Community
Samaritans undertakes a variety of community development initiatives in response to local community needs.
Samaritans Community Projects include:
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Samaritans Information and Neighbourhood Centre: SINC Cessnock is a vital community centre offering information, referral, support, emergency assistance and centre-based activities, with 15 visiting services using the centre on a regular basis.
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GAPS:
Grandparents as Parents Support Group
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Coalfields Healthy Heartbeat:
a programme aiming to reduce the incidence of heart disease by educating the community through Quit smoking campaigns, healthy eating and physical activity programmes.
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Emergency Relief:
providing immediate emergency assistance for health card holders as well as financial advice and referral to other services
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Friendship House:
Samaritans accommodation and support service for ex-offenders leaving prison
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HomeForGood:
Community Chaplaincy for those who are leaving a custodial sentence, or who are on a non-custodial sentence such as a community service order or suspended sentence
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Stibbard Close:
providing long-term accommodation in Edgeworth for men over 55 years of age who have previously been homeless
Disaster Welfare
Samaritans plays a support role in the New South Wales Disaster Welfare plan as part of the State’s Anglicare network. As part of local, state and national responses to unforeseen or emergency situations, Samaritans has developed a rapid response system linking its own networks with those of the Anglican Diocese and local communities.