How would you feel knowing that you have made a huge positive impact on a person’s life, for just a few hours a week? Imagine knowing that you had created an opportunity for them to get the job they want and help them stay connected to...
National Reconciliation Week is an important date in the Uniting calendar as we work together – and walk together – towards equality, inclusion and self-determination for Australia’s First Peoples. Reconciliation requires the forming and maintaining of trusted, respectful relationships with Aboriginal peoples. Gavin Mate, Head of Aboriginal...
National Volunteer Week is the perfect time to celebrate the wonderful work our Uniting volunteers do in services across NSW and ACT each and every day. From running play groups and leading pastoral care programs, to volunteering in our corporate offices and hosting recreational activities in...
From caring for our aged care clients and leading rehabilitation programs, to saving people who have overdosed from drugs, nurses are the backbone of many Uniting services. Nurses are an integral part of Uniting and always have been. Almost 100 years ago, the War Memorial hospital...
One of the most frequent questions we’re asked when we’re recruiting for foster carers at Uniting is, “Who can become a foster carer?”. It seems that many people who would make great foster parents just aren’t sure if being single, or older (or younger), or in...
How would like to be remembered, and what legacy do you wish to leave? In a culture where we are taught to ‘play it safe’, it can be hard to be brave enough to take steps of courageous action. For one family, the decision to donate their...
Anzac Day is a day of gratitude for the service men and women who have risked – and lost – their lives to serve Australia. Here at Uniting, we are lucky to have had the chance to be of service to many ANZACs as part of...
For those of us who follow the Christian tradition, Easter is a time to remember the life of Jesus and renew our commitment to following the example he set. But whether you identify as a person of faith or not, Easter can be a time to...
Around nine months ago, Dolie Ufi from Kildare Road Medical Centre in Blacktown, called the Uniting Local Area Coordination (LAC) program front desk at Parramatta and spoke with Jessica Bain, Community Engagement Officer, about the confusion that general practitioners and patients felt towards the National...
Our guest blogger Alex W lives with Autism and has been working for Uniting as an Operations Support Officer for just over two years. In his blog he shares his experience of growing up and living with Autism, and his passion for music. I was born...
