Open Support

Happy New Year to all of our clients, volunteers, team members and supporters. We are looking forward to providing our services in 2025. We are focussed on supporting individuals and families to feel safe, empowered, part of a community and independent, so they can play a part in building thriving communities across Sydney. We can't wait to work with you to help ensure those in need receive the support required in 2025. Click the link in the BIO to learn more and get involved! #supportsurvivors #enddomesticviolence #endloneliness #community

From all of the team at Open Support St Vincents, we would like to thank our amazing supporters in 2024, including volunteers, community fundraisers, our generous donors, and our hard working staff. We are wishing our clients peace, joy, empowerment and independence in 2025. We would not be able to deliver our services without the support of our community. Season's Greetings and wishing everyone a joyful holiday break.

This Christmas, turn crisis into hope. 1 in 4 women and children in Australia face domestic violence, with cases rising sharply during the holidays, as seen daily by St Vincent's Hospital Sydney staff. St Vincent's Open Support offers crisis accommodation and assistance with immigration, housing, and income, helping women and children transition to safety and long-term recovery. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we have raised over $150,000 towards our goal of $200,000 to: - Provide crisis care for 20 families - Help 3 families secure safe housing Donate NOW to St Vincent’s Healing, Hope & Humanity Fund and help us reach our target by 31 December at: https://lnkd.in/gyp3mMNS Shanthini Naidoo FFIA CFRE Katie Viviers Open Support

St Vincent's Curran Foundation has recently partnered with St Vincent's Open Support to support women and families escaping domestic violence. Each year, police, hospitals and support services like St Vincent’s Open Support prepare for a spike in domestic violence during the Christmas and New Year period. One in five women who come to our Emergency Department have experienced domestic violence in the past year. At St Vincent’s Hospital, our frontline staff witness this almost daily and play a crucial role in early intervention. Open Support crisis accommodation provides safety for up to eight women and their children while they transition to permanent housing. https://lnkd.in/g7K9Scch St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney St Vincent's Private Hospital Sydney St Vincent's Health Australia Shanthini Naidoo FFIA CFRE

A big thank you to Grant Thornton Australia for their generosity in providing gifts for the children currently staying at our crisis accommodation facility in Western Sydney.  It can be a challenging time of year for women and children that are fleeing domestic violence and abuse - we are very grateful to organisations like Grant Thornton that help us bring some joy to our clients. Thank you. #corporategiving #socialresponsibility #supportsurvivors #grateful Katie Viviers Ruth Molloy Gail Hambly

Last week, on Tuesday 10th December, we acknowledged Human Rights Day globally. Open Support cares for women and children fleeing domestic violence and abuse. Everyone, no matter what their background, visa status, culture, age or gender, has the right to a life free of violence. You can support us with a gift this holiday season that will go directly to our crisis accommodation services. Hit the link below to donate: https://lnkd.in/gg-V9uVH #give #gift #humanrights #enddomesticabuse #enddomesticviolence #dvendswithme #donate

A big thank you to icare NSW for their generous donation of Christmas hamper goodies for our clients, and delicious chocolates from COCO88 Chocolate. Here at Open Support we are so grateful to others for thinking of our clients and their families at this time of year. #grateful #community #thankyou Ruth Molloy Katie Viviers Nathan Nute Gail Hambly Erica Schuman Mona Karam Geoff Deakin

Day 16 of Activism to End Gender Based Violence. The 16 Days of Activism campaign ends today but it heralds a commitment to long term change. Support us to help people fleeing abuse by giving today, sharing our posts to build awareness, and generally being an ally for change. There are so many ways we can all help to end gender-based violence. As a society we must stand up to protect the safety of women and girls locally, nationally and globally. It starts with you. #16daysofactivism2024 #endomesticviolence #endgenderviolence

Support women and children to find safety this Christmas.

Day 15: Never blame the person experiencing the violence for what has happened to them. Violence is NEVER OK – abusers can be charming to everyone else. Make it clear that it is the person using violent, abusive, or controlling behaviour, is responsible for their behaviour and not them. The person experiencing the violence or abuse cannot force a person stop being abusive, no matter how hard they try. #supportsurvivors #donate #makeadifference #enddomesticviolence #16daysofactivism2024