HelpOut Website Helping Disaster Survivors – Can You?

HelpOut cofounder, Nathon Irvin, says:

‘We wanted to find a way that average Aussies could assist flood, cyclone or fire victims in a non-financial but practical way’.

HelpOut is an online service aimed at making it easier for disaster affected communities to help themselves in simple but practical ways – pet minding, loan of a trailer, driving the kids to school, a home cooked meal for a family in need, offers of temporary accommodation during the cleanup.

About HelpOut

In recognition of the value it provides, The Ipswich City Council recently linked to HelpOut through the flood assistance section of their website.

The HelpOut service is currently available Australia wide, but is of particular benefit to those living or working in or near disaster areas. Locals who aren’t directly affected, but who have the capacity, however small, to offer assistance are in the best position to help. HelpOut is completely free to use.

If you live near any areas that have been devastated by natural disasters, help is still needed and we invite people who can, to check the site for more ideas on how to HelpOut members of their local community who are still in need. HelpOut can be found via the SpaceOut website at: http://helpout.spaceout.com.au

Some Of The Offers Of Help

• I am 70 years of age so not able to do too much heavy physical work but happy to help in any other capacity needed – Vehicle for transportation, Washing, Making sandwiches, Buying groceries, Any computer work that needs doing, Take people out for morning tea/cuppa chat etc, Food hampers, weekend holiday service…
• A place for small animals to stay while their owners get back on their feet but owners too. There is one spare room available right now for any flood business. (From a mother and daughter in Ipswich not affected by the floods.)
• We are offering families who have been directly affected by the floods free child care for children aged two weeks to twelve years. We have a bus pick up service if you do not have your own transport (from a registered Day Care Service).

The Other Side Of The Equation – Some Pleas For Help

• I would like help to strip the inside plasterboard from my house. The house was inundated up to the ceiling, during the recent floods. The plasterboard needs to be taken off for the house to dry out before any work to fix can proceed.
• Land behind house has debris from flood inundation, too much for my father in law [nearly 80]to handle, and I am widowed and live in NSW. Council is providing a skip. Any help would be very much appreciated. Needs to be attended to ASAP as the grass is growing rapidly. Thankyou.

‘HelpOut brings disaster affected communities closer together by helping them to help themselves, and if we can assist in that process, I reckon we’ve done a good job’ says Irvin.

For More Info

Contact Nathon Irvin

Email info@spaceout.com.au

Phone 0424 336 375

Well done Nathon