Unitingcare Qld_acnc Group

Purpose statement

Purpose statement

A charitable purpose (also called a mission or object) is the reason a charity has been set up and what its activities work towards achieving. All charities registered with the ACNC must have a charitable purpose. This purpose is usually set out in the charity's governing document.

The UnitingCare Queensland group, known as UnitingCare, comprises the charities UnitingCare Queensland, UnitingCare Community, Blue Care and UnitingCare Health. As an outreach of the Uniting Church, our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities as we speak out for fairness and justice, and care with compassion, innovation and wisdom. Our charities conduct activities across Queensland. As health and community service providers and one of the largest charity groups in Australia we connect with people in every corner of our community and engage with people from all walks of life. Through our accessible services we re committed to empowering older people, those living with a disability, people requiring healthcare in hospital or at home, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, children and families. Aged Care and Community Services - UnitingCare is committed to providing support to individuals in need regardless of their circumstances or where they live. For more than 70 years Blue Care has been providing support to empower individuals to live life in all its fullness by providing in-home care, residential aged care, disability services and independent and supported retirement living to Queenslanders. Family and Disability Services UnitingCare is a respected industry leader and one of Queensland s largest community services. We provide a wide range of services supporting vulnerable individuals, families and communities in metropolitan, regional and remote areas across the State. Every day in the community, we deliver skilled, evidence-based interventions for those facing adversity and utilise our reach and skills to confront injustice. We are leaders in crisis response and community recovery, the protection of vulnerable children, support for people living with disability and their families, financial resilience and family wellbeing. In Queensland we also deliver our 24-hour 13 11 14 Lifeline Crisis Support Line through 10 Lifeline Centres, providing suicide prevention services with a non-judgemental and compassionate ear and raising money to support this service via our Lifeline retail stores and events such as Bookfest. We continue to expand our social impact by delivering high-quality person-centred, culturally inclusive and place-based family and disability services. We are committed to working alongside people living with disability and their families to imagine and build personally meaningful lives. Hospitals UnitingCare is one of the largest private hospital groups in Queensland, providing a comprehensive range of private medical services, and is renowned for its clinical excellence. Our hospitals include; The Wesley Hospital and St Andrew s War Memorial Hospital in Brisbane, Buderim Private Hospital at Buderim and St Stephen s Hospital at Hervey Bay

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