*During 2019-2020
CREATE supports children and young people in out-of-home care by listening to what they have to say and by helping them inform governments and other organisations about their experiences in care to help improve the children protection system.
We do this through our mission to connect, to empower, to change.
*During 2019-2020
We connect children and young people to each other, their community and CREATE through our clubCREATE program, connection events, magazines and birthday card programs!
"Hey CREATE, I'd just like to say thank you for my birthday card every year. They make me feel like someone actually cares about my existence. Thank you!!!"
"I've grown so much from hanging out with other kids like me, I feel like part of a bigger family, family that actually understands and gets me."
We empower children and young people to build self-confidence, self-esteem and skills that enable them to have a voice and be heard through our empowerment programs, Speak Up, YAGs, CYF and more.
The program enabled me to change and grow and gave me opportunities to work around negative experiences, and change my behaviours to positive ones.
It's made me more comfortable in in being able to speak up on my own, being an advocate for my own rights and advocating for others rights. I'm not very good at public speaking. And so the fact that I get to sit in on on these sorts of things, these webinars and have chats to people that I've never met is is incredible because if I had looked back when I was 16, this wouldn't be - 16 year old me would think this is ridiculous. This could not happen, and being able to sit down and advocate for myself, advocate for other people without the fear of being told to be quiet, because I know that I have incredible support around me.
*During 2019-2020
We change the care system, in consultation with children and young people, through advocacy to improve policies, practices, and services, and increase community awareness.
We have 8 advocacy priorities from our Strategic Plan:
Our Annual Reviews provide an overview of our impact and achievements over the past 12 months, as well as providing an update on our strategic plan goals. Take a look at the Annual Reviews for 2020 and years prior below.
CREATE’s 2022 Annual Review highlights our achievements and progress towards creating a better life for children and young people in out-of-home care.
This year CREATE reflects on our achievements throughout the 2020/21 Financial Year, including how we were able to pivot and rise to the challenges presented due to COVID-19, and continue in our mission to Connect, to Empower, to Change.
This website was built in consultation with children and young people with a care experience. Thank you to all the young people involved in providing feedback and sharing your insights throughout this process.
CREATE acknowledges the traditional owners of the lands on which we all live and work. We pay our respects to the elders past, present and emerging.
National Office – Sydney
Suite 601, Level 6, 80 George St
PARRAMATTA NSW 2150
Phone: (02) 9267 1999
Email: create@create.org.au
ABN 69 088 075 058
National Office – Brisbane
Level 1, 3 Gregory Terrace
PO Box 105
SPRING HILL QLD 4004
Phone: (07) 3062 4860
Email: create@create.org.au
