Today I wanted to talk about an organisation I think is doing some amazing work – Street Smart Australia – and in particular their current fundraising campaign, Dine Smart. Since 2003, Street Smart has been working to raise funds for smaller, grassroots organisations who work to help the homeless. Most of these organisations deal with people in crisis situations, and they are often so stretched that they can’t properly fundraise for themselves or help raise awareness of the issue of homelessness, so Street Smart is there to help bridge that gap through the provision of grants and community awareness campaigns.

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