“On behalf of my family and myself, I would like to sincerely thank you for the valuable support you have provided us. Your help during our difficult times has been a great source of strength, both financially and emotionally. Especially the assistance that allowed us to meet our baby’s needs will always hold a very special place in our lives.
The sincerity, dedication, and care you have shown in your services made us feel that we are not alone. For us, it was not only a form of help, but also a source of hope. We are truly grateful to your entire team for their efforts.
Your support means so much to us and will always be remembered with gratitude.’”

“I have been receiving support from CARAD for the last few years while awaiting an outcome on my immigration status, and unfortunately in my situation I’m not allowed to work.
I am healthy and I consider myself intelligent and hardworking. I’ve always strived for an independent and honest way to provide for myself, the people I care about and partly the community I belong to. The limitations on my life at present have been challenging to the extent of me questioning my purpose and value in life.
The practical support I receive from CARAD in terms of food, groceries & fuel vouchers, medical attention/necessities, met by support workers and a whole team that goes far and beyond to make me feel seen, heard and valued has helped maintain some semblance of worth, dignity and above all hope to hold
on from my part.
The support workers assigned to my case have especially displayed
professionalism and have always been available and attentive to my personal needs and concerns.
I know that I can never repay CARAD for all that it’s been for me in these trying times. To me, the organisation is Hope and Compassion personified and I am beyond grateful.’”

“I’m very happy to share feedback about CARAD. This organisation has helped me in many important ways during my hardship. I would like to sincerely thank CARAD for the amazing support you have given me from the very beginning until now. Your organisation has made a huge difference in my life, especially during the most difficult times. CARAD has helped me in many important ways-providing me with safe accommodation, supporting my rent, giving me food through the food bank,
and providing me with gift cards that helped cover my essential needs. You’ve also supported me with transport fees, medical bills, clothes and many more. Every time I faced a challenge, CARAD was there to understand my situation and respond quickly with care and action.
What touches me the most is how CARAD thinks about the emotional side-you always remember me on special occasions. When Christmas and Easter come, you give me presents that truly warm my heart. It makes me feel remember and cared for.
Your support has made it possible for me to stay strong and continue building my life here. I truly appreciate everything CARAD has done and continues to do for me. You are more than an organisation-you a family to me.
With all my heart, thank you so much.’”

“My experience with CARAD has been more than I could have hoped for - I have met some amazing people as clients, other volunteers and the people involved with running CARAD. This is an organisation that quietly goes about its business without attracting attention or making a fuss, but providing an essential service and helping people in difficult circumstances.”

“We are happy in these days but happy days weren’t with us when we weren’t with CARAD. It was a time when we had nothing; we couldn’t even buy enough food to survive. I was renting an apartment but it was really difficult to pay rent because my pay wasn’t enough to cover everything. We had to leave our home in Maylands and moved in a farm 230 Km south of Perth.

No power, no gas and no warmth in cruel winter nights. We collected woods to cook food. Nights were long but days were longer. I tried to contact all those people I knew but nothing was going to happen. But one day one of my contacts gave me CARAD number it was like an oasis in desert or a fire in frosty weather.

We moved in to the CARAD house in (suburb). CARAD not only gave us accommodation but also all the things we needed. They helped us to find another house in a nice place. It’s never been possible but CARAD made it easy.

CARAD transformed our melancholy into joys and ecstasies. The members of CARAD always been with us, they gave us much time, took us to all over the city, and guided us to start a good life in Australia. They felt sadness in our sorrows and celebrated our happiness more than we did. Booked doctors’ appointments and drove us there all the time. They opened umbrella for us in the rain. This article is not a novel, that’s why I can’t add all those good things or to be honest I can’t shape my all feelings and thoughts into words because CARAD is providing services those are way above from common peoples thinking. 

I wish I wish …….. I wish I could do just a tiny bit of all those contributions and hard works that members of CARAD are doing tirelessly.”

“The feedback I have had from all the volunteers working with our children is they get just as much from the program as the students they are helping. Although boundaries are maintained, volunteers become so accepted into the family and the families look forward to them coming. Families do sometimes ask for assistance from the volunteer on other matters as they develop a trust and confidence with them. This can also be very helpful to the school as the volunteer can liaise between school and family.

Parents are so grateful for the assistance and help. The students eagerly report back to me about what they’ve been doing with their volunteer and respond to the individual attention. 

We also had another student who was frequently in trouble at school, however coincidentally his behaviour began to change once he had a volunteer giving him some personal attention and time. It was rather amazing seeing the change in this particular student, his attitude towards school work and his behaviour completely changed. In fact, this student won the class award last year and I personally believe his volunteer had played a big part in his achievements. 

From the schools point of view, we are so grateful for CARAD’s involvement. Our students are in great need and they respond so well to some individual time.”