St Canice’s Kitchen featured on SBS News discussing the cost of living crisis and the critical service that organisation’s such as ours provide to the community.
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Charities walk the breadline
Stretched and struggling charities at the coalface of Australia’s housing crisis are in desperate need of a $150m helpline to save a wave of newly homeless Australians pushed onto the streets by rising rents, interest rates and cost of living pressures.
Canice’s Kitchen opens door to employment and training
Canice’s Kitchen, an inner Sydney grassroots charity, connects with communities experiencing hardship, and for 30 years has helped individuals to manage homelessness or social exclusion. During Covid lockdowns, as with many organisations, they were forced to adapt their services so operations could continue. It was not straightforward, but they continued to safely prepare and deliver meals, and provide other vital services.
Canice’s Kitchen on ABC news
Canice’s Kitchen featured on the ABC news to highlight the services offered to guests.
Community Recognition Statement
On behalf of the Sydney electorate, I wish to recognise the continued commitment of Canice’s Kitchen at St Canice’s Catholic Church in Elizabeth Bay to responding to people in need in our community.
Mobile clinic brings healthcare to where it’s needed most
For years St Vincent’s Hospital’s Homeless Health program has been taking healthcare to the people – now a new mobile health clinic is taking healthcare on the road.
Senator Andrew Bragg Senate video
Senate Video: Senator Andrew Bragg highlighting our need for additional funding support.
Allegra Spender MP Speech House of Reps
Canice’s Kitchen, in Rushcutters Bay, is a kitchen that provides free meals and clothing to vulnerable people. But also, importantly, it provides a growing list of support and training services to help vulnerable people in our community get jobs and stand on their own two feet.
The chilling of charity
A number of Catholic charities are bracing for the impact of a barrage of petrol and other price hikes on essentials on their services.
Tattoos, Cuban food and a good dose of volunteering
Now in his fourth year of volunteering onsite and through our virtual kitchen model during the pandemic, Marq is the kind of human who gives himself to his community.