A $5,000 grant from O’Brien Electrical and Plumbing will help Coast Shelter keep its emergency accommodation in peak condition.
The Wyong-based business, which continually seeks to minimise the impact it has on the environment, likes to give back to the community through its Sustainability Community Grants.
O’Brien Director, Brad Pesavento, said the not-for-profit organisation, based at Gosford and providing specialist homelessness services and personal support programs for those escaping domestic and family violence, was a worthy recipient.
“This grant is about giving back to the community and working on a couple of factors including water efficiency and power savings,” he said.
Coast Shelter Domestic Violence Rapid Response Coordinator, Amy Selback, said it was important for the organisation to have the work done on its properties.
“We have a couple of properties across the Central Coast where we’re able to accommodate families who have fled domestic and family violence instead of them being housed in temporary accommodation in hotels and motels,” she said.
“Getting work done like this ensures that we’re able to keep our properties maintained and ready for families to come in when they need.”
With over 1,000 community members supported across its refuges and Domestic Violence Rapid Response program every year and 21,800 meals given out at its Gosford Community Centre, local businesses such as O’Brien Plumbing were vital to the work Coast Shelter does, Selback said.
“I’d like to say thank you so much to Brad from O’Brien and his team for providing the work that they have; we thank you so much.”
To find out about Coast Shelter’s homelessness and domestic and family violence services visit https://coastshelter.org.au/ or call 4325 3540 during business hours.
Source:
Media release, Oct 13
Coast Shelter