Jo has been living in the leafy suburb of Mt Colah for the last 16 years. She shares her home with her fiancé and three of her five children. Her 21 year old has moved out to study at university while her 26 year old recently moved out with his girlfriend. Life for Jo is…
When you picture a homeless person you may not imagine them holding a mobile phone but recent research indicates that it is more common than you may think. For people without stable accommodation owning a mobile can be a way of keeping of safe and navigating a path out of homelessness. A study recently published…
Michelle* and her daughter Rebecca* share a birthday and this year they were both celebrating important milestones. Michelle was turning 50 while Rebecca was celebrating her 18th birthday. This led them to host a big joint party but they wanted to mark the occasion by helping those less fortunate than themselves. Michelle had previously lived…
The Footpath Library’s Founder, Sarah has been continuing her travels and has recently returned from a small village in Rajasthan in northern India. Whilst visiting the small local primary school she discovered there were absolutely no reading resources for the children. The Footpath Library has now proudly been able to set up the village’s very…
Sue Stewart has been volunteering for The Footpath Library since it first began and is still as committed as ever. She shares how she first became involved and the important social impact having a chat about books over a cuppa can have. How did you first start volunteering for The Footpath Library? I volunteered with…
Tim Quinn and his company Kindleman have been generously providing pro-bono web development support to The Footpath Library since 2010. Tim spent a bit of time explaining why Kindleman feels a strong connection to the work of The Footpath Library and how music played on an old Nokia phone can be truly beautiful. Why did…
Henry Lawson is widely recognised as Australia’s poet of the people. He led a life fraught with difficulties. He spent time in jail and experienced long periods of homelessness. Despite this, Lawson is reported to have found time for those less fortunate than himself. One of his famous poems which illustrates his incredible observation skills…