CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes (CCWF) is inviting all community members and service providers from the town to its Thank You, Forbes Community Event on Wednesday July 2.
The occasion is a small gesture of appreciation for all those the organisation has worked alongside since the 2022 flooding in the town and its surrounds.
At its worst in November 2022, the Lachlan River peaked at 10.7 metres at Forbes, flooding more than 700 residential and commercial properties in the town.
CCWF, in particular its Financial Stability team, has provided practical support and stood with community members as they negotiate the long-term and wide-ranging consequences of flooding in the 2.5 years since.
CCWF Financial Stability portfolio manager Louise Cormie said the organisation was holding the event to thank all the community members who had placed their trust in her team, as well as the service providers who had worked with them to provide support.
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“We want to take a moment to say thank you, and celebrate the wonderful people in our community as they work towards recovery,” Mrs Cormie said.
“We are grateful to be part of this community, and want the community to know we are with them for the long journey of recovery from natural disaster.
“Flood-affected residents can continue to contact our financial counsellors for support, advocacy and referrals.”
The event, to be held in the Forbes Town Hall from 11am-2pm, will include a barbecue meal, fruit platters and soft drinks, and a gift for every attendee, as well as lucky door prizes.
Forbes Shire Council’s GIVIT team and the Disaster Response Legal Service will also be attending and ready to support community members.
“We are looking forward to coming together with the community for a relaxed and enjoyable event on July 2,” Mrs Cormie said.
In its planning, the CCWF team has ensured the event is giving back to the community – the lucky door draws on the day will feature prizes CCWF has purchased from local businesses.
CCWF, established in 1996, is the official social service of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes.
Its services are offered to the whole community, regardless of religious belief or background.
The CCWF team is passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives and works to empower individuals, families and communities.
CCWF’s strength is wraparound support for clients, which it is able to provide because of the broad range of programs it delivers.
From CCWF’s Forbes branch, available support includes the portfolio areas of financial counselling and capability, parents and children, mental health and wellbeing, homelessness and domestic, families and relationships, and Aboriginal families and communities.
The CCWF Forbes branch is located at 136 Lachlan Street, and to speak to the team by phone, contact 6850 1777 or 1800 067 067.
