Stand with Wayside Chapel and 'Donate a Plate' to feed a person living on our streets this Christmas.

For the 37,715 people experiencing homelessness in NSW, Christmas is a lonely and difficult time of the year.

We urgently need to raise $1,100,000 by 25 December to make sure the vulnerable members of our community are fed and supported this Christmas.

Please 'Donate a Plate' now to sponsor a meal with all the trimmings, and ensure that people doing it tough during the holiday season receive the love, care and support they deserve.

Because no one should go hungry or be alone at Christmas.

Together, we can show people living on and around our streets that they are loved, and not forgotten.

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'My deepest thanks go to everyone who has supported Donate a Plate so far.

We have met our goal to keep our kitchens cooking and programs running during the festive season but our work doesn’t stop when the tinsel comes down and the Christmas tree is thrown out for another year. Our doors and our hearts are open 7 days a week, 365 days a year to make sure we can support the people in our community who need it the most.

Please continue giving so we can be there to everyone who walks through our door.'

– Jon Owen, CEO & Pastor, Wayside Chapel

Donate a Plate

so no one goes hungry this Christmas

Raised so far

$1,448,815

Our goal

$1,100,000

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$54

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$108

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$270

Your donation will sponsor meals for a group of 10 people

$540

Your donation will sponsor meals for a group of 20 people

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The Problem

Right now, there are 37,715 people experiencing homelessness in NSW alone.

For many people, the Christmas season is filled with joy, family and good cheer. But for people living on and around our streets... it is the loneliest time of the year.

In fact, 1 in 4 Australians can experience problematic levels of loneliness this Christmas.

This Christmas, Wayside Chapel is determined to spread the Christmas cheer and bring joy to the most vulnerable people in our community. But we need your help...

Together, we can show the most vulnerable people in our community that we stand with them.

The Solution

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

$27 will provide one meal for one person

$54 will feed a couple

$108 will feed a family of four

$270 will sponsor meals for 10 people

$540 will sponsor meals for 20 people

DONATE A PLATE NOW

I went from feeling worthless and nobody cared about me, to I am a person.

People do care. It was like a home when you can no longer go home.

I’m excited to celebrate Christmas at the street party this year with my family.”

- Josh, Wayside Chapel Member

A lot of people come here because they have no family.

People who might not come to Wayside during the year, come from all over to be here for Christmas.

The community atmosphere is wonderful.

- Donna, Wayside Volunteer

Christmas can feel so dark, like a void of emptiness, so if you can put a smile on the face of a lonely person, why wouldn’t you?

I promise it means the world to someone who is homeless, whose heart is broken.

- Jensen, Wayside Visitor

Wayside Christmas holds a very special place in my heart and it’s a day that I look forward to every year.

However, it’s a very lonely time of the year for many people. If I can give at least one person a hug, make them laugh or dance up Hughes Street in the conga line, then I feel like I have hopefully provided connection and family to someone needing it.

- Kamila, Wayside Staff

CHRISTMAS CHEER WALL

A big thank you to our 13,866 donors who have donated to show people in crisis that they are loved, and not forgotten this Christmas.

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Mike Kennedy

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Anna Maria Julie

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Permaconn

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We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are grateful to be in a position whereby we can continue giving to those in need.