Stories
Brett's Freedom Story
28 March 2012
I went into to Canberra Recovery Services Centre (CRS) on 5th of October, 2011. At the time, I knew I was an alcoholic and basically t...
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Bringing peace to the streets
26 March 2012
“The initial need for what we do was driven by the community. They were not happy about the antisocial behavior.” Salvation A...
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Goats and innovation in aged care
19 March 2012
“‘Recently I watched as one resident took his son and grandchildren out to the animal enclosure. It was a beautiful day and h...
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Financial recovery after floods
12 March 2012
Moneycare is a free financial counselling service which runs in around 40 locations throughout Australia. As part of the ongoing response to...
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New skills, new hope
5 March 2012
“They’re beautiful kids ...They’re starting to get their lives together… and are now doing certificates yo...
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Help and hope for men in crisis
21 February 2012
“To see the emotional condition of some of the guys who come in here, I’m sure if we weren’t there to help, the suicide...
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19 February 2012
The Salvation Army recently built 23 new units in the inner city suburb of Narrabundah (ACT), for (public) Housing ACT tenants, who are agei...
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Stabilising homeless families
16 February 2012
It is so sad that our service is just growing and growing. It would be lovely if we weren’t needed any longer!” - Lana Luxford...
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Gunnedah house of hope
19 August 2011
Jesus would be here walking amongst the broken, the hungry and the abused, and the house given to us seemed to represent the need. “N...
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17 August 2011
Matthew* brims with enthusiasm as he explains the importance of the support he and his partner were given by The Salvation Army Eastlakes (N...
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