Kenny has been giving his time to those less fortunate for longer than anyone can remember. Aside from the warm fuzzies one gets from helping out, Kenny’s favourite perk about helping out at St. Mary’s House of Welcome, which provides community support for homeless and disadvantaged people, is probably telling people “I’ve been here since before you were born”, or one of the myriad “…when I were a lad…” stories that everyone over 50 seems to have in abundance.
Tuan does a lot of travelling in his day to day, and likes making use of the art room that St Marys House of Welcome provide as part of their community support service for the homeless and disadvantaged. Mostly Tuan likes to draw, sometimes using pen or pencil, but is also an avid user of the sewing machine, occasionally appropriating old clothes for their unique fabrics and patterns.
Brad, 44 years of age, is a Melbournian born and bred. Over half his life he has been living on the street. 24 years to be exact.
He used to make a living as a tradesman, sharing an apartment with his girlfriend at the time.
Several crushing strokes of fate, including the loss of his parents and younger brother, changed Brad’s life tragically.
Bernie, 54 years old, has been living on the street on and off for around six to seven years.
“I lose count. Takes a while to work it out.”, he explains.
Bernie used to be employed with a hospitality agency. He was living with one of his two younger disabled sisters at the time. Both were dealing with serious mental health issues, as well as the daily hurdles due to their disabilities.
