Breaking the Circle of Homelessness

SYDNEY, August 15, 2004 (catholicweekly.com.au): John O’Neill in next Sunday’s The Catholic Weekly focuses on St Vincent de Paul Society’s recreational programs to assist in breaking the cycle of homelessness.During the recent Homeless Persons Week, in the first week of August, the St Vincent de Paul Society celebrated the power of recreation programs to assist in breaking the cycle of homelessness.

Homeless Persons Week provided some of the homeless of Sydney with an opportunity to express themselves both recreationally and creatively through a diverse and comprehensive range of events and activities. These events enlighten the wider community on issues surrounding �homelessness� and the talents that many of the homeless possess.

The Homeless Persons Week celebrations were designed, developed, planned and co-ordinated by RecLink, a network of welfare agencies and services, including the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Matthew Talbot Hostel. For the past eight years, RecLink has been working with the inner city homeless, supporting, developing and empowering clients from numerous homeless refuges.

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