PROGRAMS

Wayside Chapel’s Community Services Centre’s (CSC) – one in Kings Cross and one in Bondi – have been providing community services to members of the eastern suburbs since 1964. CSC staff and volunteers work together, seven days a week, to provide those of our community who are experiencing homelessness and social isolation with a safe space and vital essentials such as showers and emergency clothing, as well as information and referral services within the Inner City.

CSC provides:

• Referrals for short and long-term crisis accommodation and housing
• Weekly onsite legal, health, and counselling clinics in collaboration with Homeless Persons’ Legal Service, Centrelink and St Vincent’s Homeless Health
• Referral services to health and welfare agencies
• Personalised care-coordination
• Meeting spaces for self-help and community groups like SMART Recovery program for people experiencing addiction

At Wayside, we see everyone as a person to be met, not a problem to be solved. We work through meeting people rather than working on them – we never greet anyone at the door with a clipboard or a form with boxes to tick. The issues facing visitors to Wayside are varied and complex, including domestic violence, mental health, homelessness, social isolation, grief & loss, probation & parole.

Opening Hours: 

Kings Cross (29 Hughes St Potts Point) – 9:30am – 2:30pm

Bondi (77 Roscoe St Bondi Beach) – 9am – 2:30pm

Community Service Centre – Kings Cross

Community Service Centre – Bondi

The Wingspan Project is a training and employment initiative that helps disadvantaged young people take control of their lives. Based in Bondi Beach, The Wingspan Project is delivered by Wayside Chapel. One-on-one support is provided to empower young people to build independence and to address their individual barriers to employment. A holistic, person-centred approach wraps a supportive community around each young person to help them to learn  new skills and then to find their place in the workforce. We support young people on a comprehensive journey all the way to meaningful employment.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (02) 9581 9100

The Wayside cafes in Kings Cross and Bondi Beach provide low-cost meals and beverages in a warm, relaxed and friendly environment. Our cafes are the busiest and liveliest part of Wayside, with people from all walks of life coming together for a meal, a coffee or simply to spend time together in a safe place.

While our cafe meals are not free, they are extremely affordable. Items range from 20c to $4. This is consistent with the greater Wayside mentality of a hand up rather than a handout and helps to provide our visitors with the dignity of choice.

The Wayside cafes offer an invitation into community, where people can come together and enjoy delicious, healthy food and the company of others.

Opening Hours: 

Kings Cross (29 Hughes St Potts Point) – 9:30am – 2:30pm

Bondi (77 Roscoe St Bondi Beach) – 9am – 2:30pm

Kings Cross Cafe 

Bondi Cafe 

*Aboriginal Program is currently closed due to COVID-19, but our team is working behind-the-scenes to update and reanimate the space and reopen soon*

Wayside’s Aboriginal Program provides a dedicated space for our Aboriginal community to feel empowered and create a sense of belonging and place in the Kings Cross area. Wayside brings Aboriginal people from all over Australia together, respecting traditional customs and sensitivities, and helping to share history and storytelling.

Our Aboriginal Program Workers engage and support Aboriginal visitors and tailor the program to the needs of the Aboriginal community, which makes up around 25% of all visitors to Wayside. Through this service we provide:

• A living skills program
• A weekly mob lunch
• An arts and storytelling program
• Assistance with education, employment and referral out of disadvantaged areas
• Counselling, advocacy and research
• Support for court matters
• Referrals for accommodation, health and welfare

Wayside’s Aboriginal Program creates a space where Aboriginal elders and youth come together to be part of a family network.

Telephone: 02 9581 9100
Email: [email protected]

*Our Wellness Program is currently closed due to COVID-19. Please contact our Community Service Centre for any questions on (02) 9581 9100. 

Wayside’s Wellness Program provides people living with a range of educational, social and recreational group-based activities and care coordination. Participants are encouraged to seek out their vocation, discern what ‘recovery’ means for them and focus on making their future dreams a reality by creating opportunities for themselves each day.

Through this service we provide:

• Support for people experiencing social isolation
• Social, recreational and educational activities
• Community outings

When the people we support get back on their feet, the first thing they often want to do is find work or a meaningful vocation to enrich their life. It may seem like a straightforward step but for people with little or no experience, getting into a job or training can involve a long and bumpy road that often ends in frustration and defeat rather than employment. A little extra help goes a long way.

Wayside’s Pathways Program offers support to people across all program areas at Wayside. The project matches people who are ready to move into work or training with organisations that want to make a difference in the community.

Wayside is committed to creating more pathways for our visitors and making this program a key strategic initiative for the organisation. Wayside also now employs 11 supported employees (15% of Wayside’s total workforce).

*The Twilight Program is currently closed due to COVID-19. For any questions, please contact our Community Service Centre on (02) 9581 9100. 

Wayside’s Twilight Program delivers a structured activities program and manages a drop in space to support the needs of people in the neighbourhood in the early evening. From 5pm-10:30pm the Twilight Team runs activities from bingo to drama to pamper sessions to engage people at a time of day that can be lonely for people sleeping rough and people with a limited network of friends and family. In addition to activities, the Twilight Team also provides a safe place for people to spend the evening and access essential services such as showers, a change of clothes and a warm meal.