Tag Archives: domestic violence

[Archive] No food doesn’t just mean hunger

They had run out of money and she had not been able to buy bus tickets or food for school lunches, so Fred had not been to School for the past few days.

No excuse now, Fred has Bus Tickets and food. You are good people, thank you for your support. Continue reading

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Debt collectors chasing $386.21… really?

A kind-hearted Canberra lady recently blogged about homelessness and poverty in Canberra. At St John’s Care we can get so wrapped up in it when we see it every day, it’s interesting to read something from the point of view … Continue reading

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Rental affordability in Canberra

Both of the families in this story were on low incomes, and in Canberra, that means there is next to nothing available to rent. Today our friends at Anglicare have released their annual Rental Affordability Snapshot, finding that across Australia … Continue reading

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