Help A Homeless Person This Winter By Donating Socks
Our Progress So Far
Our target for 2018 is $10,000
The value of a pair of socks is way more than the price
Homeless people struggle to find clean dry socks to wear. As a result they can develop both trench foot and warm water immersion foot. Research indicates that a homeless person with a history of trench or warm water immersion foot is 8 times more likely to die in the next 5 years compared to a person who is not homeless.
The Best Treatment is Prevention
Once trench foot or warm water immersion foot has developed healing occurs only when the feet are cleaned, dried and exposed to air for weeks. The best treatment is prevention and the best prevention is to wear clean dry socks.
Help Perth's Homeless Healthcare help our homeless by donating to our Socks In The City appeal. Every dollar raised goes directly to purchase socks for the homeless.
Company Donations
$250
100 Pairs Of Socks
Your company's kindness in contributing to this cause will significantly improve the opportunities for health improvements for the homeless in Perth. Your tax deductible contribution to the Homeless Healthcare organisation's Socks In The City drive fights trench foot – a condition that, left untreated, can hinder our fight against more serious diseases…
Please note that all donations $2 and over are tax deductible and a receipt will be sent to you.
Personal Donations
$5
2 Pairs Of Socks
Your personal kindness in helping us to deliver more socks will not only help a homeless person's health you will also be helping the Homeless Healthcare organisation in their fight against trench foot – a condition that, left untreated, can hinder our fight against more serious diseases…
A donation of $5 will buy 2 pairs of socks, a donation of $50 will buy 20 pairs and keep a homeless person in socks for the Winter.
Please note that all donations $2 and over are tax deductible and a receipt will be sent to you.
More About Homeless Healthcare & Helping the Homeless in Perth
People living in these circumstances have the poorest health of any sub-group in the country with a life expectancy of about 45 years.
They experience considerable barriers when attempting to access mainstream care and as a consequence generally delay attending medical services until late in the course of their illness.
The result is that they are considerably sicker and require more expensive interventions and longer periods of hospitalisation.
People who are experiencing homelessness are amongst the highest users of hospital emergency departments and wards.
Homeless Healthcare, by providing primary health care services to people in surroundings familiar to them, overcomes many of the access issues. Primary care provides the opportunity to address the present health issue and manage the other issues through a model of on-going care.
The History of Homeless Healthcare
Homeless Healthcare (formerly the MobileGP) commenced operations in 2008 from a very small base in Midland and has expanded exponentially since that time, last year providing over 14,000 consultations primarily in the Perth CBD. Consultations are provided through 14 clinics held in agencies working with homeless people and at our transitions clinic in West Leederville.
We have staff of 11 GPs, nurses and nurse practitioners are skilled in the field and are committed to providing non-judgemental care to homeless people. The staff are experienced with the medical complexity of homeless people, aware of potential behavioural health issues and respectful of their struggles.
