Joanne struggled to make ends meet in the lead up to the Christmas period. She wanted to provide gifts and a Christmas lunch for her family but did not have the money. Joanne has five children. Her 18-year-old and 21-year-old sons both currently live with her. Her 11-year-old daughter and 8-year-old twins are currently in …
Above (L to R): Program Coordinator Ewan Higgs & Team Leader Hanna Richardson at Safe Night Space. The Safe Night Space pilot program launched on the 17th December, thanks to your generous donations. Together with The Salvation Army, the funds were raised to get the program up and running. With your support, Safe Night Space …
Celebrate Back to School with City Mission Op Shops! City Mission Op Shops will be giving away FREE children’s books for one week of January to help you get Back to School! All you have to do is make any purchase at City Mission Op Shops between Monday 20th January to Saturday 25th January 2020, …
The Christmas Assistance Program went ahead in December with great result! We had 670 families attend on the two days of distribution, who needed help to make ends meet over the Christmas period. Assistance was provided in the form of food vouchers, food packs, and gifts for children aged 0 – 15. The gifts, food …
Marguerite has been a dedicated volunteer at Hobart City Mission for ten years, and at 89 years of age, Marguerite is HCM’s oldest volunteer. Marguerite began volunteering at the Warrane Op Shop in 2009, before moving to the Moonah store where she now works two days a week. In her time at HCM she has …
Christmas is a time of giving, and who better to give to than those struggling to make ends meet in our community. The generosity of individuals, groups, businesses and organisations is truly amazing at this time of year and people often ask us how they can best help to make Christmas special for those in …