Mayfield fete a success
CatholicCare Refugee Service and Mayfield Parish brought the local neighbourhood together on Saturday 30 April 2016.
Mayfield Parish and CatholicCare Refugee Service fete
Mayfield Parish and CatholicCare Refugee Service are holding an Autumn Fete in the church grounds of Christ the King, 288 Maitland Road, Mayfield West, on Saturday 30 April from 9am–2pm.
CatholicCare funds St John’s NSW First Aid course
CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning funded a nationally recognised St John’s two-day First Aid course for six young people being supported by CatholicCare’s Out Of Home Care (OOHC) service at the Mayfield head office last week. Participants included young people who are currently in foster care or have recently left foster care and moved into CatholicCare’s Supported Independent Living and After Care programs.
CareTalk: Read the signs of burnout and compassion fatigue
Q I have worked as a senior nurse for the past 15 years and have mostly enjoyed it. However, over the past 12 months, I have become increasingly frustrated as there are petty workplace issues that are unresolved. Also, I feel I care too much, and sometimes I carry my sadness and frustration home with me. One of my colleagues suggested I might be “burning out”. I don’t think I am depressed but I find it increasingly difficult to go to work each day. Could ‘burnout’ explain what is going on with me?
CatholicCare helps young people face adulthood with confidence
For two young locals, this year’s Youth Week Celebrations are particularly poignant, as they reflect on their incredible 12-month journey into adulthood.
Out of Home Care celebrates Easter
CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning recently held its Out of Home Care (OOHC) Easter Egg Hunt at Blue Gums Regional Park, Minmi.
CatholicCare Supported Accommodation Vegetable Garden Project
Diocesan Pastoral Placement Program participant, Shane Hyland, assisted people supported by CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning and staff with a vegetable garden project at a supported accommodation house in Newcastle last week.
CatholicCare Celebrates Diversity on Harmony Day 2016
Harmony Day, held annually on 21 March, celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.