Tag: Homeless
-
MORE ORANGE SKY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ON MID NORTH COAST
Help for homeless people on the Mid North Coast is needed more than ever- with the local chapter of Orange Sky Laundry struggling to meet demand. It’s in need of more volunteers to share the load.
-
IN DEMAND | COAST HANDS EXPANDS TO BATEAU BAY AND SURROUNDS
It’s been hard at work delivering meals to those in need throughout the pandemic – and now Coast Hands is expanding. The not for profit was quick to act – after a member of the public raised the alarm about just how dire things became for battlers in Bateau Bay.
-
HOMELESS RATE TRIPLES OVER HOLIDAY PERIOD
We brought you the story of how the changes to the government’s COVID supplements are seeing a spike in the number of homeless people. Now we delve deeper and speak to the founder of a grassroots homeless support group, Coast Hands, and find out how dire the situation has become over the holiday period.
-
COAST SHELTER HELPING FLOOD-AFFECTED HOMELESS
The Central Coast’s homeless community has been hit hard by the weekend’s deluge. Support service Coast Shelter says it’s been under the pump, trying to provide support for those doing it tough.
-
HOMELESS MEMORIAL BARRED BY TELCO
Questions have been raised after a memorial to a Gosford homeless man who passed away last month was blocked off. Flowers and other tributes had been laid at the alcove of the abandoned post office on Mann Street, where the man, known as Lloyd, often sought shelter. It’s thought the stoop was barricaded late on…
-
STRATEGY AIMS TO TACKLE COAST’S HOUSING STRESS
Thousands of Central Coast residents struggling to afford rental accommodation could soon receive help from Council. It’s asking locals to have their say on a draft strategy to tackle the issue.
-
MISSION AUSTRALIA FIGHTS TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR GOOD
Many of us will go to sleep tonight in a warm bed with a roof over our head, but for almost 2,000 homeless people in the Hunter, sleeping rough is the only option. Today, staff at Mission Australia came together to try and end Newcastle’s homeless crisis.