Latest News

UnitingCare tells Senate Inquiry that social services get better value for money and produce better outcomes than involuntary income management. 25 February

Major Church Providers host successful Industry Issues Forum. 18 February

UnitingCare Australia announces new acting National Director. 16 February

UnitingCare Australia looks forward to the Third Intergenerational Report. 02 February

UnitingCare's submission to the Inquiry into the contribution of the NFP sector. 18 December

Review of the Australian Public Service: UnitingCare submission. 3 December

UnitingCare Australia Opposes Involuntary Income Management. 25 November

'Because Children and Families Matter' - Analysis of Government reforms released. 18 November

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Uniting Care Australia
Who we are

UnitingCare Australia is an agency of the National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA). We represent the UCA’s network of UnitingCare community services of which there are over 1,300 service delivery sites nationwide.

The UnitingCare network is one of the largest providers of community services in Australia, providing services to more than 2 million Australians each year, employing 35,000 staff and 24,000 volunteers nationally. It provides services to older Australians, children, young people and families, Indigenous Australians, people with disabilities, the poor and disadvantaged, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and older Australians in urban, rural and remote communities.

UnitingCare Australia the national advocacy office that works on behalf of the UnitingCare network in Canberra. The UnitingCare Australia national office is committed to advocacy, speaking with and on behalf of those who are the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, for the common good.
 
Spot Light

Imagine a community where loneliness, isolation or depression are no longer common issues for older people?

Building Belonging: Celebrating Inclusive Communities is a series of workshops delivered across Australia in Asset Based Community Development during 2009 to provide additional skills in how to practically begin engaging local communities to prevent isolation and promote community inclusion.

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Interviews

Listen to Lin Hatfield Dodds on ABC's LifeMatters as she discusses the 2009 Federal budget and social welfare.
13 May '09

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Listen to Lin Hatfield Dodds on Sunday Nights with John Cleary as she discusses the proposed National Compact with the Not-for-Profit sector.
22 Nov '09

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