Tag: homeless

WHAT draws a person to Rosies – Friends on the Street?   It was watching this incredible charity grow from a group of ...

THERE is plenty of room for Brisbane’s rough sleepers to stay at Emmanuel City Mission this Christmas. ECM director Roby ...

THIRTEEN teenagers walked the streets of Brisbane City for four days and slept at the Cathedral precinct as part of ...

VINNIES Youth are not the future – they are “the here and now”, St Vincent de Paul national president Claire ...

ORDER of Malta Volunteer Caroline Grogan felt “close to Christ through supporting people in need” as she and 19 other ...

Catholic entities in Brazil are ramping up their efforts to feed the rising number of people going hungry, as unemployment ...

DEMAND for youth homelessness services is skyrocketing in Brisbane as providers report they are struggling to keep up with requests ...

Basket of hope: Aspleycare volunteers Jo Galvin, president Julie-Anne Mee and former president Margaret Campbell with the Christmas hampers at ...

New hope: Sixteen-year-old Talisha is attending an Edmund Rice Flexible Learning Centre at Noosa, which is helping her tread her ...

Charity in action: Franciscan Immaculatine Sister Salvacion Bunao with Lita Espinosa, a woman who volunteers to help Sr Bunao reach ...

Helpless: In a submission to the government ahead of the federal budget in October, peak body Homelessness Australia says the ...

Homeless woes: “We’re seeing so much social isolation and loneliness.” THIS week is Homeless Week, and as the chilling westerly ...

Roby Curtis: “We’re seeing new faces and they’re all relying on that meal.” EVERYTHING from food services to public showers ...

Loving kindness: Sr Stan Therese Mario Mumuni has dedicated a decade to caring for children in Ghana. IN the town ...

Ongoing problem: “Although homelessness in Australia continues to rise, the Budget offers no solution to putting a roof over the ...

Church statement: “Families cannot have a decent standard of living on a wage that is set at a level that ...

Fully operational: Rosies general manager Deacon Andrew O’Brien takes ownership of new van from LUCRF Super chief executive officer Charlie ...

Hidden tragedy: The Gold Coast “glitter” strip at night hides an underbelly of homelessness. THE tragic death of a baby ...

Funding row: Youth Off The Streets, founded by Fr Chris Riley, (centre), is a non-denominational community organisation working for disadvantaged ...

Encountering God: “Today and every day we will encounter the God beyond all names, if we walk with humility, look ...

Little helper: Jaylan Knapp with the 48 bags of personal-care items, which he has now given to his local homeless ...

  THE Australian Catholic bishops have registered their deep concern over the alarming growth in the problem of homelessness and ...

Northside growth: Deacon Andrew O’Brien is on the hunt to find a home for Rosies as it looks to expand ...

Seniors spirit: Nicole Catalan, Tiahna Davies, Fiona McMullan (Vinnies), Tyler Short, Emily Cramb (Vinnies), Danelle Bacalso, Imogen Beech, Jordan Herin, ...

Homeless reality: Former homeless man Raptor took a photo of his neighbour inside the kitchen of a well-known West End ...