MercyCare

🌟 Refugee Week 2024 🌟 In a world marked by displacement and the search for refuge, this year’s Refugee Week theme “Finding Freedom” encapsulates the profound journey of resilience, strength, and unity that defines the refugee experience.

⚽🧦 Kick off Refugee Week at this Saturday’s Freedom Cup soccer tournament in Mirrabooka. Head down to Mirrabooka Open Space from 9.30am to watch 12 teams of people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds battle it out for the Freedom Cup - WA's largest Refugee Week event.

We recently celebrated the creative achievements of participants of our Empowering Through Art program for people with a disability. The exhibition showcased individual art pieces and a life-sized tree collaborative piece, inspired by WA's Mooja Tree. bit.ly/4e0iOt9

🎉 Our new Home Care campaign is LIVE! We're celebrating the bond between our team and clients. Shoutout to Rare for their incredible support! 🙌 Check it out: bit.ly/3JZYcnh

MercyCare's General Manager Youth, Wellbeing and Accommodation Suzanne Caren recently had a chance to sit down with Third Sector to speak about the unique challenges confronting young parents who are facing homelessness. bit.ly/3wAR25F

Global Intergenerational Week - celebrating the power of connection. MercyCare is committed to fostering intergenerational connections by bringing together clients from our residential aged care homes with children at our early learning centres. #GIW24 bit.ly/3W7UBdR

Happy International Women's Day! This year we are shining a light on our inspiring Digital Sisters program, teaching refugee and migrant women the skills to connect to the online world and complete everyday tasks: mercycare.com.au/news-and-infor…

It was great to have the Innovation Unit at our West Perth Office to explore innovation in our Youth Services.

Listen to MercyCare Employment Liaison Officer Jacqui Whelan and @EdithCowanUni Professor Karen Strickland chat to RTR FM about this exciting pilot program which supports refugee nurses!🔊

“I am Moussa. I am stateless.” So begins Moussa’s story. Moussa was one of six Western Australians who stood bravely at WA Museum yesterday and told their story of seeking asylum, one of persecution, triumph, resilience and healing 👉 fal.cn/3pCsO

MercyCare is proud to be part of this innovative program with @EdithCownUni and @WAHealth. A clear path for refugees and asylum seekers to gain locally recognised nursing qualifications, building on existing skills for the benefit of Western Australians.

“We wanted to ensure all our staff in Community and Home Support were rewarded for the amazing support they have given to our community clients, especially during these times.” MercyCare extending the governments financial bonus to all aged care staff fal.cn/3oTlp

Our dedicated aged care workers deserve financial recognition for their amazing work. That’s why we fully support the recommendations of the Royal Commission and the current claim before Fair Work Commission to increase the minimum wages of the Aged Care Award by 25 per cent.

MercyCare’s new-look website has been announced as a finalist at the 2022 Australian Web Awards. Developed by Clue and launched in mid-2021, it reflects the heart of the vital services MercyCare provides in the local community. All finalists at webawards.com.au/winners/2022/

In a step closer to contemporary person-centric aged care design, MercyCare has appointed EMCO Building to construct its new state-of-the-art Residential Aged Care Home in Maddington 👉 fal.cn/3mMoB

Heading towards two years since its launch, MercyCare’s award-winning mental health outreach program, Amber Youth Wellness, has had success in supporting young people who have traditionally fallen through the gaps of service delivery in Perth 👉 fal.cn/3mAzG

Sparking curiosity in children, acknowledging Aboriginal culture and providing opportunity to a local artist are just some of the benefits of a series of stunning murals being painted across MercyCare’s Early Learning Centres. Read all about it here fal.cn/3mo8n

New year, new leaf, new career? If 2022 is your year for a career change, MercyCare is on the lookout for compassionate people who want to make a difference as an Aged Care Support Worker in the community. Head along to our monthly info mornings 👉 fal.cn/3lg9a

As we head towards Christmas it is important we remember many people in our community experience social isolation and loneliness, including many living in disadvantage. 100 Families WA illustrates their experience and how we can help 👉 fal.cn/3kRJg #100FamiliesWA

@AshRenshaw9 Thanks Ashlea for your kind words! 😀

@MercyCareWA The nurses and carers up at Joondalup campus who are currently looking after my Nanna have been truly unbelievable. 😌