From 10 Schools to a Bachelor’s Degree: Ruby’s Path to Success and Advocacy
From 10 Schools to a Bachelor’s Degree: Ruby’s Path to Success and Advocacy With experience in kinship care, foster care, and residential care since the age of nine, Ruby’s journey […]
Pain into power: How Tayla managed to #SnapThatStigma
I sit on multiple boards and councils, was the 2023 Young Canberra Citizen of the Year, was inducted into the Women’s Honour Roll and am employed at the ACT Human […]
The healing powers of art and what #SnapThatStigma means to Emmarita
Content warning: This story mentions domestic and family violence, grief and loss. I’m a single mum, an entrepreneur and a Contemporary Indigenous Artist. This year I was commissioned to paint […]
Snapping stigma and re-connecting with siblings: Cheyenne’s story
I came into care when I was 12, turning 13. Because I lived in regional WA, I found there were a lot of other young people and families that didn’t […]
Brittany Snaps That Stigma
How Brittany snapped that stigma of growing up in care: I prioritised my self worth daily and reminded myself that my ‘background’ will never define me, I’ve always stayed future […]
Nakita Snaps That Stigma
“I began my dance journey when I was 5. I was taken from my parents and put into foster care due to no fault of my own. Dance has always […]
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 […]
Meet Jackie. #snapthatstigma
At CREATE we want to show the variety and diversity of experiences held by young people with a care experience. Our snap that stigma campaign focuses on breaking the cycle […]
2020 in Review: James’ Story
James is a 19-year old clubCREATE member from Queensland. We recently chatted to James about how 2020 was for him – the ups, the downs and everything inbetween, and talked […]
