CatholicCare celebrate NAIDOC Week
CatholicCare held a NAIDOC Week Celebration Morning Tea to recognise the First Nations people that have occupied and cared for our continent for over 65,000 years.
A community kitchen for all
In response to the growing need to support the vulnerable and disadvantaged, coupled with hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Forster Tuncurry Community Kitchen launched in July 2020.
Walk to stop the wild side
Taree CatholicCare Area Manager Kathryn Kent wants us all to do a runner and take a stand against violence this August-September.
Rugby helped me to belong
By her own admission Courtney Currie was “hard to handle” as a child but after taking up rugby union in high school the description now applies to the star player‘s on-field talents as she works towards a coveted Australian jersey.
Recognition and support required
The disproportionate incarceration rates of Indigenous people in Australia is an issue that cannot be understated.
CatholicCare’s Winter Appeal 2020
This year, the most vulnerable people across the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle are struggling more than ever. The onset of winter, coupled with the impact that COVID-19 has had on people’s lives including record high unemployment rates means people need help and they need it now.
Community combo is cookin’
A partnership between CatholicCare Social Services Hunter Manning, the Forster Tuncurry Catholic parish and Holy Name Primary School, Forster has resulted in a new community kitchen to serve those in need in the area.
Turn unemployment into care
Even as many of us struggle to cope and adjust to the challenges coronavirus presents, it would be remiss of us to forget the thousands of children in NSW who, through no fault of their own, live in foster care placements.