Meet CREATE Mate Sally Sievers from the NT!
In our latest magazines we interviewed Sally Sievers, the Children’s Commissioner in the NT. Sally is also a CREATE Mate and does heaps to support CREATE and children and young people in care. Let’s find out more about her! So Sally, tell us about yourself! What’s your role? I am currently the Children’s Commissioner of […]
November Advocacy Wrap Up
With only a couple of months until the end of the year, the team at CREATE are showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to advocating for children and young people in care! We’ve had another month full of behind the scenes advocacy work, as well as some great media coverage and speaking […]
October Advocacy Wrap Up
As hard as it is to believe that we’ve reached the end of October, and that the end of 2021 is looming closer – here we are! This month at CREATE we saw a flurry of activity in our advocacy work with some really solid media coverage, social campaigns, speaking events and more. Not to […]
September Advocacy Update
Another month, another advocacy update from CREATE! There’s been so much going on this month in the Child Protection space around Australia. Each month our Influencing Committee meet to discuss the month that was, and sector issues we will be keeping tabs on as things progress. Here are our top updates from September. Home Stretch […]
Now is the time for government to listen to First Nations Peoples on keeping families together, SAFE AND SUPPORTED!
CREATE Foundation calls on the Australian Government to listen to the voices of First Nations Peoples and learn from its historical mistakes. Current statistics demonstrate an alarming realisation that we are not learning, we are not listening. We know this because today, right now, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people are 11 […]
CREATE’s July Advocacy Wrap Up
Here at CREATE, our aim is to create meaningful change for children and young people with an out-of-home care experience. One of the primary powerhouses for change in our organisation is our Influencing Committee. This committee brings together all of our business areas (Policy, Marketing, Media, Operations and of course, young people!) to discuss HOW […]
Gus talks COVID-19 with the kids, for the kids!
Do you have question about the cororonavirus? Take a look at our cartoon series “Gus talks COVID-19 with kids, for kids!” where Gus the Gorilla explains what coronavirus is and what it can mean for kids in care. We’ve released two new episodes of Gus Talks! See them below: Gus Talks: Mindfulness! Gus Talks: Staying […]
COVID-19 Update
Please note this page was last updated 23/07/2021 Want to know more about the COVID-19 vaccines? One of the best ways to protect yourself and the community against the spread of COVID-19 is to register for the vaccine! To find out more about eligibility and the types of vaccines, as well as where to go […]
MEDIA RELEASE: ANNOUNCING THE LATEST INDEPENDENT SURVEY OF YOUNG PEOPLE’S CARE EXPERIENCES
The latest independent survey of children and young people with an out-of-home care experience will be released on Tuesday 25th May, 2021. For 20 years, CREATE Foundation has informed government and the child protection sector through independent consultations and research with children and young people with an out-of-home care experience (i.e., foster, kinship or residential […]
