Emergency relief services Christmas 2014 – New Year 2015
City, metro and country services
Many emergency relief services operate with limited staff and reduced hours over the holiday period. Our list below summarises services available at this time. Please help us to make this list more comprehensive.
CITY
Adelaide Benevolent Society
17 Morialta St Adelaide 5000
Tel. 08 8231 5321
Closed from 12 noon Monday 22 December 2014, re-opens Friday 2 January 2015
Adelaide Day Centre
32 Moore St Adelaide 5000
08 8232 0048
Closed from 4pm Wednesday 24 December 2014, re-opens Monday 5 January 2015
City Salvos Adelaide
277 Pirie Street, Adelaide 5000
Tel. 08 8227 0199
Closed from 12.30pm Wednesday 24 December 2014
Open 9.30am - 12.30pm Monday 29 December - Wednesday 31 December - food parcels
Re-opens Monday 5 January 2015
Hutt Street Centre
258 Hutt Street Adelaide 5000
Tel. 08 8418 2500
Day centre regular hours- Mon-Fri 7am - 1pm, Sat-closed, Sun 9am - 11am
Friday 26 December 2014 - open 9am-11am
Monday 29 December 2014 – Friday 2 January 2015 open 9am - 1pm, except Thursday 1 January 2015 open 9am - 11am
Magdalene Centre
35a Whitmore Square Adelaide, SA 5000
08 8305 9389
Closed only on public holidays
St Lukes Whitmore Square
Whitmore Square, Adelaide 5000
Tel. 08 8231 4149
Closed from 4pm Tuesday 30 December 2014, re-opens 9am Monday 2 February 2015
Streetlink Youth Health Service
27 Gresham Street, Adelaide 5000
Tel. 08 8202 5950
Open Monday 22 December - Wednesday 24 December 9am – 4.30pm
Monday 29 December - Wednesday 31 December 9am – 4.30pm
Friday 2 January 9am – 4.30pm
Closed Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2014; Thursday 1 January 2015
Can provide some emergency relief for young people aged 12-25 whom are homeless or at risk of homelessness; Clean Needle Program available
Vincentian Centre
28 Whitmore Square, Adelaide 5000
Tel. 08 8231 2250
All services continue unchanged
Westcare
11-13 Millers Court, Adelaide 5000
Tel. 08 8118 5200
Day centre –closed only on public holidays
open Mon – Fri 9am – 3pm, Sun 11.30am – 1pm
METRO
Calvary Lutheran Church, Morphett Vale
Closed from 24 December 2014, re-opens for food parcels Thursday 29 January 2015
OARS Community Transitions
234 Sturt St Adelaide, SA 5000
Tel. 08 8218 0700
Morphett Street & Christies Beach offices closed from 22 December 2014, re-open Monday 5 January 2015
Stables Christian Centre
Brodie Rd Huntfield Heights 5163
Tel. 08 8326 4455
Closed from Tuesday 23 December, re-opens Monday 12 January 2015
COUNTRY
OARS Community Transitions
Regional offices - Berri, Mount Gambier, Port Augusta and Port Lincoln - providing emergency assistance except on public holidays: 25 & 26 December 2014 and Thursday 1 January 2015
- Berri office - closed only on public holidays
- Millicent office - closed from 24 December 2014, re-opens Monday 5 January 2015
- Mount Gambier office - closed only on public holidays; Emergency Relief Program Mon and Fri mornings
- Waikerie office – closed from Wednesday 24 December 2014, re-opens Monday 5 January 2015
- Murray Bridge office - closed only on public holidays; Emergency Relief Program Tues
UnitingCare Mount Gambier
26 Elizabeth Street, Mount Gambier 5290
Tel. 08 8725 5377
Closed from Monday 22 December 2014, re-opens Monday 5 January 2015
UnitingCare Wesley Country SA, Port Pirie
60 Florence St Port Pirie 5540
Tel. 08 8633 8600
closed only on public holidays; re-opens Friday 2 January 2015
Loxcare
10 Pyap St Loxton 5333
Tel. 08 8584 6954
closed from 5pm 19 December 2014, re-opens Tuesday 6 January 2015
