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Contact Information
Street Address : Office 47/81, Carrington Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Postal Address : GPO Box 513 ADELAIDE SA 5001
Contact Number : 08 8223 6603 or 1800 655 105
Email : sa@create.org.au
Office Hours : 9.00am – 5.00pm
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About the CREATE SA Team
Kareen PillarPosition: State Coordinator I am so excited about returning home to SA, to join the fantastic Create team as the new State Coordinator, after so many years away working in Queensland. I am looking forward to catching up with old friends and workers in the care sector and working on some great projects with young people. One of the many projects is ‘What’s the Plan?’ a program CREATE Foundation have put together to help 15 to 18 year olds to be more prepared when they move out of care and into independence. The scary thing is that around 65% of young people in care don’t have one! We need your opinions and comments in order to bring about change!!! “Any nation that does not care for and protect all of its children does not deserve to be called a nation” – Nelson Mandela |
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Bethany StewartPosition: Community Facilitator I run the Young People’s program in South Australia. This involves running Young Consultant’s Training, producing the State Newsletter and helping out at State events and programs. I work with the State Youth Advisory delegates and recently travelled to Sydney for the National Youth Advisory Committee Summit. |
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Latest News
Scholarships from Foundation for Young Australians
Students at government schools will be able to apply for Opportunity Scholarships from the Foundation for Young Australians between 12 July and 23 August 2010. The scholarships are intended to help individual students who ‘lack financial and practical resources’ to attend curriculum-related programs. See the website below for more details.
http://www.fya.org.au/what-we-do/initiatives/scholarships/
Dame Roma Grants Round open August 11th to 30th September
The Dame Roma Mitchell Grants were established to give financial assistance to young people who are, or have been under guardianship of the Minister in South Australia. They cover areas such as: to assist achievement of personal goals, to contribute to health and wellbeing and to provide development opportunities. For more information go to www.dfc.sa.gov.au/drmtf or call 8415 4236 for more information.
Round Up:
So what’s been happening around the office I hear you ask? Well we said goodbye to Em, she’s off working for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards now and we wish her all the best. We’ve also said hello to Kareen, our new state coordinator! Hopefully you’ll hear more from her soon.
We’ve started planning for our next mission:be and this will be held in the Pt Pirie Region!!!! So if you’re aged 14-18 in that area and would like to be involved in our awesome program of camps, workshops and adventure activities then call Beth at CREATE on 1800 655 105 or text her on 0434 020 905 and she’ll get back to you.
We’ll also be at the Guardianship Olympics in Pt Augusta in the October school holidays and out and about for a few other activities as well!
YAG & NYAC
We’re down to two NYAC delegates in SA as we said goodbye to Ed as he moved to Qld where he plans to continue his involvement with CREATE.
In July we had a great time going for an activity Day in Mt Crawford where we made it to the top of a pretty cool hill.
If you want to be involved with YAG and our activity days give Beth a call on 1800 655 105 or text her on 0434 020 905.
clubCREATE magazine June edition is out now! To download the SA state round-up click here!
Events + Activities
mission:be: Pt Pirie Region starting in the September school holidays!
Young Consultants Training dates TBA
Guardianship Olympics, Pt Augusta 7th October, if you live in Pt Pirie, Pt Augusta or Whyalla contact you Families SA office for more information.
Youth Advisory Group – ongoing, regular meetings, contact the office if you would like to be involved.
About Our Programs
clubCREATE
clubCREATE is a club for children and young people in care, or with a care experience. Members get a welcome pack, quarterly newsletters, invitations to events, and a birthday card each year. You can join clubCREATE on-line at http://www.create.org.au/ypz/clubCREATE/, call your SA office on 1800 655 015 or email clubCREATE@create.org.au and ask for a membership form.
Entering Care Kits
If you are entering care for the first time, CREATE will deck you out with a backpack of essential stuff to help you on your way. The kit includes CREATE program information, t-shirt, cap, wristband, newsletter and some other fun stuff. You need to join clubCREATE to be able to receive a kit just contact your SA office on 1800 655 015 or email clubCREATE@create.org.au.
State and Territory Youth Advisory Group’s
The Youth Advisory Group is a program that brings young people together to discuss care issues and explore solutions. Youth Advisory groups are in each state and territory and provide feedback which activates change for the better. The Youth Advisory Group also tells CREATE how best to represent the opinions of children and young people in care. To find out more contact your CREATE SA office on 1800 655 105.
mission:be
mission: be is a personal discovery program run over a three month period. It is a self evelopment and leadership program for young people in care aged 14-18 years. The program involves workshops, camps and adventure activities.
Young Consultants
Young Consultants are young people aged 14 and over who have had a care experience. They work alongside CREATE to share with others in the community what it is like to be in care. Young Consultants go to conferences, consultations, forums and events to represent CREATE and young people in care. To become a young consultant you need to complete Young Consultants Training.
Young Consultants also get a few perks. They can participate in connection activities like trips to the movies and professional development courses including things like Senior First Aid, interview skills, budgeting and building a resume all of which Young Consultants can access for free.
Young Consultants Training
To become a Young Consultant you need to undertake the Young Consultant’s Training Course which is a fun training workshop. You can hang out with other young people, develop skills in presentation and public speaking and learn all about the Care system. Young Consultants training may lead to opportunities to do some occasional paid work with CREATE in through representation at conferences, consultations, forums and events and providing training support.
