As a single mother, a migrant and a victim of domestic violence, nothing about the last three years of Cynthia’s life has been easy. “A couple of months after I arrived in Australia from China, I started to experience significant domestic violence from my ex-husband. It was severe and involved…

For Stephen, who is retired and lives on his own, visits from his CatholicCare Activity Support Partners are the highlights of his week, “I have no family, so I really appreciate the company of my two CatholicCare workers.” For the last three years, Stephen has been receiving services from CatholicCare…

Up to 30 kids from troubled Northern Beaches homes stay in motels each night due to foster carer shortage Written by: Jim O'Rourke - Manly Daily on 22 July 2022 Up to 30 kids need emergency accommodation each night on the Northern Beaches, but many are forced to sleep in…

For Lisa Baker, pursuing her career in a community-based preschool simply wasn’t an option. When Lisa’s second child was born she says, “it just wasn’t affordable for me to have two children in care and be working in a preschool but I really wanted to be able to stay in…