UnitingSA’s emergency assistance teams are gearing up to support 60 families a day in the lead up to Christmas. That’s three families every 15 minutes.
To ensure our clients are supported over the Christmas and New Year period, many of our services will remain open unless it’s a public holiday.
By working together we can Save Christmas, by putting food on the table and gifts under the tree for local families in need.
As he watched his four young children open their Christmas presents last year, Paul Deng says his heart was filled with happiness.
Roxy is an essential member of UnitingSA’s Homelessness Service. Each week, she accompanies the outreach team to provide critical supplies to people in the western suburbs who are sleeping rough.
It’s 10.30am on a Thursday morning and in the heart of the Lefevre Peninsula, Adelaide, a group of locals gather around a table, cups of tea and coffee in front of them, the warm flow of friendship between them.
UnitingSA relies on the generosity of donors to help deliver innovative programs and support for people in need across metropolitan and regional South Australia.
“I was feeling depressed and anxious before coming to Taperoo Community Centre and now I feel as though I belong for the first time in my life. The classes have helped me believe in myself and that I am capable of learning.”
Dorothy,
Taperoo Community Centre participant (pictured with Centre Coordinator Kathy)
