Mission Statement:
As a community service arm of the Catholic Church, our mission is to offer hope to all people who seek to transform their lives.
We aim to do this by listening, educating, providing practical assistance and Christian care.
Services:
Counseling
Family
support relationship difficulties support; child management, parenting skills;
child therapy; adolescent counseling; depression/stress management; development
of conflict resolution skills, communication and assertion skill development
of self awareness, self-management and self-esteem; grief and loss counseling;
trauma counseling; adolescent& family mediation; critical incident debriefing;
employee assistance program (EAP).
Located: upstairs, 193
Abbott Street.
Phone: 4051 9511
Fax: 4031 2839
Email: centacarecairns@iig.com.au
Just Ask
Involves
a range of direct work with young people (10-21) and their families to resolve
conflict and improve relationships which may include counseling, mediation,
family therapy, and
Community education.
Located: ground floor
193 Abbott St.
Phone: 4051 7350
Fax: 4151 7360
Email: justask@centacarecairns.org
Pre-marriage
Education
Focuses
on relationship education. Topics include: communication, conflict resolution,
expectations, sexuality, family of origin and spirituality.
Pregnancy
Support
Involving
free pregnancy testing, support and counseling related to pregnancy (e.g.
prenatal and postnatal issues; post-abortion; grief related issues).
Seasons
For Growth
Change,
loss and grief peer support program for children aged from 6 - 18 years who
have suffered the loss of a parent or other significant person through death,
separation, or divorce.
Emergency
Relief
Provides
practical assistance in times of emergency. Operates Tuesdays and Friday,
Centrelink referral required.
Mental
Health Resource Service
Enhances
the quality of life of people with a mental illness, families and careers
by helping them to find ways to cope with their situation and participate
in community fife.
Located: ground floor,
193 Abbott Street.
Phone: 4051 9622 Fax: 40519161
Email: mhrs@centacarecairns.org
Migrant
Settlement
Services
Assists
newly arrived and humanitarian entrants with their settlement needs and coordinates
Migrant Services.
Located on the 1st floor
Virginia House,
68 Abbott Street.
Phone: 4041 7699
Fax: 4041 7699
Email: migrantservices@centacarecairns.org
Centacare
Employment
Offers
a helpful and consistent job matching service to Employers and job Seekers
in the Cairns region and provides intensive assistance to eligible job seekers.
Located on Cnr. Sheridan
& Aplin Streets.
Phone: 4031 6354
Fax: 40316357
Email: jobs@centaemp.com.au
Community Support Program
Provides improved access to appropriate assistance for jobseekers
facing multiple barriers to employment opportunities.
Cairns
Youth Mentoring Scheme
Coordinates the matching of mentors with young people between the ages of
12-21, who perceive they have a need related to personal issues, education,
work or achievement.
Phone:
4041 3949
Email: cyms@centacarecairns.org
Acknowledgments:
Centacare Cairns
193 Abbott
Street
PO
Box 201 Cairns 4870
Phone:
40519511
Fax:40312839
Email:
centacarecairns@iig.com.au
