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Open House A team of volunteers based at the Mission's homebase
in South Melbourne provide food parcels, food vouchers and counselling to various
disadvantaged individuals and families between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00
pm Monday to Friday.
The Mission undertakes various activities targeted particularly at disadvantaged
families and older single people, e.g. weekly barbeques, overnight emergency accommodation,
family mediation, counselling for drug and alcohol problems, assistance with job
seeking and the like.
A fully fitted bus operated by the Mission provides food and services to various
disadvantaged groups, such as supporting alcoholics, compulsive gamblers, drug
addicts and those with behavioural and mental problems. Outreach Workers,
such as Henry Nissen, provide local families with food, financial support,
furniture and accommodation. Henry often either represents or appears as a character
witness for local youth at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. The
Mission also organises recreational activities for local youth such as football,
cricket and basketball teams. |