Category: Testimonials
Depth of care grows from pain
9 September 2013
“No matter where or what part of the socio-economic level you come from, you just don’t know what tomorrow may bring. I never imagined in my wildest nightmares that I would end up in a situation like I did.” – Carol She ha...
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Helping forever ‘break the cycle’
2 September 2013
“We had a young girl whose parents had never worked a day in their life, and their parents had never worked. She came in at the end o...
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Parties with layers of purpose
1 July 2013
“The breakfasts are a big party – we really make it big so that the kids walk in and go, ‘wow, we didn’t realise...
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David's Freedom Story
28 June 2013
David was a former real estate agent from a privileged background with money, nice clothes, multiple Sydney properties and a $2000 a day her...
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Matt's Freedom Story
28 April 2013
My name is Matthew, I entered The Salvation Army Bridge Program on the 14th May 2012 through a court diversion program. I was required...
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Farmers face a dry spell
26 April 2013
So far in 2013, parts of Australia have faced floods and bushfires, and now some farmers are facing the prospect of another drought. Salvati...
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Oasis offers life-changing support
19 March 2013
"A lot of the young people that we work with actually live with their grandparents. They’re in a later phase of their life where they...
Read moreGratitude for rich life flows on to others
18 March 2013
When Joy’s* daughter spoke to Alana Parker of The Salvation Army Aged Care Plus (ACP) about her mother’s gifting of her estate...
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Shining a light into the darkness
3 December 2012
“You just look at some of the kids [and others on the streets] and think, ‘how can you possibly get through this life’&...
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Journey from despair to glorius hope
3 December 2012
Six years ago Hailey was a painfully shy volunteer, too timid to even sit at the staff lunch table. Today, she holds a management position a...
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