{"id":4272,"date":"2022-10-26T11:41:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T00:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4272"},"modified":"2022-10-26T11:42:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T00:42:49","slug":"night-patrol-is-back","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/night-patrol-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Patrol is back!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Night Patrol has been part of the College\u2019s commitment to work towards a more just society for several decades. After three years off the road, Night Patrol is back and&nbsp;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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make a few loaves of sandwiches (if you involve your children, they can put the activity in their service record).<\/li><li>Donate some of the snack foods (such as muesli bars, chips, popper juices)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>or cash to buy fresh fruit on the day we go out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Be part of the seven-person crew.<\/li><li>Drive the Night Patrol truck.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>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.&nbsp;<\/li><li>We go out on Saturday and Sunday nights, from 6:00-9:00pm, approximately once a month.<\/li><li>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 \u2018the family\u2019.<\/li><li>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.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information or to register your interest please contact me: <a href=\"mailto:j.sulis@ssc.nsw.edu.au\">j.sulis@ssc.nsw.edu.au<\/a> or 9745 7034.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jane Sulis<\/strong><br>Outreach Coordinator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Night Patrol has been part of the College\u2019s commitment to work towards a more just society for several decades. After three years off the road, Night Patrol is back and&nbsp;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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[8],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4272","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/4272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=4272"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=4272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}