Each night our team of more than 1,300 volunteers head out to outreach at locations across the state to share friendship and create belonging with thousands of Rosies patrons. We operate from 14 locations across Qld.On The Street Volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of 4 hours once a month to outreach.
Each volunteer is assigned to a team and each team goes out on the street once a month. The location is always the same so that our patrons know where we will be and when.
The team meets at the branch base at the designated time and over the course of an hour they catch up with each other to develop the sense of community and family that we take on to the street.
They prepare the van, share relevant information and review recent street reports so they know what has been happening on the street.
The Team Leader conducts a simple reflection with the team and leads the Rosies prayer, then the team travels to the outreach location together in the Rosies van.
The team spends two hours on the street sharing friendship with a simple drink and a bite to eat.
After two hours the outreach is concluded and the team travels back to base together in the Rosies van.
The team unpacks, cleans up and debriefs before leaving for home.
Although individual volunteers are required to be 18 years or older, school groups can organise groups to participate in this opportunity.
