Anglicare WA's Youth Street Connect

Esben is the social worker who heads up Anglicare WA youth Street Connect program. (have a look at their Web Page: https://www.anglicarewa.org.au/get-help/youth-services/street-connect)
Recognition of the Aboriginal whose lands and traditions we stand in is important for Esben who is conscious that he is a person who has come late to this country from Denmark.

Esben is very thankful to Rotary who gave him as a seventeen year old to go to the United States as a Rotary International Student. States 17 yr old rotary students. To go from a small country of 5 million people to a vast country with 325 million people. This experience inspired within Esben the desire to change the world for it to be something better.

The Eye Contact photographic Exhibition that Esben was present at as the guest speaker at the John Wollaston Anglican Community School, is so powerful in its ability to present the plight of people experiencing homelessness so as to educate and to change the attitude in wider community.

For from Esben's many years of experience he has found it to be a hard time in trying to get the community ears so as to hear and to acknowledge this issue.

Why this is so perplexes Esben. Why there is this closeness to people who are experiencing the lack of home. Perth has been in his estimation, at least until recently, a "mining office, not a city."

The issue of Homelessness is extremely complex. Esben's focus has been the young people on the streets. Street Connect is a program that aims to make connections with marginalised young people who gather regularly in public places and engage them in positive life changes.

Foyer is stable accommodation for young people for up to 2 years. [ Foyer has the capacity to house and support 98 young people, including 24 young parents and their children. It is the largest single-site homelessness service for young people in Australia.]

In Street Connect you only have to spend 10 minutes in conversation with these young people to realise that trust is gone. Love is gone. From their lives. That there is a long hard therapeutic journey ahead of them for them to deal with the skeletons that have arisen within their lives.

Esben is no longer sure on how it is best to engage with the community for the help to be forthcoming.

The issue of homelessness for our young people is a real issue in Australia, for it is through the roof. Every night there are 44,000 young people looking for a bed, and 8 per cent are under 12 years of age.

Next group of growing homelessness is that of elderly women.

Have a look at the current SBS Series "Filthy Rich and Homeless" and see the effect of this Australian attitude of blaming that it is "Your fault." See normal achieving people cracking down into hopeless. How the experience crumbles them. Then imagine the effect upon a young person struggling with trauma and mental health issues.

I have to try and find a place out of 53 crisis beds for 6000 young people. Those beds are for no drugs and alcohol. There are 10 beds for drugs and alcohol issues with a waiting time 2.5 months. So for 9 out 10 no bed tonight.

We need help for we receive no Government funding at Street to Connect. We look to Passages and the annual support of 50k a year from Perth Rotary Club.

Street to Connect can be seen on You Tube:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anglicare+wa+street+connect

President's Chatter

"The Heights"

Heirisson has been requested to supply BBQ facilities for a thank you breakfast for residents and friends of "Bey Apartments" at 112 Goderich street East Perth being the focal point of a new mini series on ABC television called "The Heights" which will be screened later in the year.

Breakfast will consist of a BBQ burger and should provide the club with a great fundraising opportunity. We will need many hands to help on the morning of Tuesday 21st August at 7:00am - 8:30am. Preparation will need to commence by 6:00am to be able to carryout the service. Please let Allan McLean know if you can assist on the morning.

“THE MEWS” BACAON & EGG BURGER PROJECT

112 GODERICK ST, EAST PERTH.

TUESDAY 21^ST AUGUST 2018

6.00AM – 9.00AM

Details of requirements for this project are as follows;

Scope of Project:	To provide up to 200 Gourmet Bacon & Egg Burgers, ( roll; bacon; egg; spinach & Hollandaise Sauce ) or Halal Sausage Burger, (roll, halal sausage; egg, onion & tomato sauce,) between 7.00am – 8.30am on Tuesday 21^st August at the above address. Ratio of B&E Burgers to Sausage Burgers is approx. 70% B&E and 30% Sausage Burgers. The Rotary Club will be paid $900.00 for a minimum of 120 burgers, (either B&E or Sausage,) then $7.50 per burger above 120 up to an estimated 200 burgers.
Purpose:	The ABC has been filming a series, to be known as “The Heights” at this property. The first 30 episodes have been completed and it is desired to have a function to thank residents for any inconvenience they have experienced during the filming. There will be dignitaries present at this function. Rotary has been approached to provide the catering.
Equipment required:	6 x 6 burner BBQ’s allocated as follows; 2 x eggs 3 x bacon 1 x Sausage & onions 3 x trellis tables allocated as follows; 1 for food preparation, (cutting rolls, bacon etc.) 1 for putting together B&E burgers 1 for putting together Sausage burgers. 3 x bain-maries + surplus trays, heaters, lighter & hot water. 1 for Bacon 1 for eggs 1 for sausages & onions. Cooking utensils Gas bottles Cooking oil 2 bins Plastic gloves, hats & aprons. Hand washing equipment. PR Banners PA system

Food requirements:	18 Doz bread rolls, (216 bread rolls.) 18 doz Eggs, (216 eggs) 20 kg bacon rashes 5 kg Halal Sausages (approx. 60+ sausages.) 5 kg onions, sliced 5 bags spinach leaves 3 L Hollandaise sauce + 2 x squeeze bottles. 2 L tomato sauce & dispenser 2 L BBQ sauce & dispenser 220+ plastic plates 220+ napkins Bins for rubbish – to be supplied by venue.
Minimum volunteer roles required:	Roles; Coordinator x 1 BBQ’s - 6 cooks @ 1 per BBQ Runners x 2 - to keep cooks supplied with product Food preparation x 2 - to cut bread rolls and bacon rashes. B&E burger make up x 2 – to put together B&E burgers, place on plates with napkin and hand to attendees. Sausage burger make up x 2 – to put together Sausage burgers, place on plate with napkin and hand to attendees. Minimum requirement 15. Volunteers: Members: 9 St Bart’s volunteers 6 hopefully Total 14 Member volunteers; Richard Nolan; Bobin Arndt; Don Burnside; Ken Mullin; Ross Jones; Rod Slater; Warwick Smith; Bronwyn Denman & Allan McLean. Other volunteers would be welcome.
Timing:	Monday 20^th August 3.00pm Robin Arndt, Don Burnside & Doug Worthington to meet at Allan McLean’s residence. Proceed to Kennard’s Hire to collect large cage trailer. Proceed to Floreat Athena to load BBQ’s, bain-maries, gas bottles etc. Return to Allan’s.

Timing, con’t	Tuesday 21^st August
	6.00am sharp	All volunteers to meet at The Mews, 112 Goderich St, East Perth.
	6.00 – 6.20am	Unload trailer Set up BBQ’s and food preparation areas.
	6.20 – 6.30am	Start food preparation – cutting bread rolls and bacon. Warm up and clean BBQ’s
	6.30-8.30am	Continue with food preparation, cooking, make up and serve attendees. Once attendees have been fed, volunteers to be fed.
	8.30-9.00am	Clean up and reload trailer.
	9.00am	Volunteers depart. Important. We will require 2-3 volunteers to proceed to Floreat Athena to unload BBQ’s and other equipment. Allan will return the trailer to Kennard’s Hire.

My thanks to all who have volunteered.

This is a very good, quick fundraiser as well as PR opportunity for the club.

I will bring my camera and we’ll see if we can get an article in the local paper.

Anglicare WA's Youth Street Connect

President's Chatter

"The Heights"

Doug's Photos from Last Week's Meeting

Eye Contact at Guildford Grammar School Monday

Rotary District 9650 project to provide relief for drought-stricken farmers