1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: It is midwinter. It is very chilly now, and we 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: come to work early in the morning when it's extra freezing. 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: We've had issues with our boiler that we've talked about 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: a lot, and all we can think about is the 5 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: people who don't have homes right now, dealing with these 6 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 1: temperatures in cars or on the street. I was cleaning 7 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: out my spare rooms, sorting out clothes over the break, 8 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: and I realized that I've got a lot of spare 9 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: winter coats, some never even used, that I don't need, 10 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: and they should go to someone you know who well, 11 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: they could easily go to someone who could really use them. 12 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: So I've got us thinking about doing a collection to 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: gather as many coats you know, new or good quality 14 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: secondhand as possible and donate them to an organization who 15 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: can get them distributed to people who need them. We're 16 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: calling it carrying Coats, and Anglicare Doubly Way has agreed 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: to help us out, and Philip A. Boldi and Nick 18 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,639 Speaker 1: Matheson are joining us from Anglicare doubly Way. 19 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: Hello, welcome you to Monie. 20 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: Thank you for coming in, and thank you for helping 21 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: us out. Obviously, the homeless situation is a very broad, 22 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: difficult issue in our community. But you know, it's it's something, 23 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: isn't it something we could do? 24 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 2: It is. 25 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a small but quite important thing I think 26 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 3: people can do. We think that being able to give 27 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 3: a gift like this really helps people's sense of connection 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 3: and empathy to people who are experiencing the kind of 29 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 3: hardships that being homeless involves. Yeah and yeah, so we're 30 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: thinking that this is an opportunity for people to really 31 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 3: to connect with those who are experiencing homelessness, to use 32 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 3: that empathy that we know that you know, people in 33 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 3: community have, and to be able to do one small 34 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 3: thing in what is quite a complex social problem. 35 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: Well, you make such an amazing point. It's not just 36 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: the physical act of you know, getting someone into a 37 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: coat that might make them physically warmers, you know, bigger 38 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: picture of taking a moment to understand, you know, what's 39 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: going on. 40 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, and look, we know that homelessness affects people right 41 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 3: across the community. You know, the current housing pressures that 42 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 3: we're experiencing in Western Australia mean that most people know 43 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 3: someone who's in housing stress. It's only a few small 44 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: steps from that to homelessness. You know, they could be 45 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 3: your neighbors, they could be your brothers or your sisters, 46 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 3: or your family members or friends. And we think that 47 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 3: the opportunity to be able to take one small action 48 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 3: is a really helpful thing for people right across our community. 49 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 2: Nick is the housing coordinator. You know, everything that numbers, 50 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: the figures are the stats firsthand, but fundamentally, there are 51 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 2: people on the street as we speak, feeling the cold 52 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 2: this morning, or they're in a car or whatever it is. 53 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 2: It is quite a crisis right now, isn't it is. 54 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 4: It is a big crisis. And what we see, you know, 55 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 4: through our housing homelessness programs, is there's many people coming 56 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 4: in newly into homelessness. You know, as you've just mentioned 57 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 4: now about the housing christ it's impacting so many people 58 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 4: from so many walks of life. You know, the figures 59 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 4: that we see and know it's from our database to 60 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 4: buy a name list that Perth currently has around nine 61 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 4: hundred people rough sleeping. 62 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: Horrendous it is because there's people that sleep on the streets, 63 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: but there's also a lot of people that are living 64 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: in their car, isn't there? 65 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 4: And that's what we've seen a big increase and people 66 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 4: living in their cars and you know, we're trying to 67 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 4: find a safe space to part their car up for 68 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 4: the night where they're not going to be disturbed. 69 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. Yeah. 70 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 4: The frightening thing is there's so many children that are 71 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 4: also attached to the families that are rough sleeping in cars, 72 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 4: people have pets. 73 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's. 74 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 4: More and more difficult. 75 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: So how will you will be able to help us 76 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: distribute the coats? How will that work? 77 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 3: And so we're going to collect the coats through you guys, Yeah, yeah, 78 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 3: and then from there we're going to distribute them through 79 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 3: anglic airwa's timelessness services, So those like the ones that 80 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 3: Nick works with in the southern suburbs of Perth and 81 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: those that operate in other parts of the Perth metro 82 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 3: area and beyond. So housing support worker programs that are 83 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 3: working with people who are rough sleeping, trying to support 84 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 3: them into housing, our youth homelessness programs that work with 85 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 3: young people on the streets as well, our longer term 86 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 3: housing programs as well, where people are perhaps supported in 87 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 3: the longer term to stabilize as well. 88 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, slightly different to the thing where we go. I've 89 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 2: got a couple of things at time, throw them in 90 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 2: a bag and take them to a service and the 91 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 2: serve then is sold to the general public. So this 92 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 2: is slightly different because this is going straight to the 93 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 2: people who need the most. 94 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's right, and we can make sure that those 95 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 3: coats are going to the right coats are going to 96 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 3: the right places as well. 97 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm sorry. 98 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 4: I think it's quite a unique way of doing it 99 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 4: with the coats because a lot of the time it's 100 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 4: sleeping bags. And as important as a sleeping bag is, 101 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 4: it's the coat that can keep somebody away from the 102 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 4: rain with the waterproof coat. So I think, you know, 103 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 4: there is that, you know, real importance when it comes 104 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 4: to something is simple that we take for granted, is 105 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 4: so important. 106 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 2: For somebody, especially to mobile. You know, you can't walk 107 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 2: around with a sleeping bag. 108 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: Well on a day to day basis at anglicare doubly 109 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: way do you collect things for people in need? What 110 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: is one way that people listening now can help angler care? 111 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: Doubly way? 112 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 3: Well, I think there's a range of things that people 113 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 3: can do, and it's not uncommon for people to feel 114 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 3: quite powerless when they particularly when they see rough sleepers 115 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 3: on the street. What can I do? You know, their 116 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 3: heart goes out to the person on the street and 117 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 3: they're not sure what to do. So this initiative is 118 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 3: one small way that people can step up. There's a 119 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 3: range of other things that people can do as well. So, 120 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 3: you know, we'd encourage people to regularly support the charities 121 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 3: that they know work to address homelessness in our community. 122 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: We encourage people to treat rough sleepers with respect and dignity. 123 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 3: That's really important. That's another thing that people can do. 124 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 3: If people are feeling really fired up and they want 125 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 3: to take further action, you know, you might want to 126 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 3: consider writing to your local MP about how important is 127 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 3: shoe is for you yep, as well and highlighting what 128 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:10,679 Speaker 3: you're noticing this winter. 129 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, so keeping at that sort of front of mind 130 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: in the you know, talking about it. Well, here's what 131 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,119 Speaker 1: we're going to do. Have a look around your old play, 132 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: your place for any coats or jackets that you don't need. 133 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: It's maybe ones you don't wear anymore, ones that one 134 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: you're hoping you're going to fit into. 135 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,799 Speaker 2: Absolutely that's not going to happen. 136 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: Well, of course we do need them, be good, Nick, 137 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: We'll happily take brand new ones. They do need to 138 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: be clean and in good condition for us to take 139 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: them because we are going to be distributing them straight 140 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: to the people. Drop them off to us here at 141 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: ninety six FM. We're at one hundred and sixty nine 142 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: Hay Street in East Perth. You can do it between 143 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: nine am and four point thirty pm Monday to Friday. 144 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: We're going to do this over the next couple of 145 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: weeks and our friends at Anglicare Dowly Way are going 146 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: to do the rest. So all the infos on the 147 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: ninety six AFM event page. Let's see if we can 148 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: just make you know a little bit of a difference. 149 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: Every little difference adds up. Thank you guys, Thank you 150 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: for the work you're doing. Thanks for coming in. 151 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 2: Thanks guys, Thank you all the best.