Thursday, August 1, 2024

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Emergency Relief Program

BCA provides financial and material assistance for adults experiencing personal, family, relationship and/or financial issues.
 
The service assists adults and children with basic needs in times of financial hardship, through the provision of:
   • Food parcels
   • Toiletries
   • Vouchers (food, clothes, chemist, transport)
   • prepaid cards
   • payment of third-party accounts
 
Please note that a Centrelink Income Statement is required unless you are affected by domestic and family violence and not receiving a Centrelink payment.
 
We wouldn’t be able to offer this Service without funding from the State Government and generous donations from community groups, businesses and individuals.
 
On Sunday I had the privilege of attending the Home Hill Burdekin Uniting Church Bluey’s Thrift Shop 50th Birthday celebration.

It was wonderful and humbling to spend time with the warm, caring and hardworking members of the Church Auxiliary and other church members, Thrift Shop volunteers and former Blue Nurses. 

The church auxiliary has donated some of the funds raised in the Thrift Shop for our Emergency Relief and Domestic and Family Violence Support services for a number of years and we are super grateful.
 
Contributed with thanks to Debra Cochran
Chief Executive Officer
Burdekin Community Association Inc (BCA)

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