Annual Report 2024 - 2025

This year, we took another big step forward in understanding what wellbeing really means for the children and families we support.

Working with the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), we co-designed a Child and Family Wellbeing Framework that reflects the unique strengths, challenges and aspirations of our community.

Built on evidence and shaped by real experiences, the framework helps us stay focused on what matters most: supporting every child and family to feel safe, valued and connected. It gives our teams a shared language and a clear way to measure progress over time, with real change in people’s lives.

The CRCS framework draws on ARACY’s Nest Wellbeing Framework, which is Australia’s first national evidence-based model for child and youth wellbeing, and adapts it to fit our local context. Together, we’ve created a model that guides how we design programs, train our people, and measure impact. 

Our framework focuses on six key areas that help children and young people thrive: 

• Healthy
• Valued, Loved and Safe
• Material Basics
• Learning
• Participating
• Positive Sense of Identity and Culture

By embedding this framework across our programs, we’re setting a new benchmark for community-led wellbeing. It’s helping us build stronger partnerships, evaluate our impact more meaningfully, and share what works within CRCS and across the broader sector.