Written by MARGARITA AUNEI-STOWERS
As CEO and founder of the charitable organisation Giv3 Our Time, which helps people of all backgrounds, including those who are underprivileged.
I am committed to serving at ground zero to the fullest extent possible, by providing cooked and fresh meals, clothing, and a safe haven whenever and wherever it is needed.
Given that we are all citizens of a great country, state, and community that integrates people in every aspect of life and that we can provide to the needy, as the extended park family community service for others, being able to demonstrate empathy, love, and hope to others can help them feel more confident and deserving.
“Give wherever there is the need, in all of our communities”.
Why do I do this?
It’s because I am familiar with what it’s like to be homeless; I have experienced it. I have gone without food and been cold and without a place to sleep. I have also experienced hunger and the anxiety of not knowing where I would get my next meal. When I tried to explain my situation to anyone who would try to listen, they were unable to comprehend because it was my situation, not theirs. I have experienced the emotion of being broken, lost, and in despair.
I was forced to live on the streets of Brisbane, occasionally in my car, on couches I found through Couchsurfing at times within the park family homes in Fortitude Valley, Bowen Hills, and spring Hills in Brisbane, as well as on the streets in central Hollywood, Los Angeles.
This is a global crisis that must be resolved ASAP!
It is the people who unite our communities and nations, and for everyone to be able to move forward, it must be right and just. Not only do they require change, but they must also perceive that change is taking place right now.
RIGHT & JUST REPAIRS THE BREACH
Giv3 Our Time is committed to providing support to those who are in desperate need that is experiencing homelessness from all walks of life.
We chose by providing these services and effectively by giving back to our community, with these three steps which can be taken.” (No rocket science on this basic3)
Listen to people’s feelings, Identify the need, and put a plan into Action that meets the requirements, by making it happen!
Giv3 Our Time Charity
Our service, through hope, enables people to change their mindset, to be able to move forward with positive thinking, which then becomes a habit of good character in their behavior, and leads to self-confidence for change.
Hope restores change in their lives and change builds their confidence in themselves which in turn gives them the courage to continue moving forward.
They are the Game-Changers in our services that make a difference from time to time by attending to the needs of the people, the park family & others on our streets.
“I Believe the people become game-changers to bring this world together in its rightful order“