Lifeline Shop Katoomba
117 Katoomba Street
Katoomba
Blue Mountains. NSW. 2780
Phone: (02) 4782 7591
Lifeline has been serving the community in Katoomba for the past 10 years.
Ann and the hard working volunteers 'welcome' you to their newly renovated Shop, right next door to St. George, at 117 Katoomba Street.
Phone 4782 7591 and do drop in because you are sure to find a bargain and a smiling face behind the counter everytime you walk in.
See our 'smiling' volunteers below....
LIFELINE
13 1114
Lifeline Volunteer Telephone Counsellors are there -
24-hours-a-day
Any time
-who else is there
at 2am?
Anyone
- confidential, inclusive
Everyone
- just the cost of a local call
Anywhere
- as close as your phone
Always there
- no waiting list
NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO ? "Help is as close as the telephone"
THE LIFELINE STORY
It started with a midnight phone call...
It was Sunday night in Sydney, just after midnight, when the telephone shattered the silence at the home of the Rev. Alan Walker, Superintendent of Sydney's Central Methodist Mission.
"This is Roy speaking" said a quiet voice on the other end. "I have just written you a letter, which you will receive on Monday morning. By that time I will be dead. I am sorry to worry you, but there is really no one who cares what happens to me...."
The loneliness and desperation of this suicidal man along with many similar experiences prompted Rev Walker and others to establish Lifeline, a 24 hour Telephone Counselling Service staffed by trained volunteers ready to help people at their moment of crisis.
Since its beginning in 1963, Lifeline has been established in 11 countries with 262 centres.
In Australia 42 Lifeline Centres receive 500,000 calls per year.
ABOUT LIFELINE
Lifeline is an international organisation that focuses on telephone counselling.
Lifeline is able to offer 24 hour counselling,
7 days a week.
WHAT LIFELINE OFFERS
Crisis Telephone Counselling
Confidentiality
Anonymity for callers
Information on community services
ABOUT THE COUNSELLORS
- All Lifeline Counsellors undergo a 60 hour intensive program of counselling skills.
- Lifeline Counsellors are trained to listen and care in a non-judgmental way.
- The Counsellors are all volunteers and are required to continually update their counselling skills through ongoing training.
PEOPLE CALL 'LIFELINE' FOR A VARIETY OF REASON
Including....
Marital or Relationship issues
Unemployment
Loneliness
Domestic Violence
Sexual Adjustment or Identity Issues
Depression
Suicide
Anger
Family Difficulties
Grief at the Loss of Someone or Something
Alcohol and Drug Problems
Gambling Addictions
Low Self Esteem
Financial Difficulties
Critical Incident Stress
DONATIONS
All donations are Welcome..
Donations over $2.00 are Tax deductible.
Cheques are to be made payable to -
"Lifeline Penrith Regional Centre"
Please include your Name/Address/Postcode/Phone details
POST TO -
LIFELINE PENRITH REGIONAL CENTRE
PO BOX 413
PENRITH. NSW 2751
Administration Phone Number: (02) 4731 6571
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