Mum and daughter build Hawkesbury charity from park meals to warehouse operation

Fifteen years ago, Linda Strickland and her daughter Cassidy started feeding homeless people in parks. Today, Hawkesbury's Helping Hands runs a warehouse serving hundreds.

Why it mattersShows how local action can grow to meet community need during crises and economic hardship.

AustraliaIn Sydney's Hawkesbury region, repeated natural disasters and cost-of-living pressure have made this volunteer charity essential to residents from homeless to working families.

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