Crisis point as housing shortage worsens
Adelaide's Hutt St Centre fears it will reach capacity and might be forced to turn people away within the next three years if more social housing does not become available.
Adelaide's Hutt St Centre fears it will reach capacity and might be forced to turn people away within the next three years if more social housing does not become available.
More than 3000 people participated in the Walk a Mile in My Boots event on August 8, walking in solidarity with the more than 7000 people experiencing homelessness in South Australia.
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For years the ‘poor box’ at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral has collected the generosity of parishioners – coins dropped in faith, notes tucked away with prayerful hope.
On World Homeless Day (October 10), Hutt St Centre announced it recorded its highest number of people accessing its services last financial year, as the cost of living and housing crises continues to grow.
A papal blessing for the Daughters of Charity was the highlight of a commemorative Mass held in St Francis Xavier's Cathedral last month to mark 70 years of the Hutt St Centre.
The most selfless acts of kindness and generosity often go unrecognised but on June 22 the Hutt St Centre Commemorative Mass will acknowledge seven decades of assisting Adelaide’s homeless.
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