Do you believe in emergency support for people in crisis?
Sometimes it takes just one life challenge - like a relationship breakdown, job loss or eviction - to find yourself in crisis.
We need your support
Crisis services.
Soaring rental and fuel prices alongside rocketing grocery receipts are trapping low-income families in a state of financial distress and pushing many deeper into poverty.
Research conducted by Uniting Vic.Tas and Swinburne University’s Centre for Social Impact, lays bare the devastating effects of the rising cost of living on vulnerable low-income earners across both Victoria and Tasmania.
A parent summed up their despair at the rising cost of living, “[The most significant impact is on] my mental health, I feel like a failure as a parent because I can’t afford to care for my children.”
Another parent shared, “We no longer can really afford extras. My children are having to continue missing out on things, simply because I have to buy food.”
Our emergency relief services provide practical assistance to people going through difficult times.
We provide:
- Homelessness support
- Crisis accommodation services
- Food
- Personal care items
- Material aid
- Financial support
- Links to other services.
Learn more about our Homelessness and Housing services or Emergency Relief.
Last year donations from people like you assisted...
80,000
Community meals and food vouchers provided for those in need.
4,000
Families to access Escaping Violence payment
55,000
Lifeline Calls answered in Melbourne and Ballarat
5,900
People experiencing homelessness supported to find accommodation.
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No bucks, no worries – serving even more people in Tasmania.
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Thank you for standing with those in crisis.
Your impact
“We are seeing a very high number of people contacting us because they’re struggling and there’s a big demand for all our programs. Everyone’s stories are different; everyone experiences crisis differently.”
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With the rising cost of living, people are facing new hardships every day.
In the community
“I’m noticing more and more women asking for food vouchers. And a lot of women find that difficult to do. When they come to us, they’re very scared and frightened, they don’t know what’s going to happen.”
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Funding cut means more homeless will face winter on the streets.
