Caring for families living below poverty line
October 14 marked the start of Poverty Week, an awareness campaign running each year to end child poverty. Central Coast children’s charity, We Care Connect, has chosen to take direct…
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Recognition for We Care Connect founder
Derryck Klarkowski has been awarded the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation’s Chairman’s Medal for his service to children living in poverty through his Central Coast charity, We Care Connect. Established at…
Getting Hitched wedding expo
We Care Connect will be the charity partner for a wedding expo on June 16 to support its mission of breaking the barrier of childhood poverty in the region. For…
Doylo Doonas will keep the most vulnerable warm
As Winter draws near, The Doylo has announced it will continue its community driven initiative, Doylo Doonas, now entering its third consecutive year. Teaming up with We Care Connect, The…
Donations needed for back-to-school packs
Not-for-profit organisation We Care Connect is making up back-to-school packs for students who need them the most going into the 2024 school year and is looking for donations. The organisation…
We Care Connect to deliver car safety program
We Care Connect is set to help keep child car passengers in the Wyong electorate safe thanks to a $5,000 grant from the NSW Government’s Community Road Safety Grants program….
Coast charity takes out major funding prize
A volunteer-powered charity providing everyday essentials to vulnerable children on the Central Coast has been crowned one of the winners of the inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund launched earlier this…
Kids pitch in to help less fortunate
Central Coast children have pitched in to help local charity We Care Connect begin preparing toy packages for those less fortunate this Christmas. On Sunday, September 20, the charity held…
Stall raises funds for We Care Connect
The Inner Wheel Club of Gosford North has donated a fully laden car of warm pyjamas and trackies to a very grateful We Care Connect following a successful stall at…
Help give Coast kids a good start to the school year
Central Coast children’s charity We Care Connect has launched its 2023 Back to School campaign and is asking the community to help local vulnerable families by giving them the best…
Help needy Coast children through Big W Giving Tree
Big W has once again launched its Giving Tree initiative, with Erina Store Manager David Denzel urging customers to get on board to support those in need this festive season….
Spotlight on role models in Local Heroes program
Jillian Hogan, Derryk Klarkowski and Vicki Carr are finalists in the Westfield Tuggerah 2022 Local Heroes program which shines a light on role models whose work makes a positive impact…
Bittersweet milestone in childhood poverty
We Care Connect has reached a major milestone by supporting more than 10,000 local children with provision of quality preloved children’s essentials to families who need them most. Founder and…
Children’s PJs donated to We Care Connect
Many more children will be warmer this winter thanks to a generous donation to Wyong-based charity, We Care Connect. Members of Gosford North Inner Wheel donated 50 pairs of children’s…
High Tea to support local kids in poverty
Local volunteer-run charity We Care Connect is hosting a Mother’s Day tea at Magenta Shores Pullman Resort to support local kids in poverty.
Local not-for-profit groups awarded $128k in grants
Local not-for-profits We Care Connect and Options Theatre Company have been awarded $128K in grants by the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation.
A very caring Christmas
Community organisation We Care Connect has received over 1,100 requests to provide Christmas gifts to disadvantaged Central Coast children this year. We Care Connect called on the local community to…
We Care Connect helps kids get back to school
Peninsula students were among those to benefit from a Back to School initiative organised by Central Coast volunteer-run charity We Care Connect. With the help of the local community, more…
Gosford High supports We Care Connect
Gosford High School graduate, Karl Harris, and the school’s senior leadership team have joined forces to donate gifts to the community charity, We Care Connect. The gifts will be part…
Grant received to install car seats for babies and small children
Wyong based, We Care Connect, will receive $5,373 from the NSW Government’s Road Safety Grant program, which is one of 27 initiatives being funded to help reduced fatalities and injuries…