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1800 015 188
Available 24/7

Emergency?

Call 000 – If you or are experiencing family violence or are concerned for someone’s safety, call 000 for immediate assistance.

Seeking refuge accommodation?

If you need support or information, call the Safe Steps 24/7 crisis line 1800 015 188. If you don’t feel safe to use the telephone or prefer texting, Safe Steps offers WebChat from 9am – midnight, Monday to Friday.

Contact Information:

For general information and enquiries phone 03 9877 0311

Office hours: 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.

P.O. Box 12
Ringwood, Victoria 3134

This is what 200 hand-knitted chicks sitting atop chocolate eggs looks like. image

This is what 200 hand-knitted chicks sitting atop chocolate eggs looks like.

Donations

It’s a sight that stays in your memory – but not as much as the memories of the chicks being so enthusiastically and happily welcomed by children spending Easter in refuge.

The amazing volunteers at Knitting for the Needy created these 200 gorgeous Easter chicks and chocolate eggs to spread some much-needed cheer to the families in refuge.

At special times like Christmas and Easter, the reality of escaping family violence can hit children especially hard. It’s difficult to see advertisements showing loving, generous families enjoying Easter, when your own family experience is punctuated by pain and violence. It can be hard for kids to see their friends enjoying their hauls of Easter eggs, when they fear the Easter Bunny won’t know where to find them.

Yet, donations from strangers go a long way to restoring trust, and unexpected gifts tell children that despite what they’ve been through, life still holds the possibility of sudden bursts of happiness. Thank you Knitting for the Needy.