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Annual Report 2014-15 Rebuild Lives Renew Hope Restore Faith Rebuilding Lives Through Housing ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15 REBUILD LIVES RENEW HOPE RESTORE FAITH REBUILDING LIVES THROUGH HOUSING A REFLECTION OF ONE OF OUR MACKAY HOUSING OFFICERS SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE LIFE-TRANSFORMING NATURE OF THE DAILY WORKS HELPING QUEENSLANDERS IN NEED. Do you wear pyjamas to bed? I had never really thought about that question. For people who have never experienced homelessness it is a given that at the end of each day we may change into sleepwear. A tenant called Steve* recently told me that for the first time in his life (he is 50) he owns and changes into pyjamas when he goes to bed. Initially, I didn’t think much about this comment but it sat with me – and when I saw him next I asked him more. Steve told me his story. His childhood was rough, his life had been a litany of bad situations made worse through abuse, crime, addiction, incarceration, ill health, self-neglect and ultimately through seven years of homelessness. For Steve, the small act of changing his clothes at the end of the day is now a sign of hope and an act of joy, because wearing them is only possible when you have a safe place to live. What many of us fail to consider is that you do not wear pyjamas when living on the streets. Steve’s pyjamas are the embodiment of what access to safe, affordable and secure accommodation is all about. Steve’s pyjamas embody the lessons he’s learned about maintaining and sustaining his housing, paying his rent, his bills, in weekly budgeting, doing the shopping, the cleaning, and the daily chores. They also symbolise him having a space that is his, a bed, a bathroom, a toilet, a cupboard, a door to close and a light to dim. Most of all, Steve’s pyjamas symbolise a safety and a security most Australians take for granted. Steve’s pyjamas are blue striped and their owner proudly changes from wearing his day clothes and puts them on at night. There is a quiet dignity in the story of a man who has travelled from the bleakest and most despairing places of homelessness - emerging on the other side - happily wearing a pair of striped pyjamas. Surely everyone should be able to wear pyjamas. *Name changed to protect identity St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland 1 CONTENTS Message from the Archbishop 2 About this report 3 Who we are 4 How we help 6 Our people 10 Year in review 16 Our sustainability 21 Key events 22 State President’s report 24 Chief Executive Officer’s report 25 Spiritual Advisor’s Message 29 Chief Financial Officer & State Treasurer’s report 30 Diocesan Central Council map 32 Diocesan Central Council reports 33 Our performance 42 Our governance 47 State Committee reports 58 Fundraising and communications 65 Acknowledgements 66 Partner programs 68 Vale 73 Government funding 75 Financial summary 79 Contact us 84 Glossary 85 St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland is an entity incorporated by “Letters Patent” under the Religious, Educational and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 (Amended 1895) (Qld). St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland 1 MESSAGE FROM THE ARCHBISHOP Pope Francis has stirred in the Church and in the world a deeper sense of why the poor and the least matter. His call takes us back to the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew: “Insofar as you did this to the least of these, my brothers and sisters, you did it to me”. For Christians, the poor and the least matter because we see in them the face of Christ himself. We cannot claim to worship Him unless we serve Him. This is something which lies at the heart of the St Vincent de Paul Society, and it is why the Society matters. Its widespread and often hidden work for those in need is a call to the whole Church to become what the Lord calls us to be – a people who worship him and serve the poor. I want to thank all members of the Society for what they contribute not only to the Church, but to society as a whole. Australia would be a very different and less human place without the work of Vinnies; and the Church would be less her true self. What you find in this report is only the tip of the iceberg. These pages tell a great story, but the full story is known to God alone. To Him be praise for the St Vincent de Paul Society and all that they have done in the year recounted here. My blessing to you all. 2.1 LOVE IN UNION WITH CHRIST The Most Reverend Mark Coleridge Convinced of the truth of the Apostle St. Paul’s words, Archbishop of Brisbane Vincentians seek to draw closer to Christ. They hope that someday it will be no longer they who love, but Christ who loves though them. ….I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God (Gal.2,20) and that even now, through their caring, the poor may catch a glimpse of God’s great love for them. The Rule of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia 7th edn (2012) p.17 2 Annual Report 2014-15 St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland 3 ABOUT THIS REPORT ABOUT THIS REPORT The St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland provides this document as a summary of our operational and financial performance during 2014-15. We wish to tell the story of what we do, why we do it and how our good works provide support to the people in need that we serve. To assess how well we are performing, our outcomes for 2014-15 are measured against the targets set in our Strategic Plan 2013-16. Our audience The theme of this report The report is primarily aimed at the following Rebuild lives, Renew hope, Restore faith. stakeholders: • The people in need whom we serve Acknowledgement • Vincentians, volunteer members and employees of The St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland would the Society who deliver the good works like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of • Federal and State Government partners that fund this ‘Country’ (land) upon which we stand and their and regulate the Society continuing connection to land and community. We • Communities, including local government, in which pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to the we operate Elders of all cultures, past and present. • Sponsors, donors and corporate supporters who provide the much needed funds • Support partners that provide services to the people we serve. St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland 3 WHO WE ARE The St Vincent de Paul Society is an international, voluntary, Catholic organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing assistance to anyone in need. The Society was founded in France Our Vision by a group of young men in 1833, the principal founder being Blessed The St Vincent de Paul Society aspires to be Frederic Ozanam. This group of recognised as a caring Catholic charity offering a hand young people named the Society up to people in need. We do this by respecting their after St Vincent de Paul and dignity, sharing our hope, and encouraging them to Blessed Frederic take control of their own destiny. Ozanam desired to serve the poor living in Paris. Today the Society has more Our strategic objectives than 950,000 members in 150 countries. The Society has three strategic objectives that The first Australian Conference was formed in 1854 drive its response to the plight of disadvantaged in Victoria, 21 years after the founding of the first Queenslanders: Conference in Paris. By 1949 every Australian State 1. Spirituality: nurturing faith and the spiritual life of and Territory had founded a Conference. The first in the Society. Queensland was in Red Hill in 1894. 2. Sustainability: growing a committed, active and All members of the Society are volunteers and they skilled Society supported by improved work, are at the core of what the Society does. Those who leadership and communication. belong to Conferences and visit the poor in their homes or welcome them in our support centres 3. Service: ensuring the best use of our resources to are called Vincentians. St Vincent de Paul Society serve the people who are most in need. Queensland is made up of 3,665 Vincentians in 210 To meet these three objectives, 13 target performance Conferences, who offer people in crisis a hand up, not measures were developed. These are reviewed just a hand out. In addition to our Vincentians, we also annually with updates on progress provided to our have volunteer members and employees who dedicate State Council. This financial year, the Society made their time to serving Queensland communities, positive progress in relation to each of the objectives. enabling the Society to carry out its good works. The list of goals and the full progress report can be found in the performance section of the report. Our Mission Our stakeholders The Society is a lay Catholic organisation that aspires to At the core of the Society’s work are the people live the Gospel message by serving Christ in the poor we assist, our Vincentians, volunteer members and with love, respect, justice, hope and joy, and by working donors. These are the people who have enabled the to shape a more just and compassionate society. Society’s good works to continue for the past 121 years.
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