Night Patrol

Night Patrol gives people in our community the chance to do something hands-on to help people in the community who are doing it tough. Originally we took food and hot drinks to people in the inner city to people experiencing homelessness, but recently our focus has changed to support people who are technically not homeless – but living in high rise social housing. They might have a place to live but have very little money left after paying rent and essentials for food. One lady reported having a fridge but she couldn’t turn it on because she couldn’t pay for the electricity.

Every four weeks various members of the Santa community – staff, students, parents, and ex-students and ex-parents – take the Vinnies van out and share sandwiches and hot drinks with residents who meet us on the green. We need at least 200 sandwiches each time – as well as little extras such as cakes/biscuits/brownies and bananas and packers of chips, boxes of fruit juice, etc. 

If you‘d like more information about joining us in the van, making sandwiches or providing some little extras, please contact me. You can commit to regular or one-off contributions; we have enough people helping so that you are not locked into every month – unless you want to be! And some people do. We are a very generous community!

Jane Sulis
Outreach Coordinator 

9745 7034
j.sulis@ssc.nsw.edu.au