Mobile Wardrobe hits the road

Cafs Thread Together Program has received a very welcome Easter delivery, in the form of a fully operational ‘Mobile Wardrobe’.

The new van will allow the delivery of brand-new clothing to reach even more people experiencing hardship across the Central Highlands region, including here in Moorabool.

“The Thread Together Mobile Wardrobe is on loan to Cafs for the next six months giving our team a valuable opportunity to meet people where and when they need help the most,” Cafs CEO, Wendy Sturgess, said.

“We have a schedule of regional visits planned already to Bacchus Marsh, Ararat, and Daylesford in addition to local pop-up opportunities around Ballarat.”

Cafs doesn’t have a permanent source of funds for the program, so currently the Mobile Wardrobe is in a sort of trial period – but Ms Sturgess believes the service is needed permanently in the area, and will hopefully earn some much-needed funding to help those in need of clothes.

“Cafs does not receive any ongoing funding for the Thread Together Program, so whilst we are very excited to have the opportunity to test demand for the Mobile Wardrobe, the reality is that we would be looking for a generous benefactor to come forward and assist us to underwrite the operational costs associated with the extended service,” she said.

Operating in Ballarat since 2021, Cafs Thread Together Program is stocked with brand new clothing and is open, via referral, to anyone in the community who is experiencing hardship including people experiencing homelessness, women and children escaping family violence, long-term unemployed, refugees, individuals facing severe illness, children or young people in care and young adults preparing to leave care.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Cafs Thread Together Program and Mobile Wardrobe, please contact Cafs on 5337 3333.