	{"id":98447,"date":"2024-06-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=98447"},"modified":"2024-08-16T16:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T06:56:03","slug":"winter-appeal-to-help-those-sleeping-rough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/winter-appeal-to-help-those-sleeping-rough\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Appeal to help those &#8220;sleeping rough&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE mission to make sure no person in the Greater Geelong region is sleeping rough is this year&#8217;s central theme for Samaritan House Geelong&#8217;s Winter Appeal, as residents are asked to give where they can during the colder months.<\/p>\n<p>Samaritan House non-executive director and fundraising committee member Walter Pelaccia said the bi-annual Winter Appeal initiative was held each year following the house&#8217;s Christmas Appeal as a means to offset operating costs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The monies all go towards helping to transform the lives of homeless men in the Geelong region, to enable them to lead more fulfilling lives and giving them hope.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Winter Appeal allows the continuing work of Samaritan House to provide a community and a welcoming and safe home for homeless people experiencing crisis, enabling their transition to a better future.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/IMG_5325_69386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Samaritan House Geelong fundraising committee members Walter Pelaccia and Sue Draper, alongside Board secretary Chris Barker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Samaritan House receives no government funding for its operations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Samaritan House Geelong has been operating since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Funds raised from recent years as part of the Winter Appeal have allowed the Samaritan House Board to co-ordinate several projects to improve its site in Coppards Road, Moolap.<\/p>\n<p>Projects include the creation of a meeting\/program room fitted out with two computer stations, meeting table, chairs and a large screen, an ongoing partnership with The Gordon TAFE landscape department staff and apprentices, creating a new basketball court and beginning a planned community shelter building construction project.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Winter Appeal, a $500 donation could provide someone with toiletries, $1,000 would provide a person with adequate bedding, and $2,500 could help a person attend a six-week living skills programs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/06\/IMG_5298_69390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Samaritan House Geelong fundraising committee members Walter Pelaccia and Sue Draper, alongside Board secretary Chris Barker at the 3 Coppards Road, Moolap site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Pelaccia said Samaritan House&#8217;s work could not be possible without the assistance from Salvation Army, who serve as managers of the facility and partners of the house.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over 1,400 men have benefited from their stay at Samaritan House and from everything the program offers such as the &#8216;living skills&#8217; program in collaboration with Salvation Army.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The program assists our guests with basic living skills, build on their personal strengths, provides information about housing and creates tools to help them in finding suitable longer-term accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Guests are invited to participate in the program to help build their core living skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Any donations or any size are encouraged to be made either at <a href=\"mailto:donations@smaritanhouse.org.au\">donations@smaritanhouse.org.au<\/a> or via <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhouse.org.au\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">samaritanhouse.org.au\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE mission to make sure no person in the Greater Geelong region is sleeping rough is this year&#8217;s central theme for Samaritan House Geelong&#8217;s Winter Appeal, as residents are asked to give where they can during the colder months. 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