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volunteering for the homeless

Discussion in 'General Issues and Discussion Forum' started by april92, Jun 2, 2020.

  1. april92

    april92 Welcome New Poster


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    hi guys, i'm searching for some volunteer work in podiatry in particular the homeless community.
    during these times in know everyone is doing it tough and I want to find a way to give back to the community.
    does anyone know who I can get in contact with for this kind of work?

    kind regards, April.
     
  2. Craig Payne

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    Which country are you in?
     
  3. april92

    april92 Welcome New Poster

    In Melbourne, Australia
     
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  5. Anthony Lewis

    Anthony Lewis Active Member

    Thanks Craig,
    For what it's worth Footscape turns 11 on Monday. During this time we have proudly achieved:
    - Eight years of free Podiatry services provided to recipients of care at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. ASRC is an amazing organisation!
    - 31,000 pairs of new socks/new footwear/second hand footwear distributed to homeless persons, asylum seekers, financially disadvantaged children, Aboriginal persons and victims of domestic violence at over forty affiliate organisations.
    - 700 foot care kits distributed to homeless persons, asylum seekers and Aboriginal persons to promote foot health.
    - 300 pairs of orthoses distributed, predominately to financially disadvantaged children with clinical need.
    - Small international projects, with focus chiefly upon advancing diabetic foot care in Nauru.
    - Endorsement as a charity by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. There are seldom Aussie Podiatry based organisations with charity status!

    For what it's worth it can actually be difficult for a good willed Pod to provide holistic volunteer services to homeless clientele given the chronic and complex conditions which individuals may present with. Accordingly, I admire the setup of the Cohealth homeless allied health team (https://www.cohealth.org.au/health-services/homelessness-support/homeless-allied-health/) featuring an incredible Podiatrist who I actually graduated with. Nonetheless there are opportunities to volunteer with such organisations as Sacred Heart Mission (https://www.sacredheartmission.org/).

    Footscape encourages Podiatrists and Podiatry Clinics to get involved with our work. Options include:
    - Making a tax deductible donation.
    - Sponsorship.
    - Serving as a sock collection point for members of the community to donate new socks to Footscape.
    - Participating in a working bee at our Rosanna material aid setup. Albeit Covid-19 restrictions have meant these are temporarily on hold.
     
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