Let’s hear from Young Consultant Terry
Terry is an awesome CREATE Young Consultant, who has gone on to achieve amazing things! We talked to Terry about his experiences with CREATE, his job and his goals for the future. So Terry you’ve been pretty influential in your time at CREATE over the years. Can you tell us about some of the things […]
Cyber Safety – Connecting online safely!
If the past year taught us anything, it’s the value of connecting with the people who are important to us. With border restrictions and social distancing, digital mediums have been more essential than ever – which brings with it a whole new world of opportunities – but also some things to be aware of! Using […]
Aaron shares his story – How CREATE Your Future changed his relationship with himself.
Aaron is a CREATE Young Consultant who shared his experience with us about his involvement with CREATE, and specifically the CREATE Your Future program. The program helped to shift his mindset, improve his self-esteem and provided a safe space to learn essential life lessons. It’s amazing to hear the impact a program like this can […]
CREATE Foundation Releases Best Practice Guide on Participation
CREATE Foundation have released our second Best Practice Guide – this time, on the topics of Participation. “Encouraging Participation in Out-of-Home Care” is an evidence-based guide that outlines seven principles to support young people as decision-makers in their own lives. CREATE advocates for children and young people in care to be supported in exercising their […]
“Don’t suffer in silence.” Transitioning to Independence in Tasmania: Webinar
Transitioning to independence is a challenge that all children and young people in out-of-home care must face – but often, conversations about transitioning, transition plans, and resources to assist in the process are overlooked, forgotten, or rushed. It’s important for children and young people going through this stage of their life – who are learning […]
Keeping in Touch with Siblings: CREATE’s COVID-19 TAS Webinar
Relationships between siblings are a bond like no other and play an important role in our lives. Many children and young people in care don’t get to live with some or all of their siblings but this doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have the opportunity to be connected with them and have these important relationships in […]
Queensland Art Competition
As part of Child Protection Week in Queensland, our team held a virtual art competition where children, young people and their families could send in their work, have fun being creative and express themselves through their artwork. We had 48 entries from over 5 categories from across Queensland, with everything from dance, lantern making, painting, […]
CREATE Foundation celebrates Child Protection Week 2020
This year’s theme was “Putting Children First”. From the 6th-12th September this year was Child Protection Week, and all across Australia our teams put together a range of events, activities and opportunities for young people with an out-of-home care experience to have their say! Here’s a wrap-up of CREATE Foundation’s Child Protection Week for 2020. […]
Young people share wisdom at recent CREATE Youth Advisory Group meeting in NSW
At CREATE we want to hear about children and young people’s experiences of being in care. We want to hear about what isn’t working so we can advocate for change. We also want to hear about what does work for children and young people so we know what it looks like when things are working […]