CatholicCare pilgrims return from World Youth Day refreshed and energised
It’s not every day you wake up to a DJ priest pumping beats to a field of 1.5 million people. But for CatholicCare employees, Lucy Martin and Petition Chinyemba, this was exactly how their day started on 6 August 2023. As CatholicCare’s World Youth Day delegates, Lucy and Petition joined…
Read MoreNDIS support changes everything for the Mockler family
Four years ago, life looked very different for the Mockler household. Without support via the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) they were managing, but only just. Adult siblings, Andy and Sarah who live with intellectual disabilities were relying entirely on support from their ageing parents, Mary and Denis whose own…
Read MoreMemory Innovations Centre fills gap in services for seniors
Exercise … we all know it’s good for us and, if we’re honest, we do feel better for doing it. After all, exercise bumps up the production of our brain’s ‘feel-good’ hormones called endorphins. But did you know that exercise can reduce your risk of dementia? It was this fact…
Read MoreBlake’s story
Every few months, CatholicCare hosts a Youth Worker information night to attract prospective employees for the Permanency Support Program. Attendees come and go, with some deciding to apply for a Youth Worker position and others going on their merry way in search of the right career. For Blake he walked…
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