Strong women, strong families

Before coronavirus changed our world, Mercy Community held an uplifting event for the mums in our New Families Program: a “Pamper Day” during Queensland Women’s Week 2020. Mums laughed and chatted as hairdresser Caitlin Dallas (Dallas Hair) and beauty therapist Brooke Eades (Bayside Bliss Mobile Therapy) treated them to a “full face” of makeup, and […]
COVID-19 updates

24 December 2021 – Keeping people safe Our response to COVID-19 prioritises the safety of the people we support, as well as the continuity of our services, so that we can carry on helping people facing hardship through a time of great uncertainty. Now, more than ever, with the opening of Queensland’s borders, we are […]
National Volunteer Week: Hannah

Hannah has been volunteering in the Fundraising team at Mercy Community (MC) Head Office for a short amount of time, however had a pivotal role in our recent event, Family Roast. Family Roast was our inaugural International Day of Families event, where we invited people from different parts of the community to come together for […]
National Volunteer Week: Julie

Mercy Community (MC) is celebrating National Volunteer Week by highlighting the wonderful work of just some of our many volunteers. MC recently nominated Julie for the Volunteering Queensland 2019 Volunteer of the Year award, as her team is constantly blown away by her compassion and reliability. Julie has been volunteering for Mercy Community’s Romero Multicultural […]
National Volunteer Week: Brenda

Brenda is a Mercy Community (MC) volunteer who spends a few hours each week with *Lorraine, a woman supported by MC. Brenda offers pastoral care and companionship to Lorraine every Sunday, where they pray together, play board games, watch documentaries and read Bible stories and books on Bible teachings. The two women also exchange stories […]