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Click to download the 2011 Cara Christmas Chatter.

The 32nd Annual General Meeting of Cara Inc was held in the Savoy Room at the Clarion Hotel on Canterbury 326 Canterbury Road Forest Hill 3131 on Thursday 10th November 2011

The 2010/2011 Cara Inc Annual report is available by clicking here

The Child Safety Commissioner's "As Eye See It" project provides young people living in out of home care with the opportunity to share their experiences and stories with those who care for them and with the broader community. Their stories are portrayed through six black and white photographs representing their out of home care experiences, along with a short description of their photographs and the messages behind them. These photographs will be displayed at Federation Square for a week beginning Friday 9th September 2011.

Cara has three girls participating and all three have thoroughly enjoyed this creative and reflective experience which has left them with a sense of achievement and pride.

What a fantastic night was experienced by all who attended the Cara “Ignite Their Light and Let Them Shine” presentation on Thursday 12th May 2011.

In excess of 100 invited guests mingled in the foyer of Chapel Off Chapel and enjoyed a variety of finger food and pre show drinks before taking their seats to view a performance of “Who owns me today?”, a drama by HighWater theatre.

The stage show, which was at times very confronting for the audience, highlighted the difficulties associated with adolescent homelessness, including teenage pregnancy.

Ignite Their Light and Let Them Shine is the catchcry for Cara’s extension of our Morgan House Young Mums program and will alleviate the risk of becoming homeless and the possible loss of their baby. A situation which is faced by these vulnerable young mothers when they are approaching or have reached the age of 18 and are no longer supported by the Department of Human Services.

Cara’s vision is to provide our Catalina House property for up to three young mothers and their babies and remove the possibility of the girls having to declare themselves homeless and run the risk of having to relinquish the care of their child because they have no permanent place to live.

We received several generous donations on the night and hope to have discussions with one or more corporate partners who may be interested in a tailored sponsorship package which will allow us the financial independence to operate this new and innovative program.