Winter is upon us and as the cold starts to bite we know there are thousands of vulnerable people facing a winter outside, sleeping rough, across Australia. This has a profound effect on their health and well being. Experiencing homelessness means a shorter life, especially if you are on the street and unfortunately the numbers of people sleeping rough are rising, with recent street counts confirming these fears.
That’s why this EOFY our Winter Appeal is raising funds to support vital medical outreach services in five locations. These groups hit the streets each night to care for the most vulnerable in our community. They are poorly funded and some are entirely run by volunteers.
“The Homeless Health Care Street Clinic receives no government funding, the response we received was that it was ‘too innovative’, and that Hobart doesn’t have a homelessness problem.” David Patras
Help us reach our tally and support these vital life saving services - thank you.