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\nNow reliant on community donations, The Outpost Inc is hopeful members of the community can assist in finding a suitable place for the organisation to continue to provide its needed work.<\/p>\n
A GEELONG not-for-profit that has fed people in need for the past 32 years is calling on the community to help find a new building that the organisation can call home.<\/p>\n
The Outpost Inc, which operates rent free on a month-by-month lease from the Busport building on Transit Place, has been told by the City of Greater Geelong that the building is up for sale.<\/p>\n
Established in 1990, the drop-in centre is the only non-referral after hours service in Geelong that for seven-days-a-week provides a safe space for people to get free hot meals, personal hygiene products, bedding, new and recycled clothes, as well connect with community and friends.<\/p>\n
The not-for-profit, which has been searching for a suitable building for six months, has had community grant funding cuts due to its inability to find a new premises to operate from.<\/p>\n
The city\u2019s acting director of customer and corporate services Karen Olesnicky said the city had been working with Outpost to help them find a suitable new location, and that the support
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\nNow reliant on community donations, The Outpost Inc is hopeful members of the community can assist in finding a suitable place for the organisation to continue to provide its needed work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we have talked to many people and organisations, we are hoping there are others in the community that might be able to help us find a suitable location in the CBD,\u201d Outpost committee member Amy Flint said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would love to hear from anyone in the community who has ideas or thinks they can help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Between 15 to 50 people attend the Outpost each night for a meal which is organised and prepared by a team of 50 volunteers operating under a Committee of Management.<\/p>\n
In January, 630 people received a free dinner, up from 527 the month before, and Ms Flint said the numbers continue to rise.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people are sleeping in cars and doorways; others aren\u2019t homeless yet but are doing it tough.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Outpost can be contacted on theoutpostgeelong@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A GEELONG not-for-profit that has fed people in need for the past 32 years is calling on the community to help find a new building that the organisation can call home. The Outpost Inc, which operates rent free on a month-by-month lease from the Busport building on Transit Place, has been told by the City […]<\/p>\n