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Thank you for supporting Walking Home

16 August 2023

It’s time to end homelessness for Australia, and we believe that when we work together, we can.

Thank you to everyone who supported The Salvation Army Shepparton's inaugural Walking Home event marking national homelessness week. An estimated 150 people joined in walking around Lake Victoria in Shepparton to raise awareness of homelessness as concern for healthy community.

This year The Salvation Army's call, "It's time to end homelessness for Australia, and we believe that when we work together, we can," emphasises the need for a whole of community response, including government, the not-for-profit sector, community groups, faith communities, businesses and all residents. Shared concern was evident in the attendance of Ms Kim O'Keefe MP (state Member for Shepparton), Mr Peter McGrath (The Salvation Army's Homelessness State Manager Victoria, Majors Andrew and Kelly Walker (The Salvation Army Northern Victoria's Area Officers), as well as representatives of many community service organisations.

Thank you too to The Salvation Army's Emergency Services team who prepared a Sausage Sizzle for participants, and Krueger's Fine Meats and Smallgoods and Market Meats in Shepparton who donated the sausages.

ENQUIRY

The Salvation Army Shepparton acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People, Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet and work, and pay our respect to Elders past, present and future.

We value and include people of all cultures, languages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and intersex status. We are committed to providing programs that are fully inclusive. We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of people of all ages, particularly children.

The Salvation Army is an international movement. Our mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination.

Shepparton Corps

Thank you for supporting Walking Home

It’s time to end homelessness for Australia, and we believe that when we work together, we can.

ENQUIRY

The Salvation Army Shepparton acknowledges the Yorta Yorta People, Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet and work, and pay our respect to Elders past, present and future.

The Salvation Army is an international movement. Our mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination.