14 January 2010: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's philanthropic arm, Community Enterprise FoundationTM, has launched an appeal against homeless ness called 'Cate's Cause'.

The appeal was inspired by the plight of a Queensland couple, Cate and Rick Bolt, and their nine children. Cate's family encountered major financial problems as a result of last year's economic downturn.

"Rick was self-employed as a contractor in the alternate energy markets," Cate said.

"The GFC resulted in his contracts being cancelled and we were hit with some unexpected and very big medical bills."

"We fell into arrears on our rent and lost our home."

Cate said finding appropriate accommodation has been difficult due to the size of her family.

4walls Ltd is a Not For Profit company that delivers a diverse range of social, community, resettlement, affordable housing and housing related services to individuals and families in Queensland.

4walls was formed on the 1st July 2009 as a result of two community housing organisations with more than 30 years collective experience in managing Community Housing making the decision to merge. With a shared vision for maximising the opportunities to grow and deliver social and affordable housing in Queensland and with the support of the Department of Communities MATCH and BBL have worked hard to create a robust, efficient and compassionate business that is focussed on delivering housing as a foundation to people’s lives.

The range of services deliver by 4walls includes:

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