Caroline Chisholm Society in Caroline Springs, Victoria | Mental health service

Caroline Chisholm Society

Locality: Caroline Springs, Victoria

Phone: +61 1800 134 863

Address: 1 Darebin Place 3023 Caroline Springs, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.caroline.org.au/

Likes: 6138

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Non-profit organisation
• Mental health service
• Social service

25.01.2022 Kids may be experiencing a range of emotions given the life we are all now living under COVID 19 restrictions. It is great to know this resource exists - Even if you have a 5 year old who wants to have a chat with someone, they are available anytime for any reason.. https://kidshelpline.com.au/

25.01.2022 Caroline Chisholm Society acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the traditional owners of the land that we work on. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. NAIDOC week 2020 is celebrating that it Always was, Always will be.

23.01.2022 The city is finding creative ways to navigate restrictions!

22.01.2022 It is National Child Protection week and with the number of children going into out of home care rapidly increasing, we need to work on how to do better. Tash is a young survivor of family violence who endured a significant portion of her childhood in out of home care. She knows first hand how broken the system is and is incredibly brave to be sharing her story. This animation she wrote and produced will raise awareness and hopefully inspire many other young people to speak up and share their story. We can learn a lot from those with lived experience. Well done Tash WARNING: this video contains content that might be distressing for some viewers. https://vimeo.com/336007744?ref=em-share

22.01.2022 https://facebook.com/events/s/little-people-big-feelings-fre/315567756260560/?ti=as

22.01.2022 Tomorrow will be our last day open to the public for donations of children's clothes. Our Essendon office can receive newborn to size 5. We would appreciate if they are washed and in good condition for us to redistribute. Donations will then be closed for the month of January and we will recommence on Fridays from February 5th from 10-1pm. Thankyou thankyou thankyou for your ongoing support!

18.01.2022 The Society welcomes the Victorian Government on their announcement in launching the single biggest investment in social housing in the history of Victoria - Big Housing Build. The Victorian Government's goal is to create a sustainable housing system that will provide homes and create communities for generations to come. The Society's goal is to see housing needs met as a priority focus to provide stability, permanency, and safety for mothers and their children. ... We know #housingfirst means we can work with the complexities impacting on mum and her children including, early parenting skills, being connected and belonging to a community, improving mental health and wellbeing. Housing First principles acknowledge the basic right to housing that promotes the dignity and wellbeing of the mother and her children as a family. The $5.3 billion Big Housing Build promises to deliver 12,000 new homes with the aim to create an average of 10,000 jobs a year for the next four years. This initiative will be supported with a newly established Homes Victoria to lead the Big Housing Build, including $26B in housing assets currently providing housing for more than 116,000 Victorians. The Society will continue its advocacy in this area, with particular focus on the needs of the hundreds of women and their children who continue to be left behind on housing initiatives. #housingfirst Richard Wynne MP Danny Pearson MP for Essendon Luke Donnellan MP James Merlino Martin Foley MP Ingrid Stitt MP Kaushaliya Vaghela MP

18.01.2022 Keeping children safe online is especially relevant under the current circumstances while we are all at home. This week we were alerted to some of the risks involved and disturbing content posted on apps such as TikTok. For information on how to keep children safer online, join a webinar this week, parents can access these live online at no cost- https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars

18.01.2022 PENGUINS LIVESTREAMING!! EVERY NIGHT Jump onto Phillip Island Nature Parks page every night to tune in...

18.01.2022 Each one of our new mums receives this gift so that bubba goes home in a brand new outfit. Everything in it is new. The blanket, matinee jacket, hat, and teddy are knitted with love by our wonderful volunteers. We are currently short of the muslin wraps, newborn onesies, and singlets. If you have new ones of these - we would be most grateful.

18.01.2022 Dear Pat! I didn't get to see you today when you dropped off boxes of handmade clothes and rugs and pj's ... they are so lovely and we are very grateful for the countless hours you put into these.... Just incredible!

16.01.2022 The Society views the removal of babies and children from their families as the most invasive, least effective and most expensive public policy intervention one can consider. There is urgency in this work going forward with the emerging crisis in out of home placements for Victorian children. This is acutely concerning for the current situation of at-risk and vulnerable women and the status of women expecting babies and engagement with child protection. "Thousands more ch...ildren are likely to be placed in out-of-home care due to the coronavirus pandemic, but advocates for minors say it is a human tragedy that could be avoided. A report commissioned by Victoria’s largest child and family services organisation, Berry Street, found that in the most severe scenario recurring virus outbreaks resulting in long periods of lockdown the number of children in out-of-home care would more than double from almost 12,000 to 27,500 within six years." https://www.theage.com.au//pandemic-impacts-could-push-tho

15.01.2022 2020 has been a tough year, for everyone. Tomorrow is R U OK day and a good reminder to take a moment, a breath... If there is someone you are worried about and not sure how to approach, R U OK website gives some advice on how to have those conversations. Sometimes we just need to listen, or sometimes we need to reach out ourselves. Let's take care of each other! https://www.ruok.org.au

15.01.2022 As we navigate our way through this challenging year, our mental health is of paramount importance. October is mental health month and a reminder! Take care everyone, From the CCS team!

14.01.2022 Thanks Shirly for your generous donation! Special shout out to Peter D from Rotary Club of Essendon for making it happen! From the CCS team :)

12.01.2022 We are excited to be announcing that we will be able to receive donations again from our wonderful community. Our ability to receive and distribute Material Aid has changed this year and decisions are always being made inline with Government directions. It has felt like a long road to this point. To keep everyone safe, we do have to do things differently for a while. Our Essendon office will be able to receive donations on Fridays from 10-1pm (COMMENCING FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBE...R). Our Caroline Springs office is CLOSED until further notice. So to target our current specific needs, if your children have grown out of the following sizes and they are clean and still in great condition, please drop them to our door on any Friday between 10am-1pm - beginning next week the 13th November. 0000 000 2 3 4 5 If you have new children’s clothes, any size up to age 5, we would be grateful to accept those. Also baby slings like the ergobaby are perfect! We will not be able to take the bigger items at this time, like prams and cots. For updates, please check our Facebook page. THANKYOU for helping us do the work we do, we could not do it without you!! The team at Caroline Chisholm!

11.01.2022 Thank you Shirly from Rotary Club of Essendon for organising the lovely unexpected delivery today. We received a gorgeous supply of new shoes, backpacks, gumboots and books... There will be many children happy to be receiving these!! From the CCS team :)

11.01.2022 Thanks Lisa for the incredible knitwear you have made for us.. look at her talent!!

09.01.2022 Thanks Goulburn Valley Pregnancy and Family Support for sending us some chocolate! What an uplifting gift :) Our team at Caroline Chisholm Society is spread over a long distance but still manage to be a great support!

09.01.2022 Our material aid is open for donations today!! A huge thankyou to our community for bringing down your kids clothes... We are so so so so grateful for your support!!!! The CCS team

08.01.2022 Next week is National Child Protection Week - 6-12 September. The National Association for Prevention of Child abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) report that in 2018 there was over 32,000 Australian children proven to be abused. Each day next week there will be a series of events and webinars to get involved in. Here is a link to the programs: https://www.napcan.org.au/official-program-webinars-events/

08.01.2022 Erica, Robert and Trinity very kindly dropped by with some books this afternoon. What a wonderful team- they purchased some books with cd's for children from Rainbows and Sunshine for us to give out over Christmas.. so a big thank you to King and Whittle accountants!!! From the CCS team :)

08.01.2022 Thankyou to the Rotary Club of Essendon. You support us to do the work that we do and it is appreciated! The Rotary Club regularly donate to Caroline Chisholm Society, kindly dropping off supplies of children's shoes, bags, books, clothes and food. It makes an enormous difference! We rely heavily on the community to help our families in need. From all at CCS. https://www.rce.org.au/Stories/gifts

08.01.2022 Rotary Club of Essendon and Rotary Donations in Kind West Footscray give us a tremendous amount of support.. Boxes of new shoes for children arrived at the office, kindly delivered by Cathy! Thanks so much to you all!! :)

07.01.2022 Good afternoon everyone, Please note Yarra Valley water has issued unsafe drinking water warning for 88 suburbs. The warning includes:... Damage caused by storms overnight led to undisinfected water from Silvan Dam entering the water supply system. Customers in 88 suburbs are being told not to drink their tap water or use it for food preparation unless it is boiled first. Water which has not been boiled may be used for showering, bathing, flushing toilets, hand washing, washing dishes, clothes and garden watering. The contaminated water may cause gastro-like symptoms if consumed. If you experience any of these symptoms, please contact your doctor. An estimated 250,000 households are affected by the issue, which is expected to be resolved later today. Affected suburbs: ATTWOOD FAWKNER OLINDA BAYSWATER FOREST HILL PARK ORCHARDS BAYSWATER NORTH GLEN WAVERLEY PLENTY BLACKBURN GREENSBOROUGH RESEARCH BLACKBURN NORTH GREENSBOROUGH RESERVOIR BLACKBURN SOUTH GREENVALE RINGWOOD BORONIA HEATHMONT RINGWOOD EAST BOX HILL NORTH KALORAMA RINGWOOD NORTH BROADMEADOWS KANGAROO GROUND ROXBURGH PARK BULLEEN KILSYTH SILVAN BUNDOORA KILSYTH SOUTH SOMERTON BURWOOD KINGSBURY SOUTH MORANG BURWOOD EAST LALOR TEMPLESTOWE CAMPBELLFIELD LILYDALE TEMPLESTOWE LOWER CHIRNSIDE PARK LOWER PLENTY THE BASIN COBURG NORTH MEADOW HEIGHTS THOMASTOWN COLDSTREAM MELBOURNE AIRPORT VERMONT COOLAROO MERNDA VERMONT SOUTH CRAIGIEBURN MILL PARK VIEWBANK CROYDON MITCHAM WANTIRNA CROYDON HILLS MONBULK WARRANDYTE CROYDON NORTH MONT ALBERT NORTH WARRANDYTE SOUTH CROYDON SOUTH MONTMORENCY WARRANWOOD DALLAS MONTROSE WESTMEADOWS DONCASTER MOOROOLBARK WOLLERT DONCASTER EAST MOUNT DANDENONG WONGA PARK DONVALE MOUNT EVELYN YALLAMBIE DOREEN MOUNT WAVERLEY YARRAMBAT ELTHAM NORTH WARRANDYTE EPPING NUNAWADING

06.01.2022 Thankyou thankyou thankyou @Hire for baby Niddrie - for the donation of a pram... It is going to a new mum next week!!!

05.01.2022 Rotary Club of Essendon kindly donated cot sheets and mattress protectors to Caroline Chisholm Society. We have been busy making up some packs to distribute out to all the new babies arriving! Thanks again Rotary club!

04.01.2022 So impressed with the efforts of Tanya, an incredible mum of 5 children who has been super busy - Not only with her own children - but singlehandedly raising funds and collecting toys for our Christmas drive. Talk about superwoman! This is not even all of them- she dropped off 9 bags of toys! AMAZING! THANKYOU So much! - this is one of her little ones helping to spread the Christmas joy!

04.01.2022 At Caroline Chisholm Society we work to keep mums and their children together because we believe that is the best outcome for all. Early intervention can and does help. A report released last week outlines the current situation with children in out of home care. 12,000 Victorian children in care, with a projected 8% increase each year. This will mean there could be 23,000 children in out of home care by 2025.

04.01.2022 Some powerful feedback received from a mother this week!

04.01.2022 POP UP CLOTHING SWAP!!!!!! Caroline Chisholm Society will recommence our pop up clothing SWAP at Wyndham Park Community Center. For more information and to book a spot, contact us on 9361 7000

03.01.2022 We received a generous cheque of $500 today from GFM Accountants. Thankyou so much to Brent, Darren and Jenny for organising this. Their team collectively raised the funds to support our work. They wanted to support local and this is a great example of community looking out for each other. We are very grateful and this money will go towards the mums and babies that we help. The team at CCS. Gfm Accountants

02.01.2022 This week our Caroline Chisholm Goulburn Valley branch received a $3000 cheque from Shepparton Marketplace. This money was gratefully accepted by our Lead Practitioner Maree Chin. Goulburn Valley Pregnancy and Family Support was established in 1979 and relies on donations and volunteers to do the fabulous work they do. Funds will go towards supporting disadvantaged families in the region. A big thank you to the "Thank You Project" at the marketplace. From all the CCS team..

02.01.2022 Thank you to Rotary Club of Essendon for your kind and generous donation. Some lovely children's clothes, shoes and bags which are much appreciated. Thank you for supporting the work we do. The team at CCS