And in other news for July!

As the mid-winter month leads us into a new financial year, we write to send our gratitude, to you, our Karinya Villagers, for your support throughout 2021/22.  The financial year end left us again so humbled by and thankful for your support.

Support for the end of financial year appeal came through current donors and pledged corporate partners.  Financial support also came from unexpected quarters, including a major donation from a corporate new to us. In the end, we finished the year, with donor revenue just above target. Amazing!

We do hope this eNewsletter finds you staying safe and well as challenging times continue. We look forward to celebrating you and all things Karinya in Spring.

Memberships Now Due

Are you a Member of the Karinya House Home for Mothers and Babies Incorporated Association?

Karinya House Association Membership for 2022/23 is now due. Membership is $20 per year. ($1 joining fee for new members).

As a Member of the Association, you will receive our regular eNewsletter. You will also be invited to events and our Annual General Meeting (AGM). New members are welcome.

We look forward to walking with you alongside the mothers and babies of the Canberra community.

Snippets....

We are continuing to share with you the quotes from women interviewed as part of the Erin* Journey Map project, as outlined in our previous eNewsletters.  In discussion with a number of women we documented their journey. We thank each and every woman we walk alongside for allowing us to share their path for a while. We have mapped the journey across 6 stages: Help, Find, Trust, Commit, Experience, Transition.

In the final transition stage, comments included:

"Karinya House are amazing navigators. If there are gaps and you get stuck, they guide you."

"Karinya House isn’t just a one case service; it’s counselling, outreach, support and planning. They filled every gap."

"Karinya House promotes empowerment for me to advocate for myself, and for my children too."

"Like any transition, it’s scary because you’re fearful of falling."

"When I left Karinya House I had a home, confidence and a pathway forward."

The Journey Map has been shared with the Karinya Team. One of the team reflected this:

"I thought the comments from the individual "Erin’s*" were quite powerful. From a worker’s perspective, I liked the comment that the impetus for Erin* to start making changes can come from “just one compassionate statement, usually from another woman”. This made me feel like when Erin* looks back on her journey she can notice the person/people who made a difference to her, and this is the kind of thing which makes work in the community sector worthwhile."

#humansofkarinya #ourvillage #supportingwomen #walkingalongside  #erinsjourney 💜🌸

*Erin is not one woman. The name, which comes from one of our early founders, is representative of the thousands of women we have walked alongside in the last 25 years.

Karinya House - Part of your Business Model

Thank you to Sharwood Hampers (Sharon Isherwood) and Debby Harrington. Karinya House is thankful to be part of the business model of each of these small, local businesses. For every sale or service they provide a percentage is donated to Karinya House. In recent months Karinya House has received the annual donations from both Sharon and Debby. Each year, we see these donations grow as their businesses grow. We do love their work!  

Sharwood Hampers provides fabulous hampers and gift baskets filled with premium products from the local region of Canberra and surrounding regions. For every hamper sold, a percentage is donated to Karinya House.

Debby Harrington is "Your Canberra Personal Stylist". Helping you find your style and create a wardrobe filled with pieces you love, that make you feel confident. For every style session, a percentage is donated to Karinya House.

If you run a local business and would like your business model to include a touch of "for purpose", we would love to hear from you.  (synergy of values is essential.)

We would love an image of you!

Are you part of the Karinya Village?  Do you donate financially, annually or on a recurring basis?  We know there are at least 500 Karinya Villagers.

If so, we would love an image of you, or an image that represents you or your favourite thing.

To go with the wall of Karinya Partners on our website, we are also creating an image of our Village on our website and we would love your image to be there. A tangible vision of the community who are here for the women we walk alongside. The community of which we are all a part.

Answer the call please - Send us an image that represents you.  

We give thanks  .... 

To Ascend Strength and Fitness for running a fundraiser to support Karinya House across June/July. Funds raised were close to $1,000. 💙

To Commonwealth Bank - Belconnen Branch who chosed Karinya House as the charity to benefit with a donation from CommBank's community donation program. 💛

To Tweak Home Staging who held a warehouse sale and donated the proceeds to Karinya House. 🌻

To Emily May Bakes who often donates 10% of the proceeds of her market sales. Follow Emily on Insta @ebonymaybakes. Guaranteed to give you a lift! 🧁 

To all of you. Our village. We thank and celebrate you all.

#supportingwomen #standingalongside #ourvillage #ourcommunity