Night Patrol is back!

Night Patrol has been part of the College’s commitment to work towards a more just society for several decades. After three years off the road, Night Patrol is back and there are several different ways that your family could be involved in this outreach program. You do not need to commit to a regular roster, but help out when asked, if it suits you. There is something for everyone. 

You could 

• Make a few loaves of sandwiches (if you involve your children, they can put the activity in their service record).
• Donate some of the snack foods (such as muesli bars, chips, popper juices) 

or cash to buy fresh fruit on the day we go out.

• Be part of the seven-person crew.
• Drive the Night Patrol truck.

Here are a few things that will give you an idea of what Night Patrol involves, to help you decide how you want to go out in the truck… 

• Pre-COVID we visited rough sleepers in the CBD, but now the focus has changed to supporting people on the margins of the city: Waterloo, Surrey Hills, Balmain, Glebe. 
• We go out on Saturday and Sunday nights, from 6:00-9:00pm, approximately once a month.
• Spending time chatting is an important part of the night for people who are isolated and lonely. One lady in Ward Park calls her visitors ‘the family’.
• Night Patrol is once again open to students 16 years and over, parents, and staff. It has been wonderful in past years to see a parent and daughter working together. Many enjoy it so much they come back as ex-students and ex-parents. 

For more information or to register your interest please contact me: j.sulis@ssc.nsw.edu.au or 9745 7034.

Jane Sulis
Outreach Coordinator