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About us

  • Warm Centre is a place in Brisbane where you can get help.

  • Our help is free.

  • What you tell us is private.

  • After the urgent things are sorted, you can have a mentor. A mentor is the same person you meet again and again. They help you with things like money, work and paperwork.

Coming to see us

  • We are at 2/290 Boundary Street, Spring Hill QLD 4000.

  • We are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. We are closed on public holidays.

  • You do not need to book. You can just come in.

  • There are no steps at the entrance.

  • At the front desk, tell us your first name and what you need help with. There are no forms to fill in first.

  • You can have an interpreter for free. There is a hearing loop at the front desk.

More about visiting us

Help with money

  • We can help you with Centrelink. We can help you fill in forms and read letters.

  • We can help if you cannot pay your bills. We can call the company with you.

More about Centrelink help · More about bills

Help with food

  • If you do not have enough food, we can help.

  • We can also help with things like toiletries and nappies.

More about food help

Help with a place to live

  • We can help if you have trouble with your rent or your landlord.

  • If you have nowhere to sleep tonight, come in early. We will try to find you a bed.

  • When we are closed, call the Homeless Hotline on 1800 474 753. It is open all the time.

More about help with housing

If you are not safe

  • If you are in danger now, call 000.

  • To talk to someone at any time, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

  • To leave this website fast, press the yellow Quick exit button at the top of the page.

More urgent help

Talk to us

  • Call or text us on 0412 885 481.

  • Email us at [email protected].

  • If you are Deaf or find it hard to hear or speak, use the National Relay Service on 133 677.

  • For a free interpreter, call 131 450 and ask for Warm Centre.

What you can do next

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