Stories
Be the boss of your finances
11 October 2019
Do you feel financially secure? If you don’t, you’re not alone –over two-thirds of Australians are in the same boat. Ye...
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Poverty hurts more than just your hip pocket
10 October 2019
We all deserve to live with dignity and respect – it is our human right. The United Nations declared 17 October as International Day...
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Taking hope far Beyond the Classroom
19 September 2019
Josie says “My world started to change after dad had a stroke and became speech impaired. My dad had his own business and as a result o...
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A final home to rest
19 September 2019
Salvation Army Aged Care recently unveiled ‘The Garden of Salvation’ – a place where those whose lives ended in homelessness,...
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Reaping a harvest from homelessness
19 September 2019
It was a volunteer with one of the Salvos residential crisis centres in Melbourne who first had the vision to create a healthy and therapeut...
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Breaking the cycle of addiction
19 September 2019
Tieryn’s addiction led him to the drug ice, and things just got worse. At rock bottom, Tieryn sought help at an Aboriginal health servi...
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Red Shield Ride
19 September 2019
In May this year 25 riders took part in the Red Shield Ride, riding 1,400km from Sydney to Melbourne to raise crucial funds for this yearâÂ...
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Red Shield Appeal Update
19 September 2019
Every year The Salvation Army appeals to the generosity of the Australian community to support our vast network of community service program...
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Beauty for ashes
19 September 2019
It’s been more than ten years since Alli and Liam Holland lost their son Elijah to a rare genetic disorder, MECP 2 Duplication Syndrome...
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19 September 2019
A few years ago I started seeing more and more people sleeping rough on the streets of Melbourne.
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