Lutheran Care
Emergency Relief
Emergency Relief provides support for low income households who are in an immediate need to overcome an unforeseen situation or crisis.
We help low income households within our local area by providing emergency relief in the form of material assistance (including food, vouchers and bedding/linen), together with community information and/or referrals to other services.
Emergency Relief is available from our Blair Athol, Barossa Valley and Alice Springs offices.
Emergency Relief
What you need to bring with you
- Food
- Transport and op shop vouchers
- Bedding/linen
- Blair Athol
- Barossa Valley
- Alice Springs
To make an appointment, either visit the Lutheran Care office in your area (metropolitan and regional service areas are listed below) or telephone at 9am for a same day appointment (contact details listed below). Please note in most situations Lutheran Care can provide assistance for households up to three times in any 12-month period and once in a Centrelink payment period. This does not automatically restart at the beginning of a calendar or financial year.
- a Centrelink Income Statement no more than two weeks old (LC can, with your permission, access an electronic copy)
- ID with your current address
- proof of how you have spent your money (receipts) and bills (paid and unpaid)
- police report (where necessary)
Emergency Relief
Make a food donation
Our Emergency Relief service accepts donations of food and other goods generously provided by the community at our Blair Athol and Barossa Valley (Nurioopta) sites. We are continually in need of the following items for our Basic Food Packs.
- Pasta or rice
- Pasta Sauce
- 1 litre milk (fresh or UHT)
- Cereal (Weetbix)
- Tinned fruit
- Biscuits
- 2 minute noodles
- Spreads
- Tuna/tinned ham
- Cup a Soup
- Tinned vegetables
- Tinned soup
- Baked beans or spaghetti
- Toilet paper
- Tea, coffee or Milo
- 2 in 1 shampoo & conditioner
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrush
- Soap bar
- Deodorant
- Tampons/pads
Donate at any of our Emergency Relief sites
Donations of food items will be accepted at the following Emergency Relief locations. Please consult the opening hours as these may differ between the locations.
Blair Athol
309-311 Prospect Rd, Blair Athol SA 5084
Opening hours: 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.
Barossa Valley
Shop 7/8, 109-111 Murray Street (enter via MacDonnell Street), Tanunda SA 5352
Opening hours: 9am-4:30pm, Monday to Thursday.
As a way to encourage children to learn about the joy of giving and helping others at Christmas time, Lutheran Care is launching the 12 Days of Giving.
Rather like a ‘reverse’ Advent calendar, it is a 12-day challenge for children and their families. From 1-12 December, a new grocery item from this list will be revealed every day on our website and shared on social media.
We encourage families to find this item in their pantry or add it to their shopping list. Across the 12 days we will reveal canned food items, hygiene items and even a special treat . Compile the donations under your Christmas tree and every day watch the pile grow! Then, from 13 December, deliver your gifts to the Lutheran Care office for the Emergency Relief teams at either Blair Athol (307 Prospect Road) or Nuriootpa (26 Second Street)
Get In Touch
How to contact us
To make an appointment, either visit the Lutheran Care office in your area (metropolitan and regional service areas are listed below) or telephone at 9am for a same day appointment (contact details listed below).
Blair Athol
Metropolitan Services
Emergency Relief Service: Monday - Friday 9.00am - 12.30pm
Blair Athol
309 Prospect Rd Blair Athol SA 5084
Call Us
(08) 8269 9300
Email Us
blairathol@lutherancare.org.au
Alice Springs
Northern Territory Services
Emergency Relief Service: Monday to Friday 9.00am - 12.00pm
Alice Springs
2/21 Gregory Terrace Alice Springs NT 0870
Call Us
(08) 8953 5160
Email Us
alicesprings@lutherancare.org.au
Barossa Valley
Regional SA Services
Emergency Relief Service: By Appointment Only
Tanunda
Shop 7/8, 109-111 Murray Street, Tanunda SA 5352
Call Us
(08) 8562 2688
Email Us
barossa@lutherancare.org.au
Please note in most situations Lutheran Care can provide assistance for households up to three times in any 12-month period and once in a Centrelink payment period. This does not automatically restart at the beginning of a calendar or financial year.
To download a copy of Lutheran Care’s Emergency Relief Directory 2020, click here.
