November - 2020

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Something we really value at Blessing Bags is awareness raising in the form of education. Part of the work we do is making people aware of issues in our society and how they can make a difference. Some of these key issues include: people experiencing homelessness, domestic violence, people struggling in low socioeconomic areas and asylum seekers and refugee settlement.

This section of our website will include both opinion and informative pieces on these issues. Our hope is that people will read these pieces, learn something new and be inspired to do something.

Filthy Rich and Homeless

All of us are guilty at looking at other people’s problems and thinking ‘that would never be me’ or if ‘I was in that position, I could handle it better’. We often perceive other people’s problems in neat packages with easy solutions. Why? Because it is easier to live our lives creating distance between ourselves and others, especially those that are struggling. By perceiving any marginalised group as responsible for their own circumstances, being the sole reason for their ow