Fundraising & Events

CatholicCare needs to continually work toward finding new means of attracting financial support for its work in the community. We use these funds to enable the development of new programs and services for which no other funding source is currently available. More and more we are seeing families and in particular children, who are suffering serious forms of abuse and neglect, often as a result of a person’s addiction and/or mental illness. When families are supported they have a better chance of remaining together, where their children can grow up in a healthy home environment. CatholicCare can only reach out to all these families with increased financial support and especially support from the private philanthropic community, e.g. private individuals (through donations and bequests) and trusts and foundations.

Other ways to support the good work of CatholicCare include:

Corporate Sponsorship - from those companies concerned with corporate social responsibility who are willing to share in our mission of service, and support our values and ethical principles
Friends of CatholicCare - those who volunteer in support of CatholicCare

For more information please contact:
Ralph Roath, Director Development and Fundraising
Ph (03) 9287 5529 Fax (03) 9287 5599
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The Glamour of the Gown

The Glamour of the Gown event held at the Box Hill Town Hall on 1 September raised over $9,000 for CatholicCare's Alcohol & Other Drug Family Service to help offset the shortfalls in our government funding. Many thanks to our team of dedicated volunteer fundraisers and sponsors for a very successful evening.

Unfortunately, it is the children who are often the forgotten ones and suffer the most with the pain of a loved one's substance abuse. Thanks to this fundraiser, CatholicCare can now continue to provide:

Supported playgroups for children whose parents are affected by alcohol or other drugs
More play equipment and art materials for the development and enrichment of children
Nutrition education programs for the parents involved in the playgroups

Photos from the Glamour of the Gown

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This event was proudly supported by

Volunteer aims to heal broken lives

Helping others is in Joan Adamson's DNA

NUNAWADING'S Joan Adamson knows all too well the ugly side of drugs and alcohol.

The toxic mix has taken many lives and torn countless families apart but Ms Adamson has spent the past decade trying to put the pieces back together.

Read full article as published in The Whitehorse Leader, 24 Aug 2011

Two Sacred Heart Sandringham Girls Making A Difference

Grace Tilley and Ella Smith from Grade 5 are participating in this year's Run Melbourne. This is a community fitness program for everyone and it is also an opportunity for participants to raise money for their selected charities.

Grace and Ella have chosen to raise funds for CatholicCare.

We encourage everyone to get behind Grace and Ella by supporting them in this running event. Please click on the link http://runmelbourne.everydayhero.com.au/graceandella

Please support our girls, get behind their efforts and help make this a runaway success!

Gala Ball - Celebrating 75 years

CatholicCare (formerly Centacare Catholic Family Services) held our 75th Anniversary Gala Ball on Thursday 19 May at the Plaza Ballroom, Collins St Melbourne. Guests enjoyed a wonderful night of fine dining, dancing and live entertainment with fabulous vocalists Julie O’Hara, Alana Conway and leading Swing band The Pearly Shells.