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St Mary’s House of Welcome is run by the Daughters of Charity and has been providing services to homeless and disadvantaged people in Fitzroy since 1960. We work closely with other agencies to provide seamless support for many clients who come to us with increasingly complex issues caused by homelessness, poverty, substance abuse and psychiatric illness.
After 14 months of refurbishment, St Mary’s House of Welcome has moved back into its original premises at 165-169 Brunswick Street Fitzroy. The new building is designed to be a welcoming space that is both comfortable and dignified for those who use it. There are many new facilities which will allow a greater number of services and programs than has previously been offered at St Mary’s. New spaces include a women’s room, training kitchen, arts and crafts room, computer training room, multi-purpose room and health clinic.
St Mary’s will continue to provide food, social support, emergency relief and training and skill development for the homeless and disadvantaged, but in addition the new building enables us to offer a wider range of flexible and responsive programs for the increasing number of people in need.
Please contact us for more information.
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St Mary's House of Welcome hosts a vital 'Day Centre' for many of the most disadvantaged people in Melbourne.
We understand, homeless is not merely a matter of housing, but being deprived of the normal supports of home and the skills and knowledge that might be gained there.
St Mary's House of Welcome focuses on supporting those people in need.
We focus on disadvantaged people with normal needs for affection and regard.
We focus on disadvantaged people with a need to belong somewhere.
We focus on disadvantaged people with a need to work and their opportunity to do it in a way that brings a sense of self worth and enjoyment.
We focus on meeting each person's needs. (not just their wants).
We work together in an open atmosphere of acceptance, support and - often - fun.
St Mary's House of Welcome works towards solutions for each person in need.
We consider, how each person, can best be empowered to improve his/her own situation
St Mary's House of Welcome works towards inspiring each person, in need, to develop their own solutions.
We encourage each person to work 'their own plan' that offers support for growth and redevelopment into the larger community.
St Mary's House of Welcome started in 1960 as a soup kitchen.
We have certainly progressed to the very large and vital day centre it is today.
St Mary's House of Welcome continues to provide nutritious three course meals in a dining room setting.
That now includes, both Breakfast and Lunch
St Mary's House of Welcome now provides SO MANY MORE growing amenities, activities and services, such as:
Community Development
Nursing Services
Pastoral Care
Psychiatric Disability Support
Recreation
Social Workers' Support
Since 1960, St Mary's House of Welcome, remains highly dependent on many, many volunteers and in recent years, financial support from government, philanthropic trusts, foundations, corporates, bequests and individuals.
Thankfully, all will continue, to be a vital part of the focus of St. Mary's House of Welcome as we stand
WITH the disadvantaged to provide:
Support, Solutions & Inspiration.
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