An organisation dedicated to helping at-risk, in-crisis and severely disadvantaged Victorian families has itself received a helping hand.
Mums Supporting Families In Need is run entirely by volunteers and distributes quality second-hand goods - clothing, shoes, books, toys, prams, cots, car seats - to battling families. It services more than 65 community support and welfare agencies across the state, and the demand on the charity has grown to such an extent it was forced to shift operations to a much larger warehouse in Seaford, which triggered the need for a rent appeal.
When the philanthropic organisation Menzies Caring For Kids heard about the appeal, president Kevin Johnson and committee of management members met MSFIN’s Jodie Harris and had a tour of the new warehouse. “Impressed with the services and the determination that Jodie and the team of volunteers provided to support disadvantaged families in need, Menzies has made a considerable donation to MSFIN’s rental appeal,” Mr Johnson said.
Menzies Caring for Kids provides assistance to projects in Frankston and across the Mornington Peninsula that make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people, with a core purpose to assist young people in or at risk of being in out-of-home care.
For more information on the work of both organisations, you can visit www.menzies.org.au and www.msfin.org.au.