Welcome to Soul Hub

Soul Hub is a community response to a deep community need. We are a convergence of help for Newcastle’s most vulnerable, homeless, and at risk.
Previously known as Soul Café, we have been serving the community since 2003, doing all that we can, with all we have, for whoever walks through our door.

Today, the increasing numbers of disadvantaged people in our community need our assistance more than ever. While we feed a lot of guests for free in our café, we’re also committed to being ‘more than a meal’ and deliver a wide range of essential services and support to everyone that comes in.

Everyone’s welcome, because nobody’s perfect, and anything is possible.

Soul is located at 437 Hunter Street, Level 1.

Operating Hours

  • 7am till 2pm Monday to Thursday
  • 7am till 8.30am Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Breakfast and Lunch Meal Services

  • Breakfast 7am till 8.30am everyday
  • Lunch 11am till 12.30pm Monday to Thursday

Soul Open Pantry

  • 11am-12.30pm Tuesday
  • 11am-12.30pm Wednesday
  • 7.30am-8.30am Friday

Guest Support Services

**Please note these services are subject to change – please call or pop in during our opening hours to confirm **

  • Monday:
    Chiropractor (monthly)
    Hairdresser (fortnightly)
    Audiologist (monthly)
    Jenny’s Place (weekly)
    SMART Recovery (weekly)
  • Tuesday:
    Centrelink Support (weekly)
    Castle Employment (weekly)
    Podiatry Clinic (monthly)
    Family Inclusion Strategies Hunter (FISH)
    WHOS (weekly)
  • Wednesday:
    Medical Clinic (check with reception)
    SMART Recovery (weekly)
    Gamblers Anon (weekly)
    Service NSW (1st Wed of the month)
    NDIS (weekly)
  • Thursday:
    Medical Clinic (check with reception)
    Faith Discovery Group (weekly)
    VOCAL (weekly)
  •  Sunday: Life Church 10am every week, everyone welcome!

Donations

Donations can be dropped into Soul 7am-2pm Monday to Thursday and 7am-8.30am on Friday to Sunday.

Soul Hub office is open Monday-Thursday, 7am-2pm. Our office phone number is 02 4926 1758.

A bit of Soul goes a long way...

2023 Stats

1

Meals Served

1

Pantry Meals

1

Attending Services

1

Social Work App.

1

Hygiene Packs

1

Conversations

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Meet our guests

Our guests and meeting their needs is what drives us. Soul Hub has become a safe place, a refuge, a family. It’s a space where everyone’s welcome because nobody’s perfect and anything is possible.

Guest

Rick’s Journey with Soul Hub: From Hunger to Hope

“I came to Soul Hub because I was hungry,” Rick recalls. Directed there by Lifeline and the Salvos, he felt nervous and uncertain about what to expect.

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Guest

Michael’s New Beginnings at SoulHub

Michael’s journey to SoulHub was marked by hardship and resilience. After nine months living in a tent in Wollongong, he faced a harrowing time in Sydney where, amidst the chaos, his shoes were stolen. Desperate for change, Michael boarded a train to Newcastle. The following day, as he walked past SoulHub, a chance encounter would change his course.

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Guest

Andy’s Story

Andy’s Guest Story – “this poem sort of reflects a little bit of my life”

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