You only have to take a walk through the streets of inner-city Melbourne to see how many people are doing it incredibly tough right now. So many people are in crisis. So many people are sleeping rough, suffering from poor mental health, or struggling with issues with substance use.

The terrible truth is, now Winter has hit and temperatures are falling, things are set to get even tougher for those who are already struggling.

Please make a gift today to support the essential work of St Mary’s House of Welcome today to ensure we’re there for the hundreds of people who are relying on our support to get through.

People for whom Winter will be colder and harsher than most of us could ever imagine.

How Your Winter Appeal Gift Will Help:

$55 will help provide emergency material aid items (clothing, blankets, underwear, socks, etc.)

$25 will help provide an essential hygiene pack including soap, shampoo, toothpaste and tooth brush, deodorant, razor, sanitary items.

$35 will help provide an emergency food hamper for someone sleeping rough.

$75 will help provide a basic mobile phone and recharge card, giving a vulnerable community member a way to communicate with us.

$125 will help provide essential medications and health supplies to support well-being of ten rough sleepers.

$250 will help fund our showers program for one day, allowing dozens of people sleeping rough to get clean 

$500 will help us to ensure those community members who are homeless and rely on us for help, won’t go hungry

$1,000 will help cover the cost of running the St Mary’s House of Welcome meals program for one week, providing more than 1,500 nutritious meal to people sleeping rough or doing it tough.