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Don’t miss the signs that a loved one needs support
Knowing when it’s time to step in to an older person’s life is hard. Whether it’s facilitating home help, organising respite care or choosing residential…
Signs that an older person may need help
It’s important to recognise the signs when an older person needs more support. Whether it’s facilitating help at home, organising respite care or choosing a…
Guiding homeless youth to a better future for 40 years
For thousands of young people, a modest house in Brisbane has been the home they didn’t have. Carinity Orana is celebrating 40 years of welcoming and…
Dave dedicated to supporting homeless youth
Dave McNair is celebrating 20 years working for Baptist care organisations including the last 15 years at the Carinity Orana shelter for homeless youth in…
Carinity Family Support Appeal: Bringing hope to people in need
Everyone in our community deserves to live their life in a way that allows them to achieve their full potential. However, circumstances can arise that…
Caring for our carers
Nearly 25 years ago Maria Fairhall sat in her GP’s office processing the diagnosis of her husband’s chronic health condition. Maria and her husband had…
Special Remembrance Day tribute for Sunshine Coast icon
Remembrance Day was a special occasion for Carinity Home Care Sunshine Coast client Kenneth Chadwick and his Lifestyle Carer, Amanda Marshall. They attended a Remembrance…
Chaplain’s journey to support youth
Mark Macrae says God has taken him on a “roundabout way” to working with young people. The former fruit farmer has volunteered at a drug and…
Staying connected during the pandemic
“Anywhere the struggle is great, the level of ingenuity and inventiveness is high.” It’s an observation from noted economist Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin that relates to…
Community for all stages of life
Joyce Larkens moved to the Carinity Brownesholme retirement community 20 years ago – and she has never wanted to leave. “We decided we would move…
Youth on track to building a better future
Young people from the Rockhampton district facing difficulty are building for a better future – both literally and figuratively – with help from Carinity. Carinity…
Behind prison walls, tomorrow is like yesterday
In prison, a place populated by lost souls, each day feels like an eternity and each day is like the last. Walking into prison, new prisoners often…