They will be holding community outreach days in parts of Sydney worst affected by the pandemic and providing hampers of food and toys for kids, including at Auburn Vinnies Support Centre, corner Queen Street and Park Road, Auburn, on Wednesday, October 13.
St Vincent de Paul Society NSW CEO Jack de Groot said the pandemic had made it harder to reach out for assistance and “we’re trying to remove that barrier as well, while at the same time doing this in a Covid-safe way”.
“We are holding these events to make ourselves available to people in communities hardest hit by Covid and the resulting lockdown,” he said.
“We’re providing the hampers to anyone in need, whether as a result of Covid or other life events, and we will follow up with people who request it.
“We want to make sure everyone who is in need of assistance can access it and draw attention to the fact that we are here to help.”
Vinnies Vice President, Social Justice, Brooke Simmons said there was an unfair stigma attached to finding yourself not being able to make ends meet, for whatever reason.
“Most times, people have been very unlucky, the sort of bad luck that could happen to any one of us,” she said.
“They’ve lost their job, they or someone they care about has been stricken by terrible illness or there’s a significant social or economic upheaval that is completely beyond their control.
“We are all affected by the pandemic but as with just about everything else, the disadvantage it has created has been unevenly distributed.
“And like always, Vinnies is here to help people who need it.”
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