St Joseph's Outreach Services - SJOS

St Joseph's Outreach Services - SJOS SJOS is committed to providing transitional housing and support services to the homeless and needy in our community. To DONATE http://www.sjos.org.au/

OUR PURPOSE

St. Joseph's Outreach services was formed 1998. Our purpose is to provide temporary emergency and transitioning accommodation, and food services to those in need in the community who are homeless or disadvantaged. All our services are delivered through our very dedicated volunteer team. Our volunteer team is made up of different people from all works of life that come together with a

common goal to help others in need and support each other. OUR PEOPLE

All our services and committees are run by people that volunteer their time and skills to help others in need in the community. All the services we provided rely heavily on the support of financial donations via fund rasing, private donations, corporate and trust donations. We have a very close link the St Joseph's parish and we work closely to provide support services to our community. HOW CAN YOU HELP? JOIN OUR VIBRANT TEAM AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

All our services are delivered through our very dedicated volunteer team. We are always looking for new volunteers to help support the services we provide to the community. WHAT MAKES A GREAT SJOS VOLUNTEER? We need compassionate people who can bring their skills and enthusiasm to the following facets of our organisation.
• fundraising
• preparing acccommodation
• food bank services
• light maintenance services


YOUR SUPPORT WILL GO A LONG WAY

All the services we provided (housing and food) rely heavily on the support of financial donations via fund rasing, private donations and corporate and trust donations. DONATE
If you would to make a difference and donate, please visit or website and click 'Donate" Click the Paypal link and follow the prompts.

19/04/2025
18/11/2024

You're Invited! 2024 Annual Volunteers Cerebration: Tuesday 3rd December 2024 from 6pm to 8pm, Everyone is invited and welcome.

14/11/2024

Hi, I’m Joss and I am excited to be working with you all at this point in time as the Board and Parish collaborate on the next stage of service […]

01/11/2024

SJOS 2024 Newsletter Spring Edition
To all our supporters & friends...

Our latest newsletter is now available via our website newsletter page, the link is at the bottom of this post.

Highlights:

Board & Management:
New Board members for 2024/2025 announced.
Strategy Planning Day upcoming on November 10th.

Food Bank:
Increased demand at the Food Store.
Challenges faced due to bakery closures and Woolworths renovations.
Looking for volunteers with large vehicles to collect bread donations (Friday nights) and Foodbank orders (variable schedule).

SJOS Units:
Unit 2 undergoing maintenance and will be ready for a new tenant soon.

Volunteers:
Appreciation for volunteers' dedication, especially Lynn Pool who donates fresh produce from her school garden.
Need for more volunteers to pack bread on Saturdays and collect donations from Woolworths (early mornings).

SJOS Harvest Garden:
Summer crops planted, including lettuce, tomatoes, and herbs.
New bee hive established to harvest honey.
Thanks to a donor for contributing $600 towards the bee hive project.

Activities:
Successful Health Outreach Clinic held in September with medical students from University of Melbourne.
Save the Date: SJOS Volunteers Christmas Party on December 3rd!

To help us to continue to support those in need, please considering donating to us: sjos.org.au/donate

Newsletter link: https://sjos.org.au/newsletters/

Address

30/54 Fitzgerald Street
South Yarra, VIC
3141

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