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New bus to keep church community connected

by Sean O'Sullivan | Sep 21, 2021 | Foundation

The St George Maronite Catholic Church at Thornleigh has an enviable record of keeping its parishioners, including the vulnerable connected. Celebrating the handover of the minibus, Parishioner Anthony Sukari, PAYCE Foundation Director Will Morgan, Monsignor Shora...

Street Sleeping Collaboration Delivers for the Homeless

by Sean O'Sullivan | Sep 16, 2021 | Foundation

The 18-month long Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted just how vulnerable some sections of our community are. Homelessness and street sleeping have long been considered a challenge a modern society should be able to solve, but it remains an intractable social phenomenon...

R U OK? Day presents a helping hand for construction workers

by Sean O'Sullivan | Sep 9, 2021 | Foundation

The construction industry, like many sectors, has felt the full force of COVID-19 lockdowns, creating extra stress in an industry with an already alarming suicide rate. Suicide rates in the construction industry are 53 per cent higher than the general working...

Adele House making its mark one year on

by Sean O'Sullivan | Sep 7, 2021 | Foundation

Drug and alcohol residential facility Adele House has set a treatment benchmark as it marks one year since a new $10 million facility opened at Bucca, near Coffs Harbour. According to Manager Jackson Walsh, the client retention rate for the men’s program has...

Charity Chef Shane steps up to a COVID catering curve ball

by Sean O'Sullivan | Aug 20, 2021 | Community, Foundation

When it comes to catering, there is very little Kick Start Head Chef Shane Hillard hasn’t seen. Kick Start Group Head Chef Shane Hillard. Photo: Sean O’Sullivan He’s worked in Michelin star restaurants, the military, cafes and ran his own business for more than...

Mental health drama ‘The Stranger’ heads to Sydney Film Festival

by Sean O'Sullivan | Aug 17, 2021 | Foundation

PAYCE Foundation-backed Australian short film ‘The Stranger’ announced to compete in the prestigious Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films at 2021 Sydney Film Festival in November, with a focus on eliminating the stigma of mental health. The short film is an edge of...