SYDNEY — While Christmas is a traditionally benevolent time of year, the needs of non-profits don’t end with the holidays. Even with the pressures ...
Diane Parlee, support staff at Every Woman's Centre in Sydney, packs parcels as part of the non-profit's Christmas program. The program has clewed up for the season but support is needed all year round. ContributedSTORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS
Demand has gone up, especially for help buying food, and the Transition House, which advocates for and supports women and their families fleeing intimate partner violence, had to limit the Christmas program to clients from the past couple of years. Those donations will be needed in the hard months of January, February and March as people struggle with such things as soaring heat bills.
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