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It costs more to have cancer treated when you live in the country. Our mission is to ease this burden. Extra travel and accommodation expenses, combined with other out of pocket medical expenses, can be financially crippling for families, especially when it is the primary income earner undergoing treatment. Accommodation and travel expenses make up the largest form of our financial assistance (almost 50% for FY 2019), followed by medical expenses at 42%, the remainder being utilities and some bespoke assistance categories. We operate in 55 branches in country NSW – from as far north as Moree, as far south as the Bega Valley and west through to Nyngan, Dubbo and Balranald, we have close to 3,000 member volunteers. Every dollar raised local is spent local. We assist in over 8,000 requests annually.

CatholicCare is a not for profit organization offering Early Intervention services, Counselling & other support programs. The Taree & Forster Community Kitchens provide nutritious meals to vulnerable people in the community Mondays to Fridays. We provide a safe space where people feel accepted and respected - without judgement. The service supports people experiencing financial hardship, homelessness, mental illness, physical or intellectual disability, substance abuse and those who are socially isolated. For many, our service has become an anchor - something they can rely upon in these uncertain times. We also collaborate with services such as Orange Sky Mobile Laundry Service, Backpack beds for the Homeless and other local services with whom we collaborate to achieve the best positive outcomes for the People we support. CatholicCare also provides emergency food parcels through our Community Care Pantry - the contents of which rely solely upon donations from the wider community.

We are here to make a difference. We create jobs that care for people and planet, we keep waste out of landfill and we provide community service to those who need it most. We do this to make the world fairer and life better. We run some of the largest social enterprises in the country and deliver a range of community services. Last year we provided jobs for 786 people across Australia, 67% of them experiencing barriers to employment, provided nearly 70,000 community services instances and over 7,000 bed nights to youth in crisis.

Global Care is the social justice and disaster relief arm of the International Network of Churches (INC) and we exist to spread kindness and love across Australia, and around the world. Our Taree branch has a food outlet open to the community and focuses on disaster relief, one on one community service and on the ground assistance.