We so often use the word ‘relief’ in a casual way. “It’s such a relief the weekend has arrived after a long week at work”, or “I’m...

It has been a very busy time at Raw Potential supporting many young people who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness in the...

With 35 days to go, we are busy here at St John’s Care getting ready for Christmas. Last year we saw 560 families in two weeks while the...

Last Saturday St John’s Care (SJC) held an Australiana Trivia night to raise funds for our Christmas Hampers this year. We are hoping to...

Christmas is meant to be a time of celebration, but if times are tough it can be especially challenging and isolating. This year St...

Christmas will soon be upon us and for some, rather than being a happy and joyful time, it is a time of stress and anxiety. For this...

Without volunteers St John’s Care could not open the Emergency Relief Centre - Monday to Friday 9.30 to 2.00pm - for our clients who come...

If you haven’t seen the veggie garden at the back of St Johns Care, please go and have a look. The veggie gardens were created by a St...

In our family we have a tradition on Christmas Day of going around the table and asking each family member to tell the others what their...

Last week, a young father Tommy (not his real name), came into St. John’s Care “to look around the Centre and see if he could be a...

I received a phone call on Monday from a woman who we will call Lorraine. Domestic violence had led her and her family to become...

A young man came in to St John’s Care last week, after it was suggested to him by his mental health worker. He had not attended the...

About 6 months ago, Tony (not his real name) came into St John’s Care looking for someone to talk to and to get some food and started...

At St John’s Care we try to create a place of refuge and kindness even if only for a short time as people go about their lives. Here is a...

This month St John’s Care assisted approximately 205 households with groceries, clothes, blankets, medications, local transport, service...

Quite a few members of the community have been asking after Alice (not her real name), a homeless lady in her 80s, who St John’s Care has...

St John’s Care has been providing emergency relief for 28 years and we will continue to do so. You may have seen the statistics we posted...

Last week we had a family come to the Centre for the first time. Let’s call them Daniel, Shelley and Troy. Daniel and his wife Shelley...

Last week I finalised my training which allows me to facilitate the Seasons for Growth Grief and Loss for adults program. The training is...

Last week St John’s Care received a call from a young man asking if we were still open. Let’s call him Thomas (not his real name). Thomas...