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Catholic Charities
$205,000
donation funded 6 projects across 3 service units
Sarah Searle Youth Case Worker, Carlow Place
Catholic Charities thanksgiving
The kindness of Catholic Charities funded six projects across three Centacare service units this year.
Women and children fleeing domestic violence, foster carers, adults with disability, and young people experiencing homelessness were among those to benefit from the generous $205,000 donation.
Centacare staff joined the Church's charitable arm at the annual Thanksgiving Mass in December to express their gratitude and highlight service achievements at the Charity Expo that followed in Mary MacKillop Square.
Domestic Violence, Homelessness and Youth Services received funding to create 50 baskets filled with homewares and household goods for families and young people fleeing unsafe homes.
Much-needed landscaping greened Elizabethbased Carlow Place, which supports young people aged 15-18 years who are experiencing homelessness. NDIS participants look forward to zipping between Day Options community activities in a new van, fitted with a lifter, while a bathroom renovation began at Auricht House to equip the Elizabeth site to provide Supported Independent Living.
Foster carers fitted out their homes with basic equipment such as cots and car seats as part of a set-up package provided for new placements with Centacare Foster Care.
A new playground is the centrepiece of outdoor landscaping completed at Emmaus House, a northern base for the Children's Services Unit and ACCESS Programs.
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