Hutt St Centre

EDIT: Code Blue extended for Tuesday 2 June.

⛈️ CODE BLUE 1 JUNE ⛈️

The Code Blue response has been called for Monday 1 June due to extreme winter weather conditions. With extended opening hours, Hutt St Centre will be here for people experiencing homelessness, offering a warm welcome and a safe place to take shelter from the elements. 🧡

The heavy rain is expected to continue for most of this week, and we will continue to post updates if further Code Blue responses are called to help people in need.☔

We will be open until 4:30pm today providing essential support and care including:
🍲 Nutritious meals
🚿 Hot showers
🧺 Laundry facilities
🧳 Secure lockers
🩺 Medical care
🤝 Connection with further support

📌 Location: 258 Hutt Street, Adelaide

For urgent 24/7 support, please contact Homeless Connect on 1800 003 308. ☎️

If you think someone is sleeping rough in the Adelaide CBD, make a notification through Street Connect: https://www.streetconnect.sa.gov.au/home/location.

Thank you to our generous community for making this extended support possible when rough weather kicks in. 🙏

Hutt St Centre is grateful to have been the charity partner for the Lions Australia Convention held just recently in Adelaide.

Lions clubs are committed to giving back to the community, and clubs across South Australia have kindly supported Hutt St Centre by helping serve meals in the kitchen and through many other valuable contributions.

Our CEO, Chris Burns, shared an update about the increase in people experiencing homelessness in South Australia, and how more people than ever before are seeking help to find a safe place to call home.

The Lions had been hard at work knitting and collecting an amazing donation of handmade beanies - donating more than 1,700 beanies!

Thank you so much to everyone who donated beanies to help people doing it tough stay warm and feel cared for this winter. 🧡

Approximately 28% of the people who walk through our doors identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and reconciliation is critical to Hutt St Centre as we work on the land of the Kaurna people.

In recognition of National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) and National Sorry Day (26 May), we invited Cliffy Wilson from Kuma Kaaru to conduct a Smoking Ceremony. Cliffy explained the cleansing purposes of the ceremony, and invited our visitors, staff, and volunteers to take part.

It was a meaningful learning opportunity for our Hutt St Centre community, one visitor shared:

"We are on Aboriginal land here, and it's important to take part in events like this to learn and show respect."

A bush tucker inspired lunch of kangaroo and damper was a fitting meal for the occasion.

Cliffy has worked closely with Hutt St Centre over the years, and we are grateful to him for sharing his cultural knowledge.

Our volunteers are the heart and soul of Hutt St Centre, and have played an integral role in keeping our doors open since 1954 to care for people experiencing homelessness in South Australia.

You can always spot them by their bright orange shirts and friendly smiles 😊, whether they're helping out in the dining room, laundry, offering pastoral care, or delivering educational talks at schools and community groups.

They received a well-deserved thanks at our Volunteer Recognition event, where awards were given based on the values of Hutt St Centre and our founders, the Daughters of Charity.

As well as enjoying a thank you brunch the following day, with Premier Peter Malinauskas dropping in to pass on his thanks.

In 2025, our volunteers worked an incredible 14,505 hours! 👏 Thank you so much to all of our volunteer team at Hutt St Centre, you are amazing. 🧡

Happy National Volunteer Week! 🥳 With over 300 volunteers at Hutt St Centre, this is a must-celebrate week in our calendar. 📆🧡

Introducing Sue. She has been volunteering with us for the last 18 months, preparing and serving meals to people at risk of or experiencing homelessness. 🍽️

"It's taken a while, but I have gotten to know people a bit better in conversations while serving meals. I've learnt who only eats vegetables, who is likely to want more tomato sauce, and which people like extra custard with dessert." 🍮

Having known about Hutt St Centre for a long time, one day she decided to explore the option of volunteering, and has found it an eye-opening experience.

"Before I started, I thought Hutt St Centre just fed people. I'm amazed at the breadth of services provided here. And also learning that homelessness is more than living in a park, there's also boarding houses and couch-surfing for example."

This year's National Volunteer Week theme is: Your Year to Volunteer. Sue's advice to anyone thinking of volunteering is simple.

"Give it a go. I think most volunteers feel like we get more than we give from the sense of doing something worthwhile in the community."

From all of us at Hutt St Centre, thank you Sue and to our 300+ volunteers for generously giving your time, skills, and passion to helping people facing homelessness. 🙌

A special thank you to our latest and all round wonderful human Kym Mackenzie All Round Entertainer! 🦸‍♂️🧡

Kym has a big heart for helping end homelessness in South Australia, and has supported Hutt St Centre for many years through events like Walk a Mile in My Boots. 🥾

Recently, Kym donated almost $500 that was raised at his Adelaide Fringe show: Kymbo's Variety Spectacular. 🙌

The money raised will help provide essential services at Hutt St Centre including meals, showers, healthcare, and support to find a safe place to call home. 🧡

Thank you to Kym and everyone who donated for generously helping people in need.

"Forty-one bring out the sun, sixty-two feeling new, lucky number thirteen..."

Pathways Officer, Gaye, put on an excellent performance as bingo caller at our recent IGNITE event. 📣

The room was silent with everyone engrossed in their cards, until someone calls out "bingo!" and cheers erupt while the lucky winner gets a prize. 🎊

Followed by a delicious afternoon tea, it was a lovely time for women experiencing homelessness to connect in a safe and comfortable space.

But IGNITE is more than just a good time.

In light of it being Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, it's an important reminder that family and domestic violence is the leading cause of homelessness for women.

As a female-only program, IGNITE enables women doing it tough who have experienced family and domestic violence to seek help, connect with services, and take crucial steps in their journey to homefulness.

Thank you to our supporters for making programs like IGNITE possible. 🧡

If you or someone you know needs help, please contact:
☎️ 1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732
☎️ If you are in immediate danger please call: 000
☎️ Homeless Connect SA: 1800 003 308