Why leave a charity bequest in your Will?
Including a gift for Servants Community Housing in your Will is a powerful way to support our community’s most vulnerable. Gifts like yours not only build homes, but also enable us to create safe, inclusive and compassionate communities where people who have experienced trauma and isolation can truly reach their potential.
This impact doesn’t stop at the resident. It’s common sense that access to a safe home and loving community reduces hospitalisations, decreases the burden on homelessness services, and allows people to stop the generational impact of poverty.
What’s more, your gift enables residents to thrive, making a positive impact in their community – just like Fiona.
Fiona
Resident
After experiencing violence, witnessing multiple fires and men sneaking into girls’ rooms, Fiona had had enough of being taken advantage of. Affordable rentals were scarce, and Fiona had a limited education. Life was tough – until she found Servants.
Servants’ Carrical House in Hawthorn was the perfect safe place to call home. With her own self- contained unit, a lockable door, and a loving community around her, Fiona could rest, recover, and begin to contribute to her community.
“This place is home. This family of people taught me how to feel safe.”
After moving in, it didn’t take Fiona long to start helping people herself. She began connecting with fellow residents, and established friendships in the wider community.
When Baden, an elderly neighbour, became ill, Fiona took it upon herself to unite residents together and nurse him. When he eventually passed away in hospital, he could reflect on Fiona’s care and know he was well-loved.
If you would like to read more stories of resident empowered to contribute to the community around them, you might like to visit our stories page.
Get in Touch
If you have questions for our team, we want to help. Please reach out!
And if you’ve already included Servants Community Housing in your Will, please let us know. We would love to welcome you with a coffee, or to tour one of our properties – however you would like to engage with us.
As per our Bequest Charter, your information will be kept confidential.
Information for solicitors.
Your solicitor might find the following wording helpful for including Servants Community Housing in your Will:
“I (your full legal name) gift to Servants Community Housing Limited, ABN 86 623 370 034, for its general purposes, free of all duties, the following (your choice):
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___% of my estate
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Portion of the residue of my estate
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The sum of $______
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My property located at: __________
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Other: ________
And I direct that the receipt of the CEO or other authorised officer of Servants Community Housing Limited shall be sufficient discharge to the executors of my estate.”
Servants Community Housing address details:
36 Barton St, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
Phone: (03) 9819 6073
Email: info@servants.org.au
Bequest Booklet
To download a digital copy of our bequest booklet, enter your name and email address, then click ‘submit’. You will receive an automatic email including the PDF document.
If you would prefer a hard copy in the post, simply tick the postal option below, and include your post details.