The most common image of homelessness is a person in a sleeping bag in a doorway. The most common reality, for families, is a car. It is warmer, it locks, it holds your belongings, and it can be moved before anyone notices. It is also almost completely invisible to...
On Friday 16 October, dozens of Sydneysiders will pull a blanket over themselves in the back seat of their own car and try to sleep. In the morning they will get up, go inside, and put the kettle on. For the families House of Sadaqa supports, there is no going inside....
A sleeping bag is the single most useful item you can give someone sleeping rough, because it is the only piece of shelter a person can carry with them. In a Sydney winter, staying dry matters even more than staying warm. Sydney winters are underestimated People who...
If you are worried about someone sleeping rough in NSW, call Link2home on 1800 152 152, the statewide homelessness information and referral line, available 24 hours. Beyond that, the most useful things you can do are practical: warm items, food, outreach volunteering,...
The most useful things to donate to a homeless outreach are new socks and underwear, sturdy shoes, warm weatherproof layers and sleeping bags. The least useful are worn-out clothing, single high heels, formalwear and anything that needs washing or repair before it can...
Clothe the Homeless is a monthly street outreach run by House of Sadaqa volunteers at Martin Place in the Sydney CBD, distributing clothing, shoes, sleeping bags, socks, gloves and beanies to people sleeping rough. It has been running for years, and it is one of the...
