Empowering women & children easing immediate burdens & fostering resilience for a brighter future.

Areas of Support

Essential Needs

Advocacy & Referral

Advocacy & Referral

Advocacy & Referral

Advocacy & Referral

Advocacy & Referral

Emergency Support

Advocacy & Referral

Emergency Support

Packs With Care

Advocacy & Referral

Emergency Support

 

Easing Immediate Burdens | Fostering Resilience

Core Purpose

To empower women, children, and families by easing immediate burdens and fostering resilience for a brighter future.

Mission

At The Packed with Care Foundation, we do things differently. We take the time to truly listen, understand the challenges, and create tailored solutions that meet real needs. Whether it’s providing essential items like food and personal care products or offering support that helps ease stress in the moment, our mission is clear: to help people move forward with dignity and confidence.

Aim

Our aim is simple: to be there when it matters most. 

We step in to reduce the overwhelm, tackle immediate challenges, and offer practical support that doesn’t just fix the short-term but helps build a path to long-term stability. It’s about empowering people to rebuild their lives, not keeping them stuck in the system.

1 in 7 children aged 4yrs-17yrs old have experienced a mental health condition....

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

In uncertain time a person's thinking can become rigid and a person can move into a state of looped thinking including:

  • heightened worry
  • lack of emotional availability
  • anxiety
  • emotional distress

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs describes a set of needs required for survival and growth.

Basic needs form the foundation, it is only once these basic needs are met higher needs can be achieved.


OUR STORY

Where we started ...

In early 2022 a community initiative known as 'Packed with Care' was created to provide access to essential items via care packs for parents and caregivers caring for a child in hospital. 


The intention behind these care packs was to  allow parents/caregivers access to food and self care items providing an unspoken gesture of support in uncertain times. 

The future is bright ....

Building from the community initiative .....


The Packed With Care Foundation is a registered charity focusing on advancing the physical and mental health of children and young people. 


Aiming to provide continuity of care, keeping children and young people at the centre of all evidenced based programs, support and resources for parents, children, young people, schools and communities. 


We look forward to expanding our support, this is only just the beginning. 

PWC HUB: Community Check In

Connection & Support for Women

Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, stressed or like you are carrying too much on your own?

The PWC Hub Community Check-In is a FREE one-on-one support space for women who just need to talk it out and find a way forward.

Book Here

Hello from Megan.

I started The Packed with Care Foundation to do more than just provide essentials. Life can be unpredictable and we all go through challenges, some just feel heavier than others, but needing help doesn’t make you any less. A little extra support can make all the difference when you’re trying to keep things together. 

read more
Listening, Acting, Changing Lives

Here when it matters most...

Real care. Real solutions. Built for real life.

Packed with Care is for women who are doing life: working, parenting, juggling, holding it together.


We create spaces where you can connect, think out loud, learn something useful, and leave feeling lighter, clearer, and less alone in it.


That might look like a group or social event, a workshop that gives you practical take-aways, or an education session that helps you and your child understand what comes next.


Sometimes it’s a simply reminder you are not the only one and that reminder alone can make everyday life feel more manageable.


A community.
A place you can actually go to.

Community Programs & Education

Community Programs & Education

Support doesn’t look the same for everyone and it shouldn’t.
Our services span practical assistance, connection, and guidance, designed to support women and children across different seasons of life.

Community Programs & Education

Community Programs & Education

Community Programs & Education

Groups, workshops, and webinars for women and children navigating everyday life.


Designed to build connection, insight, and forward momentum with support that fits real life, feels practical and human, and has a little fun built in.

More Info

Connection & Navigation

Connection & Navigation

Connection & Navigation

Support isn’t just about items, it’s about having the right conversations, at the right time, with the right people.


We offer advocacy, referral, and community connection through our hub spaces and trusted partnerships, helping women and families find clarity, direction, and practical next steps as life shifts.

More Info

Practical Care

Connection & Navigation

Connection & Navigation

Essential support for families navigating pressure, change, or disruption, delivered in partnership with schools, community organisations, and local services, including our local hospital.


This support is coordinated through trusted community partners to ensure it reaches families at the right time, in the right way.

A Space for Women & Children Built Around Real Life

A different approach to support.
The Packed with Care Foundation brings together practical care, education, and community connection creating support that sits between crisis services and private care, and meets you in the realities of everyday life.

The Packed With Care Foundation

Copyright © 2023 The Packed With Care Foundation - All Rights Reserved.

www.packedwithcare.com.au

ABN: 67 663 295 761

ACN: 663 295 761

Powered by

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

DeclineAccept