Christian City Care Whitehorse
My life in June 2004 fell into a big heap. If losing just about everything I had wasn't bad enough, I ended up in Hospital for a seven week stint in August 2004. After being discharged, I spent the next 4 months living in dodgy rooming houses in and around the Melbourne suburbs of Dandenong, Mooroolbark, Box Hill and Blackburn South. With each change of rooming house I moved to a better situation; meaning less junky needles in the bathroom.
When I shifted into the rooming house located on Whitehorse Road Box Hill, I was told that I could get assistance with food parcels and household goods if I visited Christian City Care Whitehorse & asked for an appointment with their Social Worker Tony. I got appointment for the next day. This was early October at 2pm on a Thursday.
Arriving for my appointment a middle aged guy introduced himself as Tony Ryan the Social Worker for Christian City Care and motioned for me to follow him to his office. The usual formalities took place, name, address and so forth. Also the big question why I was in this situation. Once this was taken care of we both sat back and had an informal chat. In the course of out conversation I mention I was a web developer and that I was hoping to try and get some contract work to get me back on my feet.
Anyway I received assistance, I was welcome to come around any time for a cup of coffee or to just mix with a few people. Was also informed that Christian City Care had day time activities and I would be welcome to attend.
Over the course of the next 3 weeks Tony and I become pretty close. At that point I thought finally someone upstairs had cut me some slack. In one of our informal chit chats Tony Mentioned he had a friend who owned a IT company. He went on to mention that maybe his friend could help me re-establish my web development business.
Of course hearing something like this raised my spirits and I really hoped that my Social Worker's friend would give me a leg up and help me out. A couple of days later and Tony asks if I'd be interested in meeting his IT friend. Stating that it is possible he has some work for me. Of course I agreed to meet him. At that point I'm told his name is Frank Greco of Connections Consulting Pty Ltd.
When I shifted into the rooming house located on Whitehorse Road Box Hill, I was told that I could get assistance with food parcels and household goods if I visited Christian City Care Whitehorse & asked for an appointment with their Social Worker Tony. I got appointment for the next day. This was early October at 2pm on a Thursday.
Arriving for my appointment a middle aged guy introduced himself as Tony Ryan the Social Worker for Christian City Care and motioned for me to follow him to his office. The usual formalities took place, name, address and so forth. Also the big question why I was in this situation. Once this was taken care of we both sat back and had an informal chat. In the course of out conversation I mention I was a web developer and that I was hoping to try and get some contract work to get me back on my feet.
Anyway I received assistance, I was welcome to come around any time for a cup of coffee or to just mix with a few people. Was also informed that Christian City Care had day time activities and I would be welcome to attend.
Over the course of the next 3 weeks Tony and I become pretty close. At that point I thought finally someone upstairs had cut me some slack. In one of our informal chit chats Tony Mentioned he had a friend who owned a IT company. He went on to mention that maybe his friend could help me re-establish my web development business.
Of course hearing something like this raised my spirits and I really hoped that my Social Worker's friend would give me a leg up and help me out. A couple of days later and Tony asks if I'd be interested in meeting his IT friend. Stating that it is possible he has some work for me. Of course I agreed to meet him. At that point I'm told his name is Frank Greco of Connections Consulting Pty Ltd.
Labels: Christian City Care Whitehorse, Connections Consulting, Frank Greco, Social Worker Chirstian City Care, Tony Ryan
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