Thank you to our friends from Escala Partners for volunteering at The Cottage
This month we were delighted to welcome the team from Escala Partners as corporate volunteers at our Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) crisis accommodation – [Read More]
Christmas at The Shop and the Christmas raffle: new season stock and exciting purchases to be made!
With Spring arriving and the days getting warmer there are lots of new season gift items available in our Open Support Gift Shop - Christmas [Read More]
An exciting new way to volunteer with Open Support
Open Support are excited to announce a fantastic new volunteer role that has just been filled, which strengthens our partnership with the charity, Kids Giving [Read More]
With sincere gratitude to the organisations that support us!
We have recently been successful in securing funding grants from the following organisations: St George Foundation, Perpetual Foundation (Ronald Geoffrey Arnott Foundation), Fairfield City Council, The [Read More]
Let’s End Loneliness Event – all welcome! 7.30-9.30am, 10th September
Join us at the social Isolation Breakfast Forum - learn, collaborate, network and help end loneliness. We are excited to announce that we will be [Read More]
APIA Leichardt Women’s Football Club Incredible Donation Drive
A huge thank you to the APIA Leichardt Women’s FC for the incredibly generous donations of household items for our Domestic and Family Abuse Clients [Read More]
Thank you to our Suncorp Corporate Volunteers
Early this month Karen and Ruth welcomed a team of seven wonderful Suncorp volunteers at The Cottage for our inaugural Corporate Volunteer Program. The [Read More]
St Vincent’s College Potts Point – Art Exhibition Contributing to a Great Cause
With the bold and generous vision to raise funds to sponsor a room at our Domestic and Family Abuse Crisis Accommodation Facility, the community of [Read More]
A Client Marcia’s Story – ‘we are now very happy!’
A family of four came to the Open Support Crisis Accommodation. The Mother, Marcia* was living on an unsecured visa, working full time trying to [Read More]
Coercive Control Now a Criminal Offence in NSW
From 1st July 2024, coercive control has become a criminal offence in NSW. This means that when a person uses abusive behaviour towards a current [Read More]