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Playgroups – a fun social environment, for children and parents
Playgroup provides children with a supportive environment to play freely and discover. As they are at such a young and inquisitive age, providing them with an environment where they can meet other children and develop their social skills is so important.
Have you heard about the Family Referral Service?
It can be hard to know where to go for support when families experience challenges or hardship. There is a lot of support out there, but narrowing it down to find the best option for you and your family can be really difficult.
The many benefits of infant massage
Massage is a fantastic way to have nurturing skin-to-skin contact with your baby in a way you both will love. It helps with Mum's mood and makes her feel closer to baby.
Homelessness due to domestic violence on the rise
72,000 women across Australia, sought homelessness services in 2016–17 due to family/domestic violence. Our Staying Home Leaving Violence program gives women who want to escape domestic or family violence a choice to stay in their own homes or to leave safely.
Three cheers for our amazing ‘Garden Gurus’ & ‘Mow-Hawks’!
Drop in and be inspired or stay and get your hands dirty at the Edgeworth David Community Garden. This project, two years in the making, is a wonderful inclusive garden for all in the community.
Seven Boonah artists exhibiting at Kings School Art Show this month
We are very excited to advise that seven Boonah artists will be represented at the prestigious annual Kings School Art Show in Parramatta for the 3rd year running. What great recognition and inclusivity in a community event!
Do you find it hard to connect with your kids?
For parents these days it can be difficult connecting with your young people. Whether it’s competing with screen time or social media, or simply feeling like your kids are speaking a foreign language answering in emojis, abbreviations and community lingo – you’re an "eternal newie” referring to 30% of adults who feel like they don’t get technology.
It’s Child Protection Week
Protecting children and vulnerable adults of our services is a joint responsibility of all staff at CatholicCare. CatholicCare has a Permanency Support Program working with children and young people that are under the care of the minister and where it is no longer safe to live at home.
Farewell to one of our own – our beloved Harold Chatfield
Harold Chatfield was a much loved CatholicCare team member at our Waitara Family Centre where he worked as a Homelessness Support Worker between February 2015 through to August 2017. Harold was working for FaCs as a Senior Client Services Officer when he was tragically killed on 6 July 2018.
Caring Dads – a group program for men who want to be better fathers
Caring Dads is for men who are committed to changing behaviours in order to be better, more child-centred fathers. The program was developed in Canada by the University of Toronto, and is quite new to Australia.
Robert Graham is an incredible man and fundraising powerhouse!
Rob has raised considerable funds for St John the Baptist Parish in Woy Woy, and Mary Mac’s Place over the years. Mary Mac’s, managed and operated by CatholicCare, is open to anyone who is homeless, transient or needing a helping hand on the Central Coast. Located at the Ethel Cox Centre in Woy Woy – Mary Mac’s provides a two course lunch daily and a place to shower and to wash clothes.
CatholicCare Disability Futures receives Certificate of Registration under the New South Wales Disability Services Standards
As part of the final compliance requirements of its contract with the NSW Department of Families & Community Services, Ageing Disability and Home Care CatholicCare Disability Futures undertook Third Party Verification through an audit process with verifier/assessors from HDAA Australia Pty Ltd. The actual audit took place over two days in late February with many weeks of preparation occurring beforehand.