Fletcher Street Cottage Drop-in Centre

Posted on 17 November 2011 by Ella Buckland

The Fletcher Street Cottage Drop-in Centre is a welcome refuge for Byron’s homeless. The Cottage, on the corner of Fletcher Street and Lawson Street, is a joint venture between the Community Centre, the Salvation Army, St Vincent De Paul and Byron Shire Council and is operated by Darren, Leanne and Katie from the Salvation Army.

The Cottage is open Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm to provide food and hot drinks, daytime shelter and safe storage for belongings. It offers a caring environment where the needy, lonely and disconnected of our community experience a sense of being valued and supported.

Watch the documentary made about the Fletcher Street Cottage Drop-in Centre here.

Visit the Byron Bay Community Centre here.

Film crew:

Crew -
Lorraine Bell
Grace Larkin
Andrew McGlone
Patrick Spencer
Rani Willis

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