Resilient Lismore, in collaboration with Red Cross, Social Futures, Uniting and Lismore City Council, will conduct Winter Wellbeing Outreach in late May.
Teams from the organisations will door knock around Lismore, conducting a wellbeing check-in, providing wellbeing resources, key recovery and mental health contacts, and a blanket in acknowledgement of the coming winter.
With the cold months upon us and many people still living in precarious situations which expose them to the elements, the objective of the ‘check in’ with flood-impacted households across Lismore is to acknowledge they are going into a second winter, ensure they aware of services available and remind them they are not alone.
Elly Bird, executive director of Resilient Lismore, said it was the second time Resilient Lismore would head out into the flood zone to connect with our community.
“We are doing this for a couple of reasons – firstly to let people know there is still help available and how to access it; and secondly, we want to see how many people are back home or who may have moved into new housing and to make sure that everyone who is back in those homes, knows what help is available for them,” she said.
“Our last round of community check-ins was last year in August, and just like then we are focused on making sure people are safe, secure and warm.
“We are really pleased to be working with Red Cross, Social Futures, Uniting, Lismore City Council, and Headspace. We all have different things we can offer people as they navigate their recovery, and this is an opportunity to make sure as many people as possible know about us.”
Resilient Lismore is grateful to supporters of this initiative:
If the community check-in team misses you and you would like to let us know how you are going you can drop in and see us at the Resilient Lismore Hub at 215 Keen St, Lismore to work through our survey form with our team.
