Food vouchers are available for those with particular medical or dietary needs and families with children 12 and under. Financial assistance can also be provided in special circumstances. Clothing and chemist vouchers are also offered according to need. No appointment is necessary, but an interview is conducted. The Centre assists over 600 households per month, over 150 of which have visited the Centre for the first time.
Financial counselling is available on an appointment basis.
Danny, one of the Centre's many volunteers, in the food room as we prefer to see it. The Life Skills Program commenced in July 1999 and provides a range of opportunities for emergency assistance clients to develop skills in a range of areas. A Life Skills survey is used routinely with clients, who can nominate areas of interest. This information is placed on a database and interested people are informed as relevant courses are offered. Other courses are continually being added according to interest.