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Carers SA

Carers SA provides support to unpaid carers across South Australia.
With 30 years of experience, Carers SA provides unpaid carers with a range of support services including carer support planning, emergency respite, peer support and coaching, in-person counselling and tailored financial packages.
Carers are at the heart of everything we do. We want your contribution to be valued and your voice to be heard.

Carevan Albury

Provides support to anyone in the Albury/Wodonga region that needs it. Run a kids cooking and caring program in local schools during the day and lunchtime and nightly meal services in different locations for homeless etc to sit down and eat together. Provide lunches to schools to distribute to kids who have no lunch. Deliver meals to those in temporary accommodation as well as clothing and toiletries. Get support and refer to other organisations and empower people to get back on their feet. Also provide resources to increase good dental hygeine. We network with many other community organisations to care for and help many locals in need.

Carinity Education (Search Light Inc)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Early childhood - aged under 6
Financially disadvantaged people
People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background
Unemployed persons
Victims of crime (including family violence)

Carinity Education Southside

Carinity Education Southside is an independent special assistance school for young, disengaged women and young mums, we accept every young woman for who they are. Giving vulnerable young women a genuine chance at education. Each grade has a youth worker available for additional assistance in and out of the classroom. They act as a supportive guide to provide ready access to help and direction. Our teachers and staff are trained in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention. This trauma-informed approach to education helps students develop strategies to manage trauma and become more resilient. Some other services we provide for our students: - Lunch is provided to the students daily, A subsidised Early Learning Centre is available for young mothers, an optional, subsidised uniform is available, a gymnasium is available for our students to use. Access to visiting clinicians and allied health services. We also honor and value culture and community.

Caroline Chisholm School

Caroline Chisholm is an ACT school which caters from preschool to year 10 across 2 campus'.
Todays focus will be regarding our culture club, which is run weekly across the three campus' giving all student the opportunity to participate in cultural crafts, sports activities and events. Caroline Chisholm recognises that the opportunity to participate and engage in culture, supports social and emotional wellbeing, provides a sense of belonging and connection for our Indigenous students, families and staff.
Since our culture club has started there has been a real sense of community and our students have now formed a cultural Integrity team who are responsible for making the decisions about what kinds of activities, excursions, events and spaces they'd like to participate in and see throughout our school. This provides the students with a voice and develops leadership skills. It's been a great benefit to the students as well as the school itself.

Caroline Chisholm Society

Founded in 1969, the Caroline Chisholm Society is a family support agency that provides a broad range of support and assistance to at-risk and vulnerable women and their children, including home visitation program, material aid, drop in welfare appointments, pregnancy support, and specialized assistance for mothers and their children experiencing family violence and homelessness.

Caroline Chisholm Society - GV Pregnancy and Family Support Service

Our organisation provides free material aid to families living in the Goulburn Valley region which includes Shepparton. Material aid includes clothing, nappies, formula, blankets, nursery furniture, toiletries, bottles, dummies, feeding cups to name a few. We also provide pregnancy support case management to those in need.

Carrie's Place Domestic Violence and Homelessness Services Inc.

We have 2 Services. The Specialist Homelessness Service assists both single people and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with advocacy and information and case management. There is accommodation through the refuge (women and children only), Supported Accommodation (single people and families) and transitional properties (single people and families). They also provide outreach support and may assist with emergency relief and brokerage so certain items.
The Domestic Violence program assists women who have or are experiencing domestic violence to make Police reports, take out AVOs, assist with safety planning and provide support at court through the Hunter Valley Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service, provide case management through the Staying Home Leaving Violence program.

Casey North Community Information & Support Service Inc

Casey North CISS is a very busy community organisation provideing a number of support services to people in the City of Casey and beyond. In particular support is targeted at the disadvantaged and most vulnerable. Programs include Emergency Relief, CaseWork, Counselling, Financial Counselling and more.

Catholic Parish of Holy Spirit Bourke

The Bourke Catholic Parish services a large portion of the rural and remote area of far western NSW which includes a high indigenous population. Many of our parishioners and other community members suffer disadvantage due to isolation, high unemployment and low socio-economic challenges.

CatholicCare - Reaching Out Program

The CatholicCare Reaching Out Program provides free alcohol and drug counselling to young people aged 13-18 years. Our Counselling sessions are provided through outreach, which means rather than having to come to us, we can meet you in a place where you feel most comfortable; be it your school, community centre, or work place.
Our counsellors understand that being lectured about Drugs and Alcohol is not necessarily what you need. The Reaching Out Program is an opportunity to talk with someone who is qualified to help you figure out what works best for you.
We also offer support for families and friends of people impacted by alcohol and other drugs.

CatholicCare - Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains

Community Centres with a range of counselling services, bushfire and disaster support, refugee programs, homeless accommodation, social supports. Social services organisation in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains

CatholicCare - Wollongong

CatholicCare is the social services agency of the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong, covering the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Macarthur and Southern Highlands Regions. We work with the whole community, providing personal and family support throughout their lives.

Our services include: care to people who are ageing to remain in their home, NDIS support for people with a disability and their families; assisting children in Out of Home Care as well as families experiencing family breakdown, ensuring children remain safe and at the centre of parents concern; supporting people having family and relationship difficulties as well as parents and couples who require education and early intervention support to assist them in their marriage, relationships and parenting.

CatholicCare is an inclusive organisation committed to helping anyone in need regardless of religious beliefs.

CatholicCare Central Queensland

CentacareCQ is the longest running, not-for-profit local social services organisation in Central Queensland, providing professional community services for over 40 years. With more than 200 staff and dedicated volunteers, we are a large, vibrant and well-respected community organisation.

We work to encourage and strengthen individuals, couples and families through our broad range of services, which include aged care and disability support, counselling, and family and community support and education. CentacareCQ serves all people, without regard to religion, race, age, economic circumstance or ethnic background.

Our reach extends from Mackay in the north, to Bundaberg in the south, and out to the Central West. While we have seven office sites across the region, staff travel far and wide to deliver services, offering outreach programs in many small townships.

CatholicCare NT - Darwin

Support for housing, financial wellbeing, parenting, child care, aged care advocacy, DV, counselling, emergency accommodation to NT community including remote Aboriginal community

CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning

CatholicCare is a not for profit organization offering Early Intervention services, Counselling & other support programs. The Taree & Forster Community Kitchens provide nutritious meals to vulnerable people in the community Mondays to Fridays. We provide a safe space where people feel accepted and respected - without judgement. The service supports people experiencing financial hardship, homelessness, mental illness, physical or intellectual disability, substance abuse and those who are socially isolated. For many, our service has become an anchor - something they can rely upon in these uncertain times.
We also collaborate with services such as Orange Sky Mobile Laundry Service, Backpack beds for the Homeless and other local services with whom we collaborate to achieve the best positive outcomes for the People we support.
CatholicCare also provides emergency food parcels through our Community Care Pantry - the contents of which rely solely upon donations from the wider community.

CatholicCare Victoria

At CatholicCare Victoria, we're committed to empowering communities and building strength and resilience, to enable everyone to reach their full potential and live life to the full.

We deliver excellence in a broad range of child, family and youth services, family relationship services, social housing, homelessness services, school counselling and pastoral care services, employment and advocacy services across dozens of office locations, delivery sites and outreach locations across Victoria.

Our support services are available to everyone regardless of race, religious beliefs or economic status.

In 2021, Centacare Ballarat, CatholicCare Melbourne / Gippsland
and CatholicCare Sandhurst came together as CatholicCare
Victoria to enhance and strengthen service provision to the
vulnerable and marginalised, facilitating improved coordination
and greater choice for clients across Victoria.

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes - Lake Cargelligo

We offer a diverse range of programs and services to individuals, families and communities.
•Support for parents and children
•Counselling and relationship support
•Help with financial management
•Mental health services
•Men’s programs
•Help with housing and accommodation
•Programs for Indigenous communities
•Programs for Youth
Homelessness support
Domestic •Support for parents and children
•Counselling and relationship support
•Help with financial management
•Mental health services
•Men’s programs
•Help with housing and accommodation
•Programs for Indigenous communities
•Programs for Youth *Domestic Violence support.

Caxton Legal Centre Inc

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Adults - aged 25 to under 65
Adults - aged 65 and over
Families
Females
Financially disadvantaged people
Males
People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background
People in rural/regional/remote communities
People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
People with disabilities
Pre/post release offenders and/or their families
Unemployed persons
Veterans and/or their families
Victims of crime (including family violence)
Victims of disaster
Youth - 15 to under 25

Centacare - Carnarvon

Centacare Carnarvon offers case management and focuses on keeping Families together. Case management allows us to offer clients support and advocacy as well as give our clients somewhere to come when they are in need. We assist clients with support for Housing and assisting clients to find stable tenancies within the locality of Carnarvon. We also have the capacity to refer clients to much needed services within the community and assist and support them to attend these services. We look to seek Community donations to assist our clients who are in need. We run Community based programs that offer support and advocacy as well and build solid community networks. Our programs focus on new Mums and Mums to be, Women's support and we also support Youth Programs in the Community.

Centacare - Geraldton

Centacare Family Services offers family relationship and community services to individuals, couples and families. Our services are open to people of all backgrounds, faiths and cultural groups, in keeping with our values. We provide professional assistance in a manner that promotes human dignity and enhances growth and wellbeing.

Centacare - South West NSW

Centacare South West NSW (CCSWNSW) is a proud social service agency of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Wagga Wagga covering the South West Region of New South Wales. We are a member of the wider network of Catholic social service organisations across Australia known as Catholic Social Services Australia.

We are a not for profit, non-government organisation that has been providing professional services to individuals and families since 1991. We act on behalf of the Diocese to alleviate disadvantage through the provision of services to children, young people, individuals, families and communities in the Diocese. Our works with people is making a positive difference in their lives.

We are a leading agency empowering individuals and building resilient communities. We are innovative, robust and responsive to the needs of our communities and have extensive experience in crisis intervention. Our

Centacare Disability Services

Centacare has been a significant part of the social services landscape in South East Queensland for more than 60 years. During this time, we have continued to grow and evolve, along with the needs of the community to which we belong.
Centacare reaches out to those in our local communities in South East Queensland through a range of practical services for all people including the most disadvantaged and marginalised in society.
When you support Centacare, you provide care for persons suffering with mental and physical disabilities, those who are homeless, families experiencing violence in the home, seafarers, and the lonely in prisons and hospitals.
We have now reached another important milestone, with a new look for our communication and new ways to share the Centacare story.
With our history steeped in the Catholic tradition, we believe in offering loving care to all members of our community. For our people this means offering a listening ear, refraining from judgement and treating and caring for others as we would like to be treated and cared for ourselves. It is also why for many years our people have shown a shared commitment to doing whatever they can to ensure that everyone in their communities is not just cared for, but cared about, in ways that help them live their fullest lives.
We’ve captured this shared belief and commitment in our new Centacare promise. We’re proud to say that for our people, It’s more than care, it’s a calling.
We are pleased to share this new way of telling the Centacare story with you and are excited to see the incredible work our teams continue to do in aged care, community and pastoral care, disability care, Early EdCare and family and relationship care.

Centacare HomeStay

We are able to provide quality services to those in need of a range of services including childcare, support services for the aged and people with a disability as well as relationship education, counselling and support.

Centacare Homestay - Bundaberg

Centacare has been a significant part of the social services landscape in South East Queensland for more than 60 years. During this time, we have continued to grow and evolve, along with the needs of the community to which we belong.
Centacare reaches out to those in our local communities in South East Queensland through a range of practical services for all people including the most disadvantaged and marginalised in society.
When you support Centacare, you provide care for persons suffering with mental and physical disabilities, those who are homeless, families experiencing violence in the home, seafarers, and the lonely in prisons and hospitals.
We have now reached another important milestone, with a new look for our communication and new ways to share the Centacare story.
With our history steeped in the Catholic tradition, we believe in offering loving care to all members of our community. For our people this means offering a listening ear, refraining from judgement and treating and caring for others as we would like to be treated and cared for ourselves. It is also why for many years our people have shown a shared commitment to doing whatever they can to ensure that everyone in their communities is not just cared for, but cared about, in ways that help them live their fullest lives.
We’ve captured this shared belief and commitment in our new Centacare promise. We’re proud to say that for our people, It’s more than care, it’s a calling.
We are pleased to share this new way of telling the Centacare story with you and are excited to see the incredible work our teams continue to do in aged care, community and pastoral care, disability care, Early EdCare and family and relationship care.