If you suspect gambling harm, start a conversation
Gambling Harm Awareness Week (16 to 22 October) this year will focus on how to have a conversation with someone who might be experiencing gambling harm.
Cafs Foster Care Week 2023
Cafs is calling for local people to take the first step to being a foster carer during Foster Care Week 2023, which runs from 10 – 16 Sept.
Cafs Youth Care Information Session
Cafs are hosting a Youth Care information session on Thursday 7th of September, 2023. Our information sessions are a great way for students, graduates or people who may be interested in a career in youth care to hear first hand what it is liked to work in a residential care. Find out more….
Cafs Thread Together LGBTIQA+ community styling workshops
Cafs Thread Together welcomes LGBTIQA+ community with styling workshops With thanks to a grant from the Empowering Communities Fund through The City of Ballarat and Department of Justice and Community Safety, Cafs Thread Together is delivered a FREE styling workshop specifically aimed at members of the LGBTIQA+ community, offering a safe and supportive environment to celebrate […]
Cafs & Ballarat Foundation Partnership TAC L2P Program
Joanna is no longer a passenger thanks to Cafs & Ballarat Foundation Joanna from Wendouree cannot speak highly enough of the new partnership between Cafs and Ballarat Foundation’s TAC L2P Program. Joanna is one of the 78 young people in Ballarat who gained their licence through the program in 2022, and the new collaboration between […]
Cafs are a finalist Ballarat Business Awards
Cafs are a finalist in two categories in the 2023 Federation University Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards Cafs are honoured to be a finalist in two categories as part of the 2023 Federation University Commerce Ballarat Business Excellence Awards. Cafs are a finalist in the Gellibrand Support Services Inclusion Business Award along with BGT Jobs […]
Cafs Voice Positioning Statement
Cafs (Child & Family Services, Ballarat) wholeheartedly support the call for all Australians to vote ‘Yes’ for a First Nations Voice to be enshrined in the nation’s Constitution.
Cafs Thread Together Program receives an early Easter delivery
Cafs Thread Together Program has received a very welcome Easter delivery this week in the form of a fully operational Mobile Wardrobe which will allow the delivery of brand-new clothing to reach even more people experiencing hardship across the Central Highlands region.
UFS to support Cafs with Back to School Vouchers
Cafs is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Ballarat Foundation and UFS Dispensaries (UFS) that will support an additional 300 children with FRRR Back to School Vouchers for the next school year.
Creating Safe Space for LGBTIQA+ Young People
The Andrews Labor Government is ensuring that LGBTIQ+ community members feel safe, included and respected. $2.85 million has been awarded to deliver a three-year trial which will establish two physical safe spaces for LGBTIQ+ young people located in Ballarat and Geelong, along with outreach services for young people on the Surf Coast.