City of Fremantle
Coastal Charm
The ‘Donate without doubt’ campaign began in 2016 and aims to help homeless people by diverting funds to St Patrick’s Community Support Centre, allowing the centre to provide more services to those in need. The campaign encourages those begging for money on the street to engage with support services to get the help they need to improve their lives.
As of 30 June 2021, a total of $23,464.50 has been donated to St Patrick’s Community Support Centre by Fremantle visitors and the City of Fremantle.
Fremantle is a generous community with a long-standing history of giving. The City receives concerns from local businesses and visitors about the levels of opportunistic begging activity in the Fremantle CBD that is not necessarily associated with homelessness, and therefore discourages people from donating to people on the street.
The spare change collection boxes provide a convenient and effective way of donating to assure our generous visitors and residents that they are helping those in need. Visit the FAQ page to learn more about the Donate without doubt campaign.
Simply place spare change in one of the ‘lifesaver’ collection boxes, located throughout the Fremantle CBD. The secure collection boxes will be cleared out regularly with all donations matched by the City of Fremantle and given to St Patrick’s Community Support Centre.
St Patrick’s will use the proceeds to provide emergency relief, housing, meals, welfare, education, recreation and health services.
Donate without doubt is a collaboration between the City of Fremantle, WA Police and Community Newspaper Group with all funds directed towards St Patrick’s Community Support Centre.
