Bella
Bella tells her story: “Church 4 Life Charities changed my life by giving me a positive workplace where I get to help people every day. Helping a customer improve their day is why I now come home with a smile on my face 🙂 I’ve learnt so much to Nettie’s great training.” Bella did a […]
Emma
Emma loves being part of our team at our Cardiff Op Shop. She says “The volunteers here are outstanding! They bring a smile to my face every day.” She enjoys getting to know our regular customers. “They are beautiful people. My friendship circle has grown.” Emma didn’t expect that. She is super thankful to God […]
Jennifer
Jennifer joined our team at Cardiff Op Shop in 2023. Unfortunately, she had lost her small business due to Covid and so was delighted to find an opportunity to work with us. Jennifer’s experience working in the second-hand market gave her a depth of knowledge to bring to our team and her caring heart has […]
Chelsea
When Chelsea moved to Lake Macquarie in late 2022 she was looking for a fresh start in life. She didn’t have a job and only knew one person in the area. She found out our Warners Bay Op Shop was looking for volunteers so she applied and joined our team. At first Chelsea only planned […]
CJ
My name is CJ and when my health crashed I couldn’t work in childcare anymore. But I found a new career after starting as a volunteer at Church 4 Life Charities, in a position that could work around my health needs. I first volunteered for Church 4 Life Charities in October 2016. I had a […]
Jye, Rhiannon & Family
When we met Jye in January we had no idea about his family situation, we simply knew the man who turned up for the interview was a good man and a good fit for our team. At the beginning of April Gail was asking staff to share their story, or to ask their “Better Half” […]
Ash & Sheldon
Ash tells her story: “5 years ago I was depressed, lacked confidence and was struggling with my mental health. Since applying for, and starting, a driver’s role at Church 4 Life Clothing Collectors 4 years ago my life has changed dramatically. Over the 4 years of working for Church 4 Life I have worked my […]
Sarah
As Christmas neared Sarah faced the loss of her job and doing something she hadn’t done for a long time – applying for a new job. Happy Christmas Sarah! As a long-time supporter of Church 4 Life Clothing Collectors she had seen our ads for drivers over the years and decided to reach out to […]
Allan
Retired and bored Allan decided to look for part time work to fill his days. He found our ad for drivers and applied thinking one or two days a week would suit him fine. We love helping people “Re-tread” instead of retiring as we love the decades of experience and skills seniors can bring to […]
Jayden & Owen
“I haven’t seen Jayden laughing and happy like this in a long time. Thank you so much!” Jayden’s Mum said to Gail in our Op Shop last week. Jayden and Owen both started volunteering with us a couple of months apart. Previous workplaces had left them feeling pretty low and then unemployment left them bored […]