Stand with Wayside Chapel and 'Donate a Plate' to feed a person living on our streets this Christmas.
Right now, around 35,000 people are experiencing homelessness in NSW. For many, Christmas is the loneliest time of year.
We urgently need to raise $2,000,000 by 25 December to keep our tables full and our doors open — this Christmas and into the new year.
When you 'Donate a Plate', you are giving a Christmas meal with all the trimmings to someone doing it tough. But this is more than just a Christmas gift and goes further than one meal. It funds the care, connection and practical help that walk alongside people every day of the year – long after the decorations come down.
Because no one should go hungry or be alone, at Christmas or any time.
Please give today and help show people they are welcome, loved and never forgotten.
This Christmas, more people are turning to Wayside with increasingly complex challenges and a greater need for support. Funds raised will go towards meals and support services delivered over the festive season, including Wayside's Christmas Street Party that we're hosting for our visitors on Christmas Day.
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Rev Jon Owen CEO and Pastor |
SO NO ONE GOES HUNGRY THIS CHRISTMAS
Wendy Blair just donated $33- Aligned search just donated $56
- Chris Wood just donated $65
- Reinhardt family just donated $116
- Stacey just donated $65
- David Haines just donated $124
- Stu just donated $33
- Ish moodley just donated $29
- Greg and Claudia from Bilpin NSW just donated $121
- Pauline Connelly just donated $124
- Anonymous just donated $6
- Anonymous just donated $65
- Anonymous just donated $33
- Kate Lemmes just donated $33
- Anonymous just donated $124
- Chris just donated $33
- Marilyn just donated $65
- Isobel Gray just donated $33
- Isabelle just donated $33
- Julie just donated $33
Right now, there are around 35,000 people experiencing homelessness in NSW alone.
For many people, the Christmas season is filled with joy, family and good cheer. But for people sleeping rough or experiencing social isolation, it can be the loneliest time of the year.
Over the Christmas period last year, we received more than 18,000 visits from people seeking crisis support. This year, we're preparing to provide that same vital support once again.
Our kitchens are already preparing nearly 200 meals every day to nourish our community, and as we open our doors to even more visitors this festive season, we need your help now more than ever.
Together, we can spread the Christmas cheer and bring joy to the most vulnerable people in our community.
Donate a Plate
We’re asking YOU to 'Donate a Plate' to feed and support a person experiencing homelessness and social isolation this festive season.
Every dollar raised will go towards the cost of keeping our kitchens, programs and support services open throughout the holiday season, so everyone can receive the care, love and support they deserve.
Every Plate Counts
$29 can provide one meal for one person
$58 can feed a couple
$116 can feed a family of four
$290 can sponsor meals for 10 people
$580 can sponsor meals for 20 people
A meal was just the beginning for Rebecca
Rebecca was determined to build a better future for herself. But after a series of setbacks left her without stable housing, she found herself facing homelessness and struggling to rebuild her life.
Sadly, as things became harder, Rebecca felt like she had run out of places to turn for help.
"I first visited because I was starving and they had food. But when I got here, I looked at the wall and said, 'Oh look, you can get all this other help from here too!'"
When Rebecca came to Wayside, she found more than a meal. She found practical support, genuine care and people who believed in her. With help from Wayside, she began rebuilding her life and looking to the future with hope.
Now Rebecca has stable housing and a job. She's continuing to move forward with confidence, dignity and a renewed sense of possibility.
"I just needed to feel like a normal person again."
Rebecca, Wayside Chapel visitor
How does your donation help?
No one should go hungry at Christmas, and your donation helps make sure people doing it tough can access food, support and connection throughout the festive season.
This Christmas, your donation will help us provide...
A freshly cooked Christmas meal with all the trimmings, so people experiencing homelessness, hardship or social isolation can enjoy a warm meal on Christmas Day.
Essential support services and practical assistance, connecting people in crisis with the help they need when they're facing difficult circumstances.
Staff and volunteers who welcome every visitor with dignity and care, because at Wayside, everyone is a person to be met, not a problem to be solved.
The day-to-day running costs that keep our kitchens, programs and services open, so we're ready to welcome everyone who walks through our doors over Christmas.
CHRISTMAS CHEER WALL
A big thank you to our supporters who have donated to show people in crisis that they are loved, and not forgotten this Christmas.
$33
Donated $33 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $33 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $33 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
I'm lucky to be able to donate so you can have a good meal with all the trimmings, at Xmas! Enjoy and be kind to each other ❤️
$56
Donated $56 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $56 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $56 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
$65
Donated $65 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $65 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $65 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Merry Christmas and best wishes for a peaceful year ahead ❤️
$116
Donated $116 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $116 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $116 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
$65
Donated $65 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $65 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $65 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
$124
Donated $124 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $124 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $124 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Merry chistmas one and all.
$33
Donated $33 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $33 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $33 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
$29
Donated $29 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $29 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $29 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
$121
Donated $121 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $121 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $121 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Sending love and safety to you all at Christmas and always. We hope you have a lovely meal with great folks around you x
$124
Donated $124 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $124 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $124 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
$6
Donated $6 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $6 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $6 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
$65
Donated $65 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $65 to help provide a meal and support to 1 person doing it tough this Christmas.
Donated $65 to help provide a meal and support to people doing it tough this Christmas.
