Community Care
Providing support to remote, rural and regional communities in NSW and Queensland
Providing financial and practical support to country families doing it tough
Sister Anne travels hundreds of kilometres on each of her trips through the country, taking cheques, grocery vouchers, donated goods, clothing, toys and school supplies to primary schools, where the principal then directs them to families experiencing disadvantage.
“I sit down with the principal and they tell me what’s going on, they know which families need help, and how I can help,” says Sr Anne. “They ask for things, for example money so children whose families are doing it tough can go on excursion.”
She also visits aged care facilities, charities that are in need of supplies, and parishes where Sisters from other orders are based.
In the 2023–2024 financial year, Sister Anne travelled 7,522 km through country NSW to assist 15 schools and organisations in need
In the 2023–2024 financial year, $21,600 in cheques, groceries, school supplies and other essentials were given to families experiencing disadvantage
Helping country children visit the city
In May 2024, the deputy principal from St. Patrick’s Gundagai phoned, asking for some financial help to allow the Year 5 and 6 children to take part in an excursion to Sydney. Even though the school had been holding fundraising activities throughout the year, so as to lower the cost for families, more help was needed – especially as several families had children in both grades.
“For most of these children, Sydney was just a word,” says Sister Anne. She sent $3,000 to the school.
Disadvantaged families in country New South Wales need your help
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