About Us

Shelter, Opportunity & Support

OUR HISTORY

St. Joseph’s Outreach Services Inc. (SJOS), was established in 1998 as St Joseph’s South Yarra Emergency Housing Association by individuals concerned about the welfare of the vulnerable, marginalised and disadvantaged. The first facility to open was a crisis shelter for families with housing emergencies.

In 2002, the committee saw the opportunity to utilise an old school building, creating a centre for emergency housing by the establishment of 12 fully furnished self-contained units.

In 2012, St Joseph’s South Yarra Emergency Housing Association become St Joseph’s Outreach Services Inc.

Today, SJOS has 12 fully furnished self-contained units, 1 crisis shelter, a Food Store, a Bread Bank and a Community Garden, all to support the community’s emergency relief needs.

OUR PURPOSE

The vision of SJOS is to provide temporary, emergency and transitioning accommodation, and food services, to those in need in the community who are homeless or disadvantaged. All the services we provide rely heavily on the support of financial donations via fundraising, private donations, corporate and trust donations.

The mission of SJOS is to relieve and prevent the effects of poverty in the community and find ways to support emergency housing accommodation.

OUR PEOPLE

All our services are delivered by a very dedicated volunteer team, made up of different people from all works of life, who come together, volunteering their time and skills, with a common goal, to help others in need. Our volunteers come from all over the surrounding areas, with different ages, genders and ethnic backgrounds.
1,800+

FOOD PANCELS
PER YEAR

13,000+

TOTAL INDIVIDUALS
HELPED PER YEAR

$157,000+

YEARLY RUNNING COSTS

Join Our Team

Anyone who has the time and the inclination can get involved with us. SJOS is an important provider of community services for the homeless, marginalised and disadvantaged of the area and all the services are provided by volunteers.
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