Community Action Services Australia (CASA)

19/10/2024

Join Visits with Purpose and Transform Lives!

"Building connections, enriching lives."

"Visits with Purpose is about offering a friendly face and a listening ear to those who need it most. We bring warmth and connection to people feeling alone through regular visits filled with laughter, conversation, and companionship. Every visit has a purpose: making sure no one feels forgotten."

"Sharing moments, making memories."

Would you like to make a difference in the life of someone
feeling lonely? Become a volunteer with Visits with Purpose!

What You Need

* Empathy, warmth, and a genuine desire to help others.
* Commitment to making regular visits.
* Be 18 years or older.
* Be available 1 hour per week or every two weeks.
* Police Certificate of Good Conduct.
* Register by filling out a form with your details.
* Attend an orientation and training workshop.

Please call us or send a message to 0415 356 847
Email us at [email protected]
Click on the photo and then on the QR Code (in the lower right corner of the photo), and you will be taken directly to the registration form.

19/10/2024

PURPOSEFULLY VOLUNTEERING

We are preparing for a very active new year to benefit the community.
This preparation consists of recruiting as many volunteers as possible to effectively serve the community, especially families and seniors who suffer from economic difficulties and loneliness.

We invite you to be part of this praiseworthy voluntary work through the programs we have ready to offer.

For families:
Food Hampers program: we need hands to prepare food hampers.

For seniors:
- "Visits with Purpose" We need compassionate people who offer company and support through regular visits.

Latino Space
- “Momentos que Unen” (Moments that Unite), a welcoming space where Spanish-speaking seniors can connect, share stories, and create new memories. We need volunteers to carry out the project.

Please check the flyers for different projects.

28/01/2024

"From Our Beating Heart"

This project will bring together people (women and men) from the community to learn about self-expression through writing and acting.
Participants will learn to write short plays and monologues using themes about their life experiences and interests.
The project will consist of 10 FREE workshops lasting 3 hours per week, during which participants will learn acting, scripting, and improvisation techniques.
Through these workshops, participants will gain confidence in their abilities and develop their creative abilities.
The work will provide a platform for participants to share their stories, connect with others and celebrate their cultural heritage.

Please register as soon as possible by this means or by calling or sending a message to 0415 356 847 with your full name and mobile phone number, and we will contact you for more information. Thank you!!!

16/09/2023

“Fall Prevention” is a community program that attempts to provide our seniors with the skills and information they need to prevent falls.

It is educational and based on essential exercises and knowledge to prevent falls in older people, providing them with the skills and information necessary to reduce the incidence of falls.

Participants will share stories about falls and learn the fundamentals of maintaining a strong body as they age.

20/01/2023

We are looking for a Food Hampers Volunteer who can assist with food hampers preparation to effectively distribute food hamper boxes to our low-income / disadvantaged community.

Date: Thursday
Time: 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Activities include:
- Food preparation room set-up/pack-up
- Clean and sanitize the work area
- Sort through fruit & vegetables
- Evenly distribute food to food hamper boxes
- Interact with community members
- Keep clean the storerooms
- Keep updating the food inventory

Volunteering with CASA is a great way to connect with your community, stay active, and have fun sharing skills and experiences.
Gives you the chance to help others and positively impact your community while using existing skills and learning new ones while volunteering.

We greatly value the contribution of our volunteers, and we support them by providing training, work references, and ongoing support.

We are looking for friendly and committed volunteers to help us deliver our programs and make a significant difference in people's lives.

You can register by clicking the QR code in the picture attached or visiting our website https://www.casaonline.org.au/volunteer-application.html or simply calling us at 0415 356 847.

23/11/2022

We are looking for people who are committed to helping us with our charity work. You can use your existing skills and learn new ones in different areas of our organisation.

* Administration
* Projects Officer
* Grants writer
* Pick food up from Foodbank
* Thursdays from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, preparing food hampers.
* Stocktaking inventory

Please bring with you, your passion for helping others. Be reliable and committed.
A team player, comfortable working in ever-changing teams with people from all different walks of life and taking on both the leader and the follower role at other times.

At its core, volunteering is a selfless gesture. You are already practicing compassion by giving your time, skills, or resources to someone in need. At the same time, someone with a naturally compassionate and empathetic volunteer personality will be a true asset to our team and our program recipients.

Open-minded and creative volunteers will bring a fun and exciting spirit to our organisation.

Specific roles will be more physical than others, so it’s important to have energetic and enthusiastic volunteers with a positive attitude and open minds to face new challenges us learning new skills.

A willingness to change roles at the last minute or stay an extra hour to help pack down are priceless qualities that make you a good volunteer.

We believe in your potential!

CASA supports its volunteers by encouraging them to discover their potential, develop their purpose, and live it at the highest level.

Thank you for choosing to volunteer with us!!!

You can register by clicking the QR code in the picture attached or visiting our website https://www.casaonline.org.au/volunteer-application.html or simply calling us at 0415 356 847.

23/10/2022

Congratulations!! To all Community Actions Services Australia (CASA) Inc. volunteers on CASA's 14th birthday 🥳👏

Throughout the 14 years that CASA has served the community, many of you have offered your talents and efforts to help those in need and make the programs CASA has provided great success. Without you, we would not have survived these 14 years.

Thank you all for making CASA a great place to work. We work hard but with a lot of fun, friendship and fellowship.
Together, we pride ourselves on achievements of excellence.

You are an inspiration to others. Your dedication to your work is exemplary. Thank you for making a difference in people's lives.

Happy Anniversary!

23/10/2022

CASA’s 14th Birthday!

Community Action Services Australia (CASA) Inc. began on the 23rd of October 2008 with a mission to help people and strengthen our community through efficient services and programs to enhance their well-being.

CASA established a trustworthy and inspiring place for community members to find assistance, services, relief, and answers.

Our management committee and volunteers for the last 14 years have worked hard and are strongly committed to expressing CASA's values (integrity, compassion, respect, honesty, and commitment) in everyday activities. In a transparent manner, it has guided our priorities, initiatives, goals, and actions.

Since 2008, we’ve developed the following programs:
- Services: Casework, Legal and Immigration Advice, Financial Counselling, Tax Help
- Information Sessions: Self Care Matters, Volunteers Training, and Health Seminars.
- Health: Fitness in Action, Get in Shape, Zumba, Cardio-Kick, Pilates, Seminars, Cooking Demonstrations.
- Community Care: Food Hampers & Cooked Meals in partnership with OZHarvest and Foodbank.
- Disability: MS Moves, Embracing Wellbeing, Support Groups (Young Adults with Disability)
- Social Change through Creativity: Mother Chef, I am a Woman of Fairfield, My Journey Box, Emotionary, Social Tapestry, We Are One and We Are Many (Drama & Theatre), and many more.
- Children: Homework Club, Cool@School, and LunchBox Relief.
- Social Events: International Women’s & Men’s Day, Chocolate Nights, Mother’s Day
- Outings: Hunter Valley, Floriade, Nepean River Cruise.

CASA has also worked together with Auspice groups: Women in Action, Fairfield Youth Outreach, FrontLine Seniors, and St Johns Park History Group.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected community members, not-for-profit organisations, and businesses. We thank our generous funders, sponsors, and volunteers, who helped us to establish our own Emergency Relief Program and purchase a Vehicle to collect more food from Foodbank.

Our current programs are:

- Help Now – Emergency Relief Program
- Food Hampers
- Happy and Active Seniors
- Keeping Up - Fall Prevention Program

For more information, please visit our website: www.casaonline.org.au

09/09/2022