When choosing between buying milk and bread or a t-shirt, clothing gets put on hold. Some families are living on $20 per week to feed three people.
Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation
Donation by Gildan
Victoria
Goods for a Variety of Aid
These items go a long way to helping people in need in a variety of situations. Large quantities of new items are hard to come by for a charity like ours that is 100% volunteer run & unfunded. The items tend to go out as fast as they come in as the need for aid is skyrocketing.
Basic care packs providing a fresh start
“We are so grateful for the generous donations from Good360 that made putting together our basic care packs (BCP’s) possible. From the mini conditioners and body wash to the warm beanies, gloves and winter accessories. Every item was thoughtfully received and carefully packed to support women accessing emergency assistance due to domestic and family violence. Our BCP’s are more than just essentials, they offer comfort, dignity and a reminder that someone cares during a deeply difficult time.”
Christine Graham Community & Partnerships Dress for Success Victoria
Christine Graham Community & Partnerships Dress for Success Victoria
Lego for Children in Foster Care
Our volunteers do a fantastic job packing our Suitcases of Hope for newborns through to 17yo and to be able to include a lego play item is fantastic, but unfortunately, we rarely get any direct feedback as we provide our suitcases to the child support agencies, as they are the ones with direct contact with the children in need of our suitcases.
Bottles for Babies entering Out of Home Care
We rarely get direct feedback from the recipients of our Suitcases as we have no contact with them. We provide our Suitcases of Hope to the Victorian Child Support Agencies and they give them to the children they are placing in Out of Home care.
LEGO for children with brain illnesses and injuries
Pictured below is Cruez, 10 years old who contracted Encephalitis from a bout of influenza when aged 8 (inflammation of the brain tissue that causes fever, headache, confusion and seizures) and McArdle disease (metabolic disorder where the body cannot break down glycogen in muscles due to a deficiency in the enzyme myophosphorylase resulting in muscle breakdown). He lives with his single mother, Ilse, whom Brainwave supports through one of the Mums groups.
Everyone Deserves Dignity
Margaret* stated “this is the first time our program has been able to give something to our listeners. We often attend community events and can only give out information. This time, we were able to give them something real and important, and start a whole new conversation. We focused on people with teenage daughters and were able to give out around 10 packs to vulnerable new arrivals in our community.”
