FRED S PLACE COMMUNITY SLEEPOUT. Everybody deserves a home

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1 FRED S PLACE COMMUNITY SLEEPOUT Everybody deserves a home

2 The sense of community at Fred s Place is amazing. I can t really describe what it s like to have a place where I can drop in, enjoy a warm meal and have a really good chat with someone who cares.

3 FRED S PLACE Fred s Place is an intervention and prevention support service that assists people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness in the Tweed region. A modern and safe space, Fred s Place offers support services that aim to rebuild lives, improve health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and work towards inclusion and involvement in community activities. For many, Fred s Place provides a home environment to feel safe and to be connected to other crucial support services to help marginalised people on their journey towards health and independence. Each day, over 70 people, including families with young children, access the services and facilities at Fred s Place. Fred s Place was established by the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW Lismore Central Council in 2013 and is funded solely by the Society. It receives no ongoing Government funding.

4 HOW WE HELP Fred s Place operates Monday to Friday and includes access to a modified house with three bathrooms, shower facilities, a large laundry, a computer room with internet and telephone facilities, a television, dining and recreational spaces, a volunteer staffed kitchen, storage facilities, and mailing facilities. Free breakfasts and lunches are provided daily. Tea, coffee and snacks are also provided throughout the day, and food packs and toiletries are available for people to take away with them. Fred s Place also provides a dedicated and equipped room for Centrelink, Medicare, Legal Aid, counselling and housing support and assistance, all of which are available on a weekly or fortnightly basis. Case management and outreach support is also offered along with assistance to find emergency accommodation. All services are provided at no cost. Fred s Place has had an enormously positive effect on the Tweed Heads community and the people it assists. In 2014/15, Fred s Place: assisted over 1500 people in need; housed 149 people; helped 55 people relocate back to family and friends; provided temporary accommodation to 121 people; and referred over 1250 people to other crucial services. The team at Fred s Place made me feel welcome from the moment I stepped inside. I was offered a cup of tea and a toasted sandwich, I had a hot shower and I was able to wash my clothes. Just simple things like this that so many people take for granted make such a difference.

5 FRED S PLACE COMMUNITY SLEEPOUT The Fred s Place Community Sleepout provides the local community with the opportunity to experience for just one night how people facing homelessness live every day. Mark your calendar! Thursday, 28 July at the Twin Towns Masonic Centre in Tweed Heads. Tweed Heads has one of the highest homeless rates per capita of any city or town in New South Wales, yet there is no other homelessness support service like Fred s Place in the Tweed region. Through the Fred s Place Community Sleepout, our aim is to raise awareness of homelessness as well as raise much-needed funds to assist people experiencing homelessness in the Tweed area. We are expecting over 50 participants at the event, many of whom are prominent individuals and businesses from the Tweed region with a strong social conscience and a keen interest in supporting Fred s Place. The Fred s Place Community Sleepout is being held at the Twin Towns Masonic Centre on Thursday, 28 July. This special night will feature an auction and raffle with fantastic prizes, special guest speakers including a first-hand experience of what it s like to be homeless, a Q&A panel, and tours of Fred s Place. Visit for further information about the event.

6 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

7 MAJOR EVENT PARTNER Contribution of $1500 cash sponsorship This is an exclusive opportunity for a socially responsible organisation. As a Major Event Partner, your generosity will be gratefully acknowledged by: the exclusive opportunity to speak at the event opportunities for banner placement at the event opportunities to display promotional material at the event recognition in speeches on the night opportunities for promotion via the Fred s Place Community Sleepout Facebook page prominent logo placement on the event program and event screens prominent logo placement and acknowledgement in the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW Lismore Central Council s donor newsletter Vinnies Connect, as well as acknowledgement in the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW member and volunteer magazine Vision

8 EVENT PARTNER Contributions (cash or in-kind) valued at $1000 to $1499 As an Event Partner, your generosity will be gratefully acknowledged by: opportunities to display promotional material at the event recognition in speeches on the night opportunities for promotion via the Fred s Place Community Sleepout Facebook page prominent logo placement on the event program prominent logo placement on the event screens prominent logo placement and acknowledgement in the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW Lismore Central Council s donor newsletter Vinnies Connect

9 EVENT SUPPORTER Contributions (cash or in-kind) valued at $500 to $999 As an Event Supporter, your generosity will be gratefully acknowledged by: opportunities to display promotional material at the event recognition in speeches on the night opportunities for promotion via the Fred s Place Community Sleepout Facebook page prominent logo placement on the event program prominent logo placement on the event screens

10 EVENT DONOR Contributions (cash or in-kind) up to the value of $499 As an Event Donor, your generosity will be gratefully acknowledged by: opportunities for promotion via the Fred s Place Community Sleepout Facebook page prominent logo placement on the event program prominent logo placement on the event screens

11 FRED S PLACE WISH LIST Fred s Place desperately needs, and would greatly appreciate, the following items: Food items Coffee Tea bags Sugar Small cartons of long life milk Cordial Canned items with ring pulls such as baked beans, spaghetti, tuna, canned fruit and soups Instant noodle cups Clothing For men and women preferably new or excellent condition second-hand Winter clothing including jumpers, jackets, jeans, tracksuits and long-sleeved shirts Socks and underwear (new only) Gloves Beanies Scarves Toiletries / bathroom / laundry products (new) Toilet paper Towels Soap Shampoo Conditioner Toothpaste Toothbrushes Hairbrushes Combs Washing machine powder Fabric softener Preen First Aid products (new) Band-Aids Bandages Electrical and appliances Laptops Printers ipads DVDs Toasted sandwich makers Other Preferably new or excellent condition second-hand Backpacks Suitcases Tents Sleeping bags Swags Blankets Pillows

12 FURTHER INFORMATION To discuss sponsorship opportunities or for further information about supporting this worthwhile event, please contact Shaku Robertson, Communications & Fundraising Manager, on or