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Fiona Dickson 9/9/24 Fiona Dickson 9/9/24

We’re Extending the Welcome!

St Mary's House of Welcome is thrilled to announce that, thanks to an incredibly generous grant from the Peter and Lyndy White Foundation, we will once again be opening on Saturdays for people who are sleeping rough!

carly daniels 7/5/24 carly daniels 7/5/24

Yarra Zero: Collaborating to End Homelessness

carly daniels 4/29/24 carly daniels 4/29/24

A Message From the CEO

Kristine Robertson 5/30/23 Kristine Robertson 5/30/23

Factors affecting engagement in NDIS psychosocial care identified via collaborative community-university partnership

Kristine Robertson 6/3/20 Kristine Robertson 6/3/20

60th Anniversary St Mary’s House of Welcome

For many years prior to 1960, men who were homeless and disadvantaged lined up outside St Vincent’s Hall in Fitzroy to receive a sandwich from the Daughters of Charity at lunch time. The Sisters were never satisfied with this make-shift service and longed to have a Centre to which these men could be invited to be served a meal with dignity.