Our story

Each year, we support more than 30,000 people through community services in metropolitan and regional South Australia, operating within a strong ethical framework informed by the values and principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Support is provided regardless of race, economic circumstance, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious belief or ethnic background.

Specialist Domestic Violence Services

We support women and children to reclaim and maintain their fundamental human right to safety. Centacare provides accommodation, outreach services, case management, counselling and other crisis support to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness due to domestic and family violence.

Relationship Support Services

We work in partnership with individuals, families and children to provide sustainable parenting and relationship support. From playgroups to specialist children’s counselling, family dispute resolution, chaplaincy support and pre-marriage education, services are tailored to your personal needs.

Trauma teddies bring comfort home

A bunch of cute trauma teddies, lovingly handcrafted by Red Cross volunteers, are bound for the South East to bring comfort and calm to children. Twenty teddies and 20 woollen squeeze balls will be shared among families with children who...

OzHarvest helping to heal hunger pangs

What do you do with a carton of fresh asparagus? If you’re a young mum at Hannah Place, you get cracking in the kitchen and make it into nourishing toddler food. Using ingredients donated by food rescue organisation OzHarvest, new...

Animals bring calm in wellbeing program

Stewart the Angora rabbit twitches his nose on camera as baby goats Myer and Toby cheekily trot out of view. The adorable trio are among a cast of critters bringing joy to young adults with an intellectual disability, through a...

VICARIOUS TRAUMA RESEARCH IN PRACTICE

With COVID-19 challenging how we work, Deputy Director Pauline Connelly recently spoke to Social Work Talk about vicarious trauma on the front lines of community services. Research commissioned by Centacare identifies key measures to help community service workers minimise the...

Ways To Give

Centacare stands with those in our community who experience poverty, unemployment, discrimination, racism and other forms of exclusion. Your donations help ensure the continuing provision of quality services.