Faith in Action

Meredith Lake discusses Robert Hammond and how HammondCare continues his work of caring for society.

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Meredith Lake discusses Robert Hammond and how HammondCare continues his work of caring for society.

HammondCare is an independent Christian charity that was started during the Great Depression by Archdeacon Robert Hammond. Today it offers a wide range health and aged-care services. Meredith Lake is an historian who was offered access to HammondCare's archives to write a book on the history of the organisation. She came into CPX to discuss how HammondCare got started and the effect it has had on people over the last 80 years.