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Young people in out-of-home care benefit from our intergenerational program

It was during the lock down periods of the COVID-19 pandemic that leaders of our Aged Care Services and Families and Young People Services saw an opportunity to develop connections between children and young people in out-of-home care and aged care residents. “In December 2021 it began with young people in out-of-home care making gifts …

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Our Nudgee Residential Aged Care Services awarded top 5-star rating for food services

Pictured above, left to right: Jon Usi, Mark Day, Irun Shrestha, Rahul Chawla. Walk into our Aged Care Residence at Nudgee and you may catch sight of our Eat Safe Rating of 5 Stars which we are now able to display on site and also on the Eat Safe Brisbane website. This comes after the Brisbane …

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Family counselling: Will it work for my family?

Being a part of a strong family unit can be as challenging as it is rewarding. If the challenging aspects are beginning to outweigh those rewarding moments, it may be helpful to seek family counselling. Our Clinical Lead and Provisional Psychologist, Emma Braun and our Program Manager for Counselling, Jessica-Lee (Jess) Stonier answer your questions …

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Gold-standard multicultural work in Toowoomba

Toowoomba Disaster Management working group. 16 different languages spoken, 1 award nomination, many strong connections forged. Jane Williamson (centre front); Nestor Kangudia (front, to the right of Jane), Mojgan Namdari (to the right of Nestor). In just over a week, members of our Families and Young People Services CAMS team in Toowoomba will be making …

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Leading from the heart: Meet Mengistu Hailu

For the past six years, Mengistu Hailu has worked to support people seeking asylum through his role as Senior Case Coordinator at the Romero Centre in Brisbane. This month, Mengistu has been appointed as the new Romero Centre Manager—an appointment celebrated by the Romero Centre and Mercy Community teams, as well as all those who …

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Mercy Community leads campaign in search of Foster Carers

Mercy Community is advancing the search for potential foster carers with the launch of The Thank You Project which acknowledges the positive impact foster carers have made on the lives of young people in care and shares stories of the richness the experience added to their family. Opening your home and bringing a foster child …

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CTARS cyber incident update

Last Update: 03/06/2022 In late May 2022, Mercy Community was advised by one of its technology vendors “CTARS” (a cloud-based client management system for out of home care services) that an unauthorised third party had gained access to CTARS’ systems, and that a sample of CTARS systems data had been posted on a ‘deep web’ …

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Easter Reflection 2022

Together as Mercy Community we enter the sacred and special time of Easter. This season is a time to remember the Love of God, the Eternal Spirit, present amongst us in the person of Jesus Christ. In the Christian story, this is a time to remember Jesus, Son of God, coming to us in human …

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Support Coordination’s huge effort during the recent floods

Now that the waters have receded and the time of highest risk has passed, we would like to shine a light on the incredible efforts of our South and Central Queensland NDIS Support Coordination teams during the February rain event. Combined, these two teams cover what were some of the worst-affected regions, with the Southern …

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Gifts of joy, from young people to aged care residents

As part of encouraging connections between young people and aged care residents, young people in Mercy Community’s residential care programs were invited to make cards and gifts for the people living in aged care—some of whom who’d been unwell. The young people thoroughly embraced the opportunity and put their whole hearts into it, making cards …

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