Pip Yeats - STUMP 2009

Basically, I saw the movie 'The Oasis' last year on the ABC and was really inspired by what Paul, Robbin and Nathan Moulds along with the rest of the team at Oasis do everyday.

My friends and I found out that The Salvation Army ran a Short Term Urban Missions Project (STUMP) in Surry Hills for a week, which aimed to educate and create awareness about these issues. So we spent the week with the Salvos, participating in what they do everyday of the year, serving and doing life with some of the poor and marginalised of the inner city of Sydney, street kids, drug addicts, sex workers etc.

When I got home from that week in Sydney, I realised that there were a lot of volunteers on the Central Coast that worked at Donnison Street and other places that hadn't had the opportunity to get educated on the issues that many of the people we're serving have to face. So I decided to create Reach Out, a training day that aimed to bring together people passionate about helping others and equip and empower our community to help others in a more effective way. See below for how it all went!

SALVOS TALK STRIKES CLOSE TO HOME

By Terry Collins

WHEN Philippa Yeats organised a seminar on homelessness earlier this month, she was expecting about 30 people. Instead, she was overwhelmed when 140 people turned up to hear a presentation from the team at Sydney Oasis.

"It was really encouraging to see so many people from the Central Coast interested in finding out about more ways to help people who are marginalised within our communities," Ms Yeats said.

"Paul Moulds, Robbin Moulds and Nathan Moulds, of the Salvation Army at Surry Hills, gave really inspiring talks outlining practical ways to help and care for others. "They spoke on the topics of youth homelessness, community, mental health, alcohol and other drug abuse and boundaries."

Ms Yeats said people had expressed interest in volunteering and she was trying to connect organisations to volunteers.

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