Raise funds for us
Do you have a passion for fun?
Do you like to host events?
Have you thought about hosting an event to raise funds for us?
There are so many ways in which you could raise funds for us in your local community.
Ideas include holding a dress up themed night, a girls night out or in, trivia nights, bingo, movie nights, school mufti days (always a hit with the kids)
The opportunities are endless, contact us to get promotional info to support your event
Women's Community Shelters
Women's Community Shelters
Women's Community Shelters
WCS work with communities to establish new shelters, which provide short term emergency accommodation and support in a safe environment that enables homeless women to rebuild self-esteem and achieve control and fulfilment of their lives.
At a time of reduced government spending, Women’s Community Shelters offers a new and ground-breaking ‘tri-partite’ funding model in which Government, philanthropy/business and community all work to provide funding to establish and operate shelters.
In addition, WCS brings expertise in governance, intellectual property, professional development and project management support to communities looking to establish new shelters.
With a strong and experienced Board and a highly professional team, WCS is focused on supporting each shelter to develop best practice and achieve positive individual outcomes for the women staying at the shelters, while remaining cost efficient.
There are currently 7 WCS shelters, with 1 more close to opening in NSW.
5 of those are women and children's shelters and 2 supporting single women.
For more information about Women’s Community Shelters and the tireless work they do, click on the link below.
Thank you
Women's Community Shelters
Women's Community Shelters
We would like to thank everyone who has donated and supported the GLWS and to those who continue to support us in any way that they can, we are unable to individually thank everyone, but here are a few of our ongoing supporters:
Great Lakes community members
Our wonderful team of volunteers
All great Lakes area Public schools
Forty Winks Forster
Brian’s Homemakers
Club Forster
Forster Tuncurry Bowling club
South Pacific Linen Service
Coles Forster
Coles 2nd Bites program
Foodworks Hallidays Point
Bunnings Forster
Topi Open Range Farm
The Alannah and Madeleine Foundation
Westpac
Mid Coast Council
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Ottomin Foundation
McKewen Foundation
Lions Club Forster -Tuncurry
Great Lakes Pharmacy
Wavelengths Tuncurry
Hallidays Point Uniting Church
Severed Slam
Telstra Connecting Communities
Mid Coast Waste
Tomra
Great Lakes Community Resources
There are also many local businesses supporting our Loose Change Campaign
Join our volunteers
Women's Community Shelters
Ways others have donated
Are you passionate about what we're doing?
Do you have a passion for helping people?
Do you have a skill you would love to share?
We are always looking for volunteers to help us make our vision of a safe and suuportive women and children's shelter a reality.
Maybe you are a maker, a doer, a cleaner, a networker, a writer, or just want to be part of the team, no matter your skill set we need helpers in all different forms.
Apply for our volunteer program and see what we can do together.
We're excited to have you join the team!
Ways others have donated
Purchase THE WHITE RIBBON book for your child or their school
Ways others have donated
A wonderful local artist donated a custom designed painting to raffle of at our music trivia night in 2018 to raise funds for the shelter.
We have had beautiful hand made quilts made for raffle prizes.
Many organisations in Forster and Tuncurry and beyond hold events and generously donate the proceeds to us.
1 Million Can Campaign
Purchase THE WHITE RIBBON book for your child or their school
Purchase THE WHITE RIBBON book for your child or their school
Collect your cans and eligible bottles to raise money for our purpose built shelter named PROJECT 2020.
Drop off points include Happy Hallidays Caravan Park as well as reverse vending machines in Forster, Old Bar and Wingham.
All money raised via this scheme is going directly to our purpose built shelter - a brand new 6 bedroom permanent women and children's shelter in the Great Lakes.
Get collecting today, your donation and support is appreciated beyond words
Thank you myTOMRA Australia for your support
Purchase THE WHITE RIBBON book for your child or their school
Purchase THE WHITE RIBBON book for your child or their school
Purchase THE WHITE RIBBON book for your child or their school
The White Ribbon- written and illustrated by Steph Flower.
The White Ribbon outlines a little girls personal journey through a domestic violence situation.
It is available for purchase for $10 all proceeds going to Great Lakes Womens Shelter.
Please contact us for more information
Some of our amazing partners and supporters
