Walk a Mile in My Boots

Friday, November 29

Mariana happy to walk that extra mile

More than 70 students from St Aloysius College recently volunteered their time before school and during lunch hour to participate in two important National Homelessness Week events on Friday August 11.

Brenda grateful for 25 ‘wonderful’ years at meal centre

Brenda McCulloch might be retiring after 25 years as the cook at Hutt St Centre but there’s a good chance she will be staying closely connected to the place and the people.

Dignitaries follow the band as the walk down Hutt St begins. Picture: DreamTeamImaging

Walkers stride out for homeless

Nearly 5000 South Australians came out to show their support for the Hutt St Centre by participating in the 10th anniversary of the annual Walk a Mile in My Boots event.

Vital help at hand for homeless

Homelessness does not discriminate and can happen to anyone – but there is help at hand, as one Adelaide woman discovered when her life hit rock bottom.

Short memories do Hutt St Centre a disservice

One of my favourite parts of the Hutt St Centre’s annual Walk a Mile in My Boots fundraising event is when we walk past the centre and see The Outsiders band performing and fellow clients waving to us from the footpath.

Vrej steps up to Aussie life

This time last year, young Syrian refugee Vrej Iskanian was learning English and trying to adapt to a totally different way of life as his family resettled in Adelaide as part of the Federal Government’s response to the crisis in Syria.