Author: emma stanley
Dementia Awareness Month – your brain matters
For most of us, these are harmless lapses. But for nearly 500,000 Australians living with dementia, memory loss is much more than a moment - it’s a daily challenge that changes lives.
Foster Care Week – a call to open hearts & homes
Foster Care Week is a time to celebrate the unwavering commitment of foster carers - individuals and families who provide safety, stability, and compassion to children in crisis.
Boonah’s first Father’s Day stall – art that makes a difference
This Father’s Day, give a gift with meaning by supporting Boonah Creative Arts Centre’s inaugural Father’s Day stall. From Thursday...
Pilot baby group empowers new mums
When CatholicCare Counsellor, Stefanie became a mother she felt very prepared for the pregnancy, the birth and the first few days as there seemed to be an array of information about these stages. However, she felt like there was a missing piece in the support available for new mums.
Homelessness week 2025 – a glimpse into Jarrod’s reality
Jarrod, 22, is a regular visitor at Dom’s Place, CatholicCare’s drop-in centre in Hornsby that offers connection, support, and essential services to people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
Mediation leads to successful nesting arrangement
When Sylvia and Edward decided to separate, they never imagined they would end up in a successful nesting arrangement, where their children stay in the family home and the separated parents move in and out on a rotating basis. But mediation made that possible.
NAIDOC Week and the next generation
CatholicCare is proud to celebrate NAIDOC Week y amplifying the voices, stories, and aspirations of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. This year’s celebrations are all about empowering the next generation of leaders - our young people who carry culture forward with pride, resilience and hope.
Train adventures give participants choice & control
When participants and their parents have their voices heard, wonderful things can happen. The words ‘choice and control’ are bandied about a lot in the disability space, but this story shows how crucial they are to a person’s wellbeing and happiness.
Davika emerges from a web of violence
As they grew up, the two friends went their separate ways. Davika had settled into life as a single mum in India, and Priyanka had moved to Australia to marry an Australian man. Life, as Davika knew it, changed forever when Priyanka returned to India for a holiday with her husband and her husband’s Australian brother, Steve.
Susan gives back to others with dementia
“I thought there was a chance I may get Alzheimer’s one day, but what I didn’t expect was to receive a diagnosis in my 50s. It was a surreal feeling because I felt fine, and I still do. But that’s the thing with Alzheimer’s. You think you’re fine, but the rest of the world knows you’re not.”
Companionship and travel tales keep Esther going
Once a fortnight, Esther is visited by volunteer Lynn - her little piece of solace as they gather over hot cups of tea and talk about books, politics, television programs and travel.
A new home and a new beginning
For many years, Trent had lived in community housing with his two sons, 22 year old Alex and 15 year old Marcus. When it came to parenting, Trent had all the right intentions, but his chronic isolation, depression and substance use saw him spiral into a difficult place.