Cassowary Coast Uniting Church ministers to people who are sometimes in their lowest point of life, in times of sickness, unemployment, when finances are tight. They offer financial support, but also offer spiritual support and psychological support. The organisation supports community members in Mission Beach, Tully and Innisfail. With the generous donations from the Christmas Appeal, this will assist their ability to aid our community to have a better start to the year in 2023.

Good Start Early Learning Centre delivers Early Education to currently 70 clients and families. The Cassowary Coast Christmas Appeal funds will help support children who are currently in foster care, vulnerable situations and low-income situations. They would also like to provide further support to these children and use the funds to distribute hampers to clients during the Christmas period.

Global Care Local provides initiatives supporting 97 local operations responding and providing unique forms of aid. Global Care has a heart of kindness and generosity and intrinsic focus on ‘mates healing mates’. The donations from the Christmas Appeal will go towards food hampers for families in the Innisfail district.

Tully Support Centre provides support for individuals, families and community members experiencing domestic and family violence. Currently, Tully Support Centre provides support to 12,000 contacts across all services from Cardwell to Babinda. The funds donated during the Christmas Appeal, will provide financial assistance to families and support their children returning to school.

Innisfail Youth Centre Inc provides youth services as well as support for community members experiencing situations of homelessness and domestic violence. Innisfail Youth Centre currently offers support to 60 families as well as six young people in the Youth Shelter from Cardwell to Innisfail. The Cassowary Coast Christmas Appeal funds will provide hampers and vouchers to clients to help them through the Christmas period.

Mission Beach Meals On Wheels provides meals to elderly and vulnerable community members in the Cassowary Coast. The Mission Beach branch caters and supports 17 clients in Mission Beach and El Arish. The Christmas Appeal funds will assist Meals On Wheels with sourcing food items for recipients and vouchers for volunteers over the Christmas period.

The Tabernacle of Yeusha Assembly provides counselling support, food parcels, vouchers, transport support, family social support youth engagement and support for disengaged youth learners. The outreach service currently supports 51 families, 78 children, 4 disengaged students and 21 young adult males aged 17-25. The funds will increase their ability to support the families most disadvantaged during this holiday season.

St Vincent De Paul Society provides services including food and toy hampers to those in need in the Cassowary Coast. Supporting 1,169 families over the previous month, it is expected number will increase over Christmas. The Christmas Appeal will support St Vincent De Paul Society distribute food hampers and gifts for the many families needing a hand over the Christmas period who would otherwise be missed.

The Community Support Centre Innisfail provides community and family support including group programs, case management and family counselling to around 60 clients across the whole region. Cassowary Coast Christmas Appeal donations will help the Centre provide Christmas grocery vouchers to help the venerable families they work with.