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Emergency Relief
The Emergency Relief program at Pathways Community helps families with food parcels and, in conjunction with Wesley Mission, we were also able to supply Food Vouchers to families in the community in need. Vouchers are provided primarily over the phone and via email, with some people coming in face to face. Pathways Community also helps clients falling behind with things such as rent, electricity and water through partnering with Wesley Mission. Emergency Relief food hampers are provided solely through helpful and caring people and local businesses, donating money or items for this purpose.
Stepping Stone
Stepping Stone has an outstanding community reputation for the years of service we have offered to the homeless community in Prince Alfred Park, Parramatta. At present Pathways Community shares the facilitating of this program with Parramatta Baptist Church who run proceedings on Sunday at lunchtime, while Pathways continues to operate the Wednesday evening meal. This ministry continues to be run by a small team of volunteers. John Monk is the chef behind the proceedings, with many invaluable helpers . Our team on a Wednesday night can serve anywhere between 40 to over 70 Meals each week. The strength of this program is to provide the community with free meals, and where possible making long lasting connections, and where needed, referring out to other services to help more wholistically. Volunteers are always needed; The Stepping Stone program relies on the donations from local businesses and community members.
