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Torrential rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the 125 business and community leaders who took part in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout at Lot Fourteen on June 17, with a record $907,000 being raised to help fund the organisation’s homelessness services.
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The Walk a Mile in My Boots Challenge is on again this year, with participants being encouraged to go that ‘extra mile’ to help end homelessness.
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The merger of two organisations that support South Australian women at risk of or experiencing homelessness to access safe, affordable housing and recovery services is expected to provide even greater capacity to help the growing number of people in need.
St Vincent de Paul Society National Council has called on the Federal Government to establish a social housing fund of $10 billion to address the chronic shortage of safe, affordable housing in Australia.
It might be taking a different form this year, but South Australians are being asked to once again lace up their boots and ‘walk a mile’ to support those experiencing homelessness.
With two of its major fundraisers cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, Catherine House is hoping people will ‘dig deep’ and support its winter appeal now under way.
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