Lutheran Care

What are you bringing to donate to families in need this Christmas? 🎄 Need some ideas? Join our #LC12DaysofGiving Challenge! Rather like a reverse advent calendar, it is a 12 day challenge for families and friends to compile a hamper of gifts for someone in need this Christmas! It's so simple to participate, watch our Sefton Park office team share the first 7 days of the challenge 🎁 To learn more, visit https://lnkd.in/ginGmRp9 12 Days is a great opportunity to get the family, or your friends, together and spread joy to others 🎄 feel free to join us at anytime you like ✨

Last week Lutheran Care held its annual All Staff Day, giving our valued workforce the opportunity to join together at the Adelaide Zoo to strengthen our connection to each other and take some time out from our busy working schedules 🐼🐨😊 It was a fantastic day full of interesting speakers and fun activities, including an Amazing Race adventure around the Zoo in the afternoon! A highlight of the morning was keynote speaker Tim Jarvis AM, who recounted both Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition and his own remarkable recreation of that journey, as well as hearing from our Chief Executive Officer Rohan Feegrade. Once again staff were invited to get creative and dress up in teams on the day. This year's theme was 'Adventures at the Zoo' and the commitment to reflecting this theme was impressive!

Are you a lover of pre-loved goods and fashion? Are you passionate about creating a positive impact in your community while leading a dynamic team? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Op Shop Manager to take charge of our Blair Athol store! Find out more: seek.com.au/job/80318200

Lutheran Care’s Financial Wellbeing team attended the 2024 South Australian Financial Counsellors Association Conference last week, where one of our Financial Capability Workers, Zakaria Deng, was invited to participate on a panel discussing his work in Central Australia. Lutheran Care was also a proud sponsor of the Inspiring Supervisor Award, which was presented by our Chief Executive Officer Rohan Feegrade. Read more about the conference here: https://bit.ly/4hWUISa

In case you missed it, Lutheran Care is the 2024 Not for Profit of the Year, as announced at the SA Premier’s Business and Export Awards in October. The award acknowledges the invaluable contributions of an organisation driven by a mission to create positive social impact and effect change. Read more about our win 👇

Lutheran Care is excited to launch its Christmas Appeal for 2024 🎄⭐❤️ When you support our Christmas Appeal, you help local families experiencing immense hardship feel love and community around them. Find out more or make a donation 👇

Lutheran Care was honoured to be a guest at Sonder's 2024 Gala Dinner & Annual General Meeting on Saturday night, which was a wonderful evening full of celebration, fantastic food and live music. Held at Adelaide Oval, the event brought together valued partners and stakeholders who heard about Sonder's achievements from the past year. Lutheran Care has worked closely with Sonder across several programs in recent years, including the Toward Home Alliance. Well done to the team on organising a fantastic event 👏

A number of staff from our Family, Relationships and Community Services attended a valuable day of professional development on Wednesday that saw the team delve deep into the future of community development at Community Centre SA's Adaptive Futures Conference. The event provides teams with an opportunity to explore and challenge thinking around how we work and how a community development framework can be incorporated into the work we do. Staff were still discussing the conference and some of the key notes the following day – a great sign that the event had a positive impact on them 😊

Spot a familiar face? Our very own LC Foster Carer Lisa O'Malley has been nominated for South Australian Local Hero of the Year, for her work in supporting and advocating for carers! 👏 We are incredibly proud of Lisa’s achievements in being nominated and achieving top four finalists’ status, in this year’s Australian of the year awards! Winners will be announced Thursday, 7th of November. ✨ You can watch the awards tomorrow, at 7pm (ACDT) by tuning in here: https://lnkd.in/gHaAurqv

Lutheran Care’s vision of a building a more connected and healthy community, where no-one is left behind, has taken a significant step forward with the acquisition of Better Self Psychology, one of South Australia’s largest psychology practices. “Better Self Psychology is a highly reputable and well-established practice. The addition brings significant benefits to our clients and communities, enabling a seamless and integrated care experience," says Lutheran Care Chief Executive Officer, Rohan Feegrade. “In supporting access to better mental health and wellbeing strategies, we want to impact life paths positively by supporting mental health early, potentially reducing the need for crisis services down the line." Find out more about the acquisition here: https://lnkd.in/g5S5eZVJ