Karinya Impact 2022-23

The Karinya House 2022-23 Annual Report has been a work in progress over the July to September period and is currently with our design service, Paper Monkey, and particularly Liam Camilleri. Design of the Annual Report for both electronic and print publication is provided at no cost. This is a pro-bono gift valued commercially in excess of $6,000.

The report is extensive, however, you may like to know that during 2022-23:

• Karinya walked alongside 184 women.
• 258 children including babies were in contact with Karinya House via their mother. 
• 25 women and 33 babies and children were accommodated.
• 7,944 nights of somewhere safe to sleep was provided to women and children.
• the average length of casework support for all women was 137 days.
• 89% of women achieved all their case plan goals.
• $738,000 (29%) of operating revenue arose from non-government sources (donors, corporate, community and philanthropic partners).
• The moderate annual surplus for the financial year contributes to cash reserves, which are slowly increasing to levels sufficient to support future financial sustainability.

The next eNewsletter will provide a link to the Annual Report on our website. If you are interested in receiving a print copy, please do let us know. We only do a very small print run now - primarily for display at events or meetings with community groups and organisations who seek to learn more about the Karinya service. 

A note for our Financial Donors

An important message to our vital and greatly valued financial donors. Thank you for your continued financial support for Karinya House. 

Each year, we need to raise $700,000 per annum in donor and partner funding, supporting 30% of operating revenue, to sustain current service levels.

Together, all our existing financial donors and partners combine to secure 50% of this total non-government funding. For this we thank each of you for your contribution. We assure you that it is never our intention to ask you to make additional donations.

For the remaining 50% of our budget target - around $350,000 per annum - we do rely on one off donations and other unexpected fundraising contributions, which occur at random, or in support of our quarterly appeals. 

Please be assured - when we do therefore promote other appeals during the year - we do not expect additional donations from our existing financial supporters. We try to cover this in all our newsletters and other digital communications, by leading into an appeal with some wording to convey that NEW financial donors are being sought.

Many donors and eNewsletter subscribers do prefer to support the quarterly appeals - which generally are: 

• The Canberra Day Appeal in March (in conjunction with Hands Across Canberra)
• The May Appeal - celebrating Women (a traditional month for our major annual appeal). 
• The gentle End of Financial Year Appeal - for those who really do prefer to donate in June each year once they work out their charitable contributions for the tax year.
• September - Double Your Impact Matched Giving Appeal (funded by our Corporate Partners)
• Christmas Appeal - for those who choose to do their giving for the joy of Christmas.

For this reason, we will share information about our appeals through eNewsletters, along with the key information about the House and happenings at Karinya. 

You are most welcome to skip over appeal segments. The following segment is one you may wish to skip over.

Thank you, as always, for your wonderful support. We do appreciate you and your gift.

Christmas - Sponsors

As part of the 2023 Christmas Appeal, we are again seeking "sponsors", offering members of our community the opportunity to practically support women we are walking alongside and provide gifts for their celebration of Christmas.

If this is of interest, please contact us and we will provide more information to you.

We will also have Karinya Christmas Cards available if this is of interest - please do contact us to let us know.

The beautiful image featured here is artwork specifically created for our Christmas greeting and gifted to us by the wonderful Stephanie Corkhill-Hyles. The brief was something to describe the support we provide for women, during and after pregnancy.

Karinya Graphics

The image here is a graphic design developed from an actual photo taken recently.  In the photo, looking out from the main casework hub, there was a string of women, returning to their residences, having spent the morning at the Karinya Group program.

It was a fabulous photo, and our designer, Stella Evans, has captured a snippet here for us to use across our digital communications.  We hope you like it as much as we do! Many of our current design images come from Stella and are provided at very generous pro bono rates.

Stella lives within the Canberra Region describing herself as an emerging visual artist and graphic designer, rural NSW. You can see more of Stella's work at the Instagram link below. 

Snippets....

The Karinya Village in Residence:

After attending a group session on reading with babies and children, one of our residents shared with a support worker how proud she felt after reading two stories to her child before bedtime. 

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A note received after assisting a woman to attend an specialist appointment in Sydney.  

"Thank you to Heather (volunteer) and Shavaun (support worker) who accompanied me on this trip and to dear Catherine and Sonya (caseworkers) who made the arrangements. On behalf of myself and my baby, I am really delighted to hear and see so much of your love and kindness."

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A woman stated - since being supported by Karinya, "I have my confidence back. I feel like the old me again. I feel happy. I am so grateful for everyone who has been so kind here."

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A woman who was supported during another tough time after exiting Karinya send a thank you card, saying "You've been our biggest supporter during this tough period and we would like to say a big thank you, to each and every one of you. For all your support and care - the kids and I are very grateful."

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From a recent donor:

"It was a privilege for me to hear Lavinia Tyrrel, your CEO, when she delivered a talk at our recent club meeting. The work that the staff and volunteers at Karinya House do to look after women in crisis is truly amazing. I admire and respect you all."

#humansofkarinya

We give thanks .... 

To everyone who supported the 2023 Gala Dinner, walked the Mercy Walk for Women, or donated during September as part of the Double your Impact Appeal. Across September, donations received amount to $45,454, which will all be matched by the Matched Giving Partners.  All partners have confirmed they will donate their full pledged amount, so the combined total raised is $104,514. The Gala Dinner, as well as being a fabulous celebration for 360 guests, raised $24,537 (net proceeds). 

If you would like to be part of the village supporting women in our community, with us, do consider joining our village via our website with a recurring financial donation of any amount at intervals to suit you. More information is available at the link below. We are looking for you to join us in 2023/24! 

#supportingwomen #standingalongside #ourvillage #ourcommunity