Thank you to everyone who has signed and supported us to push for this meeting. We are looking for an outcome which will allow us to roll out the winter shelter model to churches right across Victoria and beyond. We want the people who are at the heart of this, our guests, to be supported and cared for as we journey with them towards a more stable future and offer them 'more than a place to stay'. 

For when you saw me hungry, you fed me. When you found me thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I had no place to stay, you invited me in, and when I was poorly clothed, you covered me. When I was sick, you tenderly cared for me, and when I was in prison you visited me.’ (Matthew 25:35-36, TPT)

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” (Prov 31:8-9 NIV)

Let's keep speaking up.