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Argumentative Essay On Grace City

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A bright light for people caught in the shadows of affluence.

A community orientated service opened in Dee why on Sydney’s northern beaches to help those people forgotten among the beaches reputation for affluence.

Grace City Church based in Dee why has recently opened a community food care. The shop has attracted the local community’s low income earners with “in excess of 120 registrations in the beginning months, displaying the voluminous need of the people in the area” said Amiee Wang.

The Grace City community food care is a not for profit organization that focuses on helping with individuals and families that are struggling and hidden in the shadow of affluence associated with the northern beaches. Grace city care director Mike Irving says “there are so many people under the surface of the beaches who are struggling, these are the people that we often aren’t thinking about” in a response as to what type of people come through community food care Amiee Wang said “all sorts, Islanders, Tibetans, Caucasians, young, old, lonely, fragile, those with immediate acute needs and those with ongoing needs. It’s amazing that in a so-called well to do part of Sydney there is so much need driven to a large degree by high cost of living; housing and rentals. We have over 300 registered customers now. Each week we see over 70 of them and there …show more content…

The requirements for registration is a referral from government assistance programs requiring a concession card, or from independent organizations such as The Single Parent Family Association Inc. (SPFA) assisting families cope with the reduced income. Whilst registration is a requirement “the church will allow people to purchase and register without referrals if they are in needs” said Ms Wang who assisted Mr Irving in setting up the

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