Mary-Grace was able to secure more employment in Sydney but in December 2019 she was involved in a near fatal car accident and lost her means of transport to work and her employment. Thankfully she recovered physically but the family’s financial situation suffered again. On top of that Mary-Grace has developed a second health issue that her medical specialists have advised will need surgical intervention. WEFH has been able to provide support with food, school supplies and vouchers but this vulnerable family needs more support. If you are able to offer a donation to assist this family with rent, living costs or the out of pocket medical costs please email [email protected] or use the donation link on our website. See more

18.01.2022 Thank you so much to everyone who has messaged through offering to donate their reusable shopping bags. We've had an amazing response from our beautiful community and would like to thank you all. If we could ask that if you haven't been in contact with us and would like to donate the reusable bags if you could hold onto them until November, when we will make another call out. The bags help us to make our rough sleeper and family food parcels

17.01.2022 On the 5th week till Christmas our 'Hub Family' gave to me Caltex and Shell Petrol Vouchers, Thongs, Long Life Custard and Tinned Fruit the 'gift of choice' by Woolworth or Coles Voucher, Party Food, Instant Coffee (plain and flavoured) a Tin of Ham and a $10.00 Opal Card (be sure to sing the jingle!!) The vouchers give our clients the opportunity to travel to job interviews and appointments. Connect the dots and have fun outlining the mystery object holding the candy cane.

17.01.2022 Wollongong Homeless Hub would like to thank Paul Scully MP, Member for Wollongong for his acknowledgement of Wollongong Homeless Hub in his Homeless person week parliamentary speech. https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au//Pag/HansardResult.aspx Homelessness Nsw Homelessness Australia

17.01.2022 On the last weeks till Christmas our 'Hub Family' gave to me, 'communities choice' (you can choose what you like to put in the hamper) entertainment vouchers,drinks and Shell Petrol Vouchers, Thongs, Long Life Custard and Tinned Fruit the 'gift of choice' by Woolworth or Coles Voucher, Party Food, Instant Coffee (plain and flavoured) a Tin of Ham and a $10.00 Opal Card (be sure to sing the jingle!!) The entertainment vouchers can include play centre's, movie vouchers, roller ...skating, rock climbing etc A very special thank you to Oliva for your beautiful Christmas Tree and Angels. If you could please drop off items by Friday 20/12/19 by 12noon at 75-79 Keira Street Wollongong, would be wonderful - thank you so much to everyone for your support.

17.01.2022 We would like to give recognition to one of our amazing employee's Lawrence Wood our Community Movers driver and property handyman who this past month has not only assisted victims of domestic violence relocate from Orange, looked after our transitional properties and anything else we request of him with dedication and commitment, he has also shown his commitment to our community as a volunteer Rural fire fighter attending fires up and down the coast. We are feeling very fortunate to have you as part of our team and Thank you for all that you do for our community inside and outside of our service.

16.01.2022 A Special thank you to Ryan Park, Paul Scully MP and representatives of SCE and all that attended WEFH Annual General Meeting.

14.01.2022 Good morning Hub Family, a local artist is raising funds for Wollongong Homeless Hub, by selling his art, check out his facebook page and see the amazing art.

14.01.2022 Thank you Illawarra for giving so generously to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness a food hamper that nourishes hungry bellies and a message that they are not alone.

13.01.2022 Community Praise We would like to thank the kind donors who over the past 2 days have assisted us by providing individually wrapped toilet paper rolls for homeless clients and essentials to keep themselves and others as safe as possible in this time of uncertainty. We have currently had to ration the food and items we would normally be able to provide and prioritising those sleeping rough and in crisis accommodation. We normally operate on a 60-80 % food and financial donatio...n basis to deliver the vital community service, however due to current circumstances we have only received approx. 5% of regular donations. So a very BIG THANKYOU to the lovely families that have thought about our most vulnerable community members at this difficult time. Current service changes to protect staff, tenants and community have been implemented. Please ring prior to dropping donations so we can be aware you are coming. Home visits have been suspended and clients re being contacted via phone support for the immediate future. Drop in service is only seeing clients 1 at a time to follow the social distancing guidelines. If in doubt of whether we can help you please call ahead and we will advise. We are working closely with department of health and housing to provide a safe and healthy environment for all. Please see the following health links for information on how you can help stop the spread of Corona virus. https://www.health.nsw.gov.au//Pages/social-distancing.aspx https://www.health.nsw.gov.au//coronavirus-resources-cald. Thank you for your support at this time General Manager Mandy Booker and WEFH Team.

13.01.2022 On the 6th week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me tinned vegies and condiments. (These could be olives, sauces, sundried tomatoes and other items) These yummy items would make a lovely addition to any meal. Thanks to Christos for his wonderful picture.... Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats, Corrimal RSL and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

12.01.2022 On the 5th week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me Caltex and Shell petrol vouchers. This would enable our clients to attend appointments, viewings and any medical appointments. Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats, Corrimal RSL and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

12.01.2022 Thank you to Domino’s Pizza Wollongong for donating pizzas for people in crisis accommodation as a lunch treat. In 2020, Anti-Poverty Week will be held from the 11th to the 17th of October. This year we are supporting affordable housing for all as the best solution to reducing poverty and partnering with the Everybody's Home campaign. We are also continuing to support the Raise the Rate campaign led by ACOSS to ensure that unemployment payments never go back to $40 a day. #antipovertyweek

11.01.2022 Thank you so much for the wonderful community support we received a special mention to the Fraternity Club, The Coffee Club Wollongong, Wests Illawarra Club, Terria Mia and to the individual members of the Community. Lots of love from Staff at the hub xx

11.01.2022 On the 11th week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me some tinned ham! (Be sure to sing the jingle!) This will help our clients to celebrate a true Christmas lunch or dinner. Drop off points available at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

11.01.2022 WEFH would like to thank the ladies from Illawarra Quota for the invitation for CEO Mandy Booker to share the work of Wollongong Homeless Hub at their meeting last night. Your generous donations will support our 200 XMAS hamper campaign and our food parcels.

11.01.2022 This is a REMINDER of our up coming Annual General Meeting to RSVP by 3 November 2020 of your attendance.

10.01.2022 We were fortunate to take part in the filming and to raise awareness of homeless in regional areas. Coinciding with our very own 'Wrap up homelessness', tax deductible donations can be made via our website http://www.wefh.org.au/ through paypal or direct deposit http://www.wefh.org.au/donations/ Donating to Wollongong Homeless Hub allows us to support our local community- Local donations staying local.

10.01.2022 llawarra Mercury article by Brendan Crabb, Illawarra agencies, community call for action during Homelessness Week

09.01.2022 DONOR DOLLAR CHAMPIONSHIPS Will you or your group be the ones that raise the most Donor Dollars for Wollongong Homeless Hub? To participate register as a family, school or workplace. Individual entries are accepted as well. You can obtain your pack by emailing [email protected] with your name and contact details.... Start collecting now! Donation tins are also available at Domino’s, Wollongong and Amcal, Woonona

09.01.2022 Hi there, we are organising from this week donation pick up twice per week. We are are especially after non-perishable food and packaged toilet paper for our Connection packs for distribution by our assertive outreach team to homeless and those at risk of homelessness. We are asking the Illawarra Community that would like to be involved to please donate one item or as much as you can. All you have to do is send a private message through our Facebook page or email [email protected] with the following: Your name, address and instructions on where to find your donation (to reduce contact, hide it out of sight in front of your house away from pets) all personal details will be confidential.

08.01.2022 EOFY - 'feel good sale' donations can be made via our website http://www.wefh.org.au/ through paypal or direct deposit http://www.wefh.org.au/donations/ Donating to Wollongong Homeless Hub allows us to help our local community - Local donations staying local. Thank you for your support

07.01.2022 Wondering how to get involved with National Reconciliation Week in 2020? We have 20 different ways to learn, create and take part. There is something for everyo...ne. https://bit.ly/20WaysToBeInThisTogether #NRW2020 #InThisTogether2020 #NationalReconciliationWeek #Reconciliation

07.01.2022 EARLY BIRD BOOKING SPECIAL! receive a toilet roll on the night for the first 20 people to book For bookings click on the link https://www.trybooking.com/BJDIE 'Where did you sleep last night', Bingo and Trivia Night, join us on Friday 12 June 2020 for a fun evening of games and laughter. Doors open at 6pm for 6.30pm start at Collegians Wollongong. Tickets include 1 bingo book pp.

07.01.2022 This post has been a long-time coming, we would like to welcome everyone to the New Year, and give out that special thank you to everyone who donated, volunteered and supported our service. Through the Christmas donations we have been able to not only support those in our community during the Christmas period, but also assist people who are fleeing the fires and coming into our emergency accommodation. Thank you again to the wonderful people of the Illawarra x

07.01.2022 We are excited to see the progress of our first Together Home participant receiving the keys to his new home.

06.01.2022 As we near the end of Homeless Person Week 2020, we ask the community to send us a short message of hope, for us to build a Hope House. All Staff of WEFH call for an increase in affordable and social housing.

06.01.2022 From everyone at The Hub, a huge thank you to 'Lower East Cafe' in Wollongong for providing freshly cooked meals - they are amazing and fresh Thank you also to 'Just La Marzocco' (https://www.facebook.com/LaMarzoccoAustralia/) and to everyone who supports 'Street Smart'.

06.01.2022 Our Mobile Outreach Truck will be out and about this Wednesday in Warrawong from 9.30am. Would love to see you there

06.01.2022 I would like to end this week by Acknowledging and Thanking our Homeless Hub Team Leader Derek. Derek goes above and beyond supporting our hub staff and clients. Clients continue to benefit from Derek’s experience in everything housing, He meets every challenge with positivity and professionalism that is infectious to those that work with and alongside him. Charities like Wollongong Homeless Hub can only make the amazing impact to our vulnerable community members because of the amazing staff , Thank you all for the work that you do.

06.01.2022 Tonight End’s the series for this year’s Filthy Rich and Homeless. We can only dream and hope that there will be no need to have a series next year. Please support Wollongong Homeless Hub to make this dream become a reality by donating via our website http://www.wefh.org.au/ through PayPal or direct deposit http://www.wefh.org.au/donations/ Local donations staying local. Thanks to SBS for giving people experiencing homelessness a voice.... https://business.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/posts/1134786376898896/

06.01.2022 This morning our staff are needing to provide additional support to people in our crisis accommodation after a heart breaking incident occurred when a random act of malicious damage took place on the road where they had parked their cars. Our homeless community members face many challenges on a daily basis and rely on the one possession of value they are lucky enough to have. Many times their cars are their home when there is a shortage of crisis accommodation. We are hoping that if you have any way of contributing to helping us repair the windows of their vehicles please donate https://www.paypal.com/donate/ and use car in the description.

05.01.2022 On the 4th week till Christmas our 'Hub Family' gave to me Drinks (milk, juice, poppers etc.), Caltex and Shell Petrol Vouchers, Thongs, Long Life Custard and Tinned Fruit the 'gift of choice' by Woolworth or Coles Voucher, Party Food, Instant Coffee (plain and flavoured) a Tin of Ham and a $10.00 Opal Card (be sure to sing the jingle!!) The varieties of drinks give our clients some much needed beverages to enjoy in their daily lives. A very special thank you to last year’s artist who’s hand coloured ginger bread house is so beautifully done.

04.01.2022 Today starts homeless person week, let’s work towards there not being a need for us to have a homeless person week campaign in the near future. You can do this by sending our treasurer a message that it makes good economic sense to increase social and affordable housing stock. Click to share it on Facebook now. https://everybodyshome.com.au/

03.01.2022 Thanks to Corrimal RSL for your Christmas support.

03.01.2022 Hi there at the moment where really low on reusable shopping bags, which we use for our food packs. If you have any spare bags that you would like to donate please send an email through to [email protected] so can arrange pick up. Thanks so much for your support.

02.01.2022 Pledge for Homelessness Week Homelessness Nsw Homelessness Australia

02.01.2022 It has crept up on us this year and we need your help to provide to those who are doing it tough this Christmas. If you can please help us by participating in our 12 weeks of Xmas countdown. On the 12th week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me a $10 opal card. (Be sure to sing the jingle!) This will help our clients travel to property viewings, appointments and community supports. Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

01.01.2022 On the 9th week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me party food (chips, chocolate, biscuits, lollies etc )(Be sure to sing the jingle!) What’s a party without party food! Our clients would love to enjoy these goodies over the Christmas break. Thanks to Prince for the great picture.... Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

01.01.2022 On the 4th week of Christmas my ‘Hub Family’ gave to me drinks (this can include juice, milk, poppers). Who doesn’t love a cold drink on a hot Summer’s day. This will help keep our clients cool and hydrated. Thanks to John for his wonderful picture.... Drop off points available are at Paul Scully MP office, Bendigo Bank, Oak Flats, Corrimal RSL and Wollongong Homeless Hub.

01.01.2022 Thank you to the wonderful volunteers from @Rotary Corrimal for coming today and cleaning up our gardens. They did an amazing job!