Community Care
Emergency relief or other community services
Crisis assistance or emergency relief is the provision of material aid to a person, couple, family, or community in immediate need. It may also include a referral to other specialist community services, such as personal or financial counselling.
Community services are provided by Lutheran Community Care in South Australia and Lutheran Services in Queensland. The services include emergency assistance, financial and personal counselling, foster care, help for homeless people and women fleeing domestic violence, and support for families, people with disabilities and new arrivals. You can find out more at Lutheran Community Care and Lutheran Services.
When a neighbour comes knocking
When a neighbour comes knocking is a guide for caring for people seeking crisis assistance from the church and is designed to help your congregation get started. It offers guidelines for establishing crisis assistance and ideas for a typical food parcel. It also provides suggestions for managing risks associated with confidentiality, negative behaviour, referral and more.
Pastoral Care resources
Our Pastoral Care page contains resources for specific issues to support you and people you are pastorally caring for.
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