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Depth of care grows from pain
9 September 2013 | 0 Comments
“No matter where or what part of the socio-economic level you come from, you just don’t know what tomorrow may bring. I never...
Read full storyHelping forever break the cycle
2 September 2013 | 0 Comments
“We had a young girl whose parents had never worked a day in their life, and their parents had never worked. She came in at the end o...
Read full storyParties with layers of purpose
1 July 2013 | 0 Comments
“The breakfasts are a big party – we really make it big so that the kids walk in and go, ‘wow, we didn’t realise...
Read full storyDavid's Freedom Story
28 June 2013 | 0 Comments
David was a former real estate agent from a privileged background with money, nice clothes, multiple Sydney properties and a $2000 a day her...
Read full storyMatt's Freedom Story
28 April 2013 | 0 Comments
My name is Matthew, I entered The Salvation Army Bridge Program on the 14th May 2012 through a court diversion program. I was required...
Read full storyFarmers face a dry spell
26 April 2013 | 0 Comments
So far in 2013, parts of Australia have faced floods and bushfires, and now some farmers are facing the prospect of another drought. Salvati...
Read full storyOasis offers life-changing support
19 March 2013 | 0 Comments
"A lot of the young people that we work with actually live with their grandparents. They’re in a later phase of their life where they...
Read full storyGratitude for rich life flows on to others
18 March 2013 | 0 Comments
When Joy’s* daughter spoke to Alana Parker of The Salvation Army Aged Care Plus (ACP) about her mother’s gifting of her estate...
Read full storyShining a light into the darkness
3 December 2012 | 0 Comments
“You just look at some of the kids [and others on the streets] and think, ‘how can you possibly get through this life’&...
Read full storyJourney from despair to glorius hope
3 December 2012 | 0 Comments
Six years ago Hailey was a painfully shy volunteer, too timid to even sit at the staff lunch table. Today, she holds a management position a...
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