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PNG youth find hope and a future
8 September 2014
The Hope and a Future campaign saw HMS and Aged Care Plus sponsor eight young PNG nationals to grow their education, confidence and fitness.
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8 September 2014
A new mentoring program launched by The Salvation Army's Aged Care Plus is creating opportunities for disadvantaged youth to overcome life's...
Read full storyMoneycare program earns top award
8 September 2014
The Salvation Army’s financial literacy program You’re The Boss has received the outstanding achievement award in the communit...
Read full storyA slave to alcohol for 20 years
2 September 2014
In October 2012, Ally was sitting in a doctor’s surgery hungover, depressed and thinking about suicide. For 20 years, alcohol had con...
Read full storyWhere words fail, music speaks
2 September 2014
Talitha Evans’ love for music and her passion for helping others is catching on fire across NSW. The success of two music therapy ini...
Read full storyAnzac tradition feeds small acts of generosity
2 September 2014
A rainy Anzac Day did not stop seven-year-old Xavier from raising much-needed funds for The Salvation Army. Setting up a stand in front of h...
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2 September 2014
"Geoff was always very active, but he now has brain damage, gets very forgetful, plus he gets very, very unsteady on his feet." – (Wi...
Read full storyTransformation from terror
2 September 2014
“The weekend I decided to end my life, I woke to helicopters flying above my place. I thought they were after me. I started runn...
Read full storyAn extraordinary cup of tea
2 September 2014
A recent letter from Salvos supporter Verne Sheather shares the deep and life-long impact that a “Sallyman”, also known as Red...
Read full storyLarney's passion to help others in pain
2 September 2014
“The Salvos’ role in my stability was huge! Without that support there’s a real possibility I would still be on the str...
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