Knit-In wraps up
View the knitting that has been lovingly created for the ABC Illawarra 2008 Knit-In.
View ArticleHenry the Unsinkable
Henry has been a serviceman all his life. At 88 years, he still enthusiastically serves his community.
View ArticleNew program to tackle long term unemployed in Port Kembla
A new business is about to start up in Port Kembla, but its profits will not be money - instead it's aiming to invest in social good.
View ArticleBeating hardship through charity in the digital age
Kieran O'Connor was faced with homelessness, so he went to his 45,000 friends for help.
View ArticleRural women get a good return
There's a group of rural women, across Australia, who are reaching out to women across the ocean struggling with poverty and attempting to improve their standard of living.
View ArticleRegional NSW charities struggling to find volunteers
Charities in regional NSW are calling for extra donations and volunteers as more people seek assistance to help pay bills and buy food.
View ArticleReal life fairy taking magic to remote Indigenous communities
A Nowra-born professional fairy is out to tackle the heavy problem of Aboriginal youth suicide with a colourful and inspiring plan.
View ArticleDietician shuns fruit and veg to get a taste of poverty
Chances are if you eat out at lunch today, you'll blow the weekly food budget for the Live Below the Line challenge - a very hands (and stomach) on approach to understanding poverty and malnutrition.
View ArticleElection funding promises needed to stop Illawarra charity 'burn out'
The Hope Centre in Warrawong provides food, counselling and employment to people in the Illawarra, but its CEOs say they're at risk of 'burning out' without government financial assistance.
View ArticleBid farewell to those bell bottom jeans with op shop week
A spring clean can be therapeutic, refreshing and eye-opening. With September 1st fast approaching, this week's National Op Shop week is the perfect time for a hoarding-of-unused-items intervention.
View ArticleTender Funerals: Port Kembla community throws support behind affordable...
With the standard funeral leaving little change from $10,000, it is no surprise that money, more than religion, is often uppermost in the minds of families when a loved one dies.
View ArticleRental market in Greater Sydney and Illawarra squeezing out those on...
Less than 1 per cent of rental properties in Greater Sydney and the Illawarra are within reach of those on income support, according to Anglicare.
View ArticleHousing affordability squeeze pushed down coast as city dwellers flee Sydney
People living on low incomes in coastal regions of NSW are faring just as badly as city dwellers as they hunt for an affordable roof over their head.
View ArticleWollongong refugee recruits local help to fund teacher salaries in Liberia
Wollongong refugee Jay Jay Ganwaye is uncomfortable with the hero's reception he gets when he returns to Monrovia in Liberia, but his effort to "educate a country" has earned him a special level of...
View ArticleSilent killer: The opioid addiction crisis that has crept up on regional...
While the impacts of drugs like ice are well documented, the rising addiction to prescription painkillers is a deepening crisis in regional areas, where dealers are making big bucks on high-strength...
View Article'Too old to keep going': Older people at risk of homelessness jumps by 50pc...
At 68, June Hope has suddenly found herself homeless. Her husband Tony died from cancer four weeks ago. The next day she was forced to pack up their two-bedroom home on the NSW south coast as she could...
View ArticleAfrican Children's Choir returns to Australia, rescuing Ugandans from slums...
The African Children's Choir has given more than 55,000 children the opportunity to escape poverty in Uganda, and they are currently touring around the country.
View ArticleFoodbank funding cuts risk more than $8m worth of food for needy families
The Social Services Minister has indicated a short-term lifeline may be thrown to a charity that provides 67 million meals for hungry Australians each year after Government moves to split food charity...
View ArticleScott Morrison backflips on Foodbank funding cuts amid community backlash
The Prime Minister says the Government will maintain Foodbank's funding following community anger over plans to slash its budget in half.
View ArticleToys in their thousands offer Christmas comfort as families face mounting...
Charities across Australia witness a rise in the number of families, including working parents, seeking support this Christmas.
View ArticleFirefighters worry cheap heaters risking lives in attempt to dodge high...
Firefighters say they are concerned people are putting their lives at risk using low-cost, outdoor heaters to keep warm inside their homes, as they struggle to afford electricity.
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