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THE Salvation Army Ballarat are encouraging the city to take part in their annual Red Shield Appeal fundraising efforts, with a goal of generating over sixty thousand dollars.<\/p>\n

Delacombe Salvation Army corps officer Captain Craig Farrell said the 2021 initiative is a Digital Doorknock, with a focus on supporting members of greater Ballarat who are experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pandemic highlighted homelessness and the realities of it. There\u2019s been a significant increase in attendance at Doorways, and across the board at the Ballarat Community Church, and a significant increase of people who have never presented before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were some good success stories of people finding long-term housing last year, but we\u2019re in an unknown area now and there\u2019s a fear that we might go back to where we were, with people waiting years to find long-term accommodation. That\u2019s a concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

All funds generated through the Greater Ballarat Salvos fundraising page will be directly injected into local emergency relief programs like the Soldiers Hill homeless service, Doorways food distribution, bills and utilities assistance, the school lunch program, and the alcohol and other drugs peer support group.<\/p>\n

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Susanne Barnett from the Salvation Army Ballarat’s Mothers and Children program presented at the local Red Shield Appeal official launch on Wednesday morning. Photo: EDWINA WILLIAMS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThere are static collection points at shopping centres which people can volunteer for as well,\u201d Captain Farrell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID has been a really challenging time for everyone emotionally, so we\u2019re really trying to be a positive presence in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money raised here in Ballarat stays in Ballarat. We can\u2019t do it alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chair of the Greater Ballarat Red Shield Committee Vicki Coltman has one message in particular to communicate.<\/p>\n

“It’s about all of us working together to support those in our community that are most vulnerable,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Many of them don’t ask for help; we have to find them, and when we find them, we have to work with them over long periods to get them to trust us and get the help they need.<\/p>\n

“We’ve got lots of new people coming to Ballarat, but we can’t forget there are lots of families and people who still need help. These are proud people, we need to respect that, and make it as easy as possible for them.”<\/p>\n

Visit the Greater Ballarat Salvos Digital Doorknock page at bit.ly\/3y1Nl4G<\/strong> to join the team or source more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE Salvation Army Ballarat are encouraging the city to take part in their annual Red Shield Appeal fundraising efforts, with a goal of generating over sixty thousand dollars. Delacombe Salvation Army corps officer Captain Craig Farrell said the 2021 initiative is a Digital Doorknock, with a focus on supporting members of greater Ballarat who are […]<\/p>\n

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