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Lutheran Care launches 2023 Lent Appeal

Today (22 February) Lutheran Care launches its 2023 Lenten Appeal, with the community services organisation eager to raise funds to help the rapidly increasing number …

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Mark Soderstrom and Erin Philips sit laughing and covered in Gold paint for the Andrew Baines art installation. The Lutheran Care logo appears in the bottom right hand corner.

High profile South Aussies go gold for homelessness

Lutheran Care has collaborated with Adelaide’s own acclaimed surrealist artist Andrew Baines and several high-profile South Australians for a new living art installation unveiled in …

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Lutheran Care CEO Rohan Feegrade and Fringe CEO Heather Croall at the Adelaide Fringe Launch. The Lutheran Care logo appears in the bottom right hand corner.

Lutheran Care helps to share the magic of the Adelaide Fringe

Lutheran Care is delighted to join Adelaide Fringe as its Community Fund Partner for the 2023 festival, ensuring more South Australians experiencing vulnerability and hardship …

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The reality of homelessness

What is the homelessness situation right now?  We are currently experiencing an emergency state of homelessness.  According to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) …

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A selfie of Scott and his dog sitting on the couch together. The Lutheran Care logo appears in the bottom right hand corner.

Army veteran and man’s best friend start afresh in their own home

Scott, 49, has a new best mate in his life: a seven-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer called Boston.  While Scott struggles with humans sometimes, for many …

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First Nations leader Tony Minniecon stands at front of the room talking to a group of Lutheran Care staff during a Aboriginal Cultural Awareness training session

Lutheran Care journeys toward better inclusivity with Aboriginal Cultural Awareness training

As part of Lutheran Care’s journey to becoming more culturally safe and inclusive in our workplace and practices, staff have been undertaking Aboriginal Cultural Awareness …

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Christmas celebration for Terra Firma residents past and present

Around a dozen people experienced the spirit of Christmas in action when Lutheran Care’s homelessness team hosted a get together of some former and current …

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Lutheran Care CEO Rohan Feegrade and Fringe CEO Heather Croall at the Adelaide Fringe Launch. The Lutheran Care logo appears in the bottom right hand corner.

Lutheran Care helps to share the magic of the Adelaide Fringe

Lutheran Care is delighted to join Adelaide Fringe as its Community Fund Partner for the 2023 festival, ensuring more South Australians experiencing vulnerability and hardship …

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Group photo of the Lutheran Care Northern Territory team outside in Alice Springs. The Lutheran Care logo appears in the bottom right hand corner.

Lutheran Care hosts All Staff NT Day

On 17 November 2022 our Lutheran Care Northern Territory team took part in their annual All Staff NT Day. Aimed at giving staff time together …

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Tips for creating inclusive spaces this International Day of People with Disability

Today, Saturday 3 of December is the International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), an internationally observed day celebrated on the third day of December …

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How counselling helped Sara move forward

When Sara* made the decision to leave her emotionally abusive partner last year, her newborn baby was just two weeks old. Alone and living in …

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Over 100 Lutheran Care staff members at the 2022 Staff Day standing together outside in costumes smiling with arms raised at camera above the group. The Lutheran Care logo appears in the bottom right hand corner.

Lutheran Care hosts All Staff Day at Adelaide Oval

After two years of Covid-related disruption and twice having to be rescheduled, it was a thrill to finally have the Lutheran Care team back together …

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