31 October Anglicare Australia today launched its Flagship State of the Family Report on at Australian Parliament House. Tony Nicholson, CEO of the Brotherhood of St Laurence (a member of Anglicare Australia) officially launched the report. Positions Vacant? When the Jobs Aren’t There is the title of the 2016 report, and it is informed by…
Ten-year-old social justice entrepreneur wins Anti-Poverty Week ACT schools writing competition Ten year old Reshmi Senanayake is one of two well deserving overall winners of Pens Against Poverty writing competition, an initiative begun in 2015 giving school students the opportunity during Anti-Poverty Week (16-22 October) to write for a cause, use their imagination, and express their thoughts…
In response to new research into the link between food programs and improved social inclusion, Anglicare is calling on the re-elected ACT Government to do more to address the needs of social housing tenants affected by relocations from the inner city. “A growing number of vulnerable people right here in our own city are excluded…
New study shows that food programs are a key to improving social inclusion in Canberra and Queanbeyan In response to new research into the link between food programs and improved social inclusion, Anglicare is calling on the re-elected ACT Government to do more to address the needs of social housing tenants affected by relocations from…
The Australian Government today launched its priority investment approach with a Try, Test Learn (TTL) program for key groups of young people. “Support for young people most at risk of exclusion makes a lot of sense” Anglicare deputy director Roland Manderson said today. “And the groups that the Government has identified for its Try, Test Learn program…
Anglicare will close its mainstream Long Day Care service in Gordon at the end of the current school year due to an oversupply of child care places south Tuggeranong, and explore the possibility of repurposing the centre for much-needed family welfare services. The plan will also see Anglicare consolidate its mainstream Early Learning operations in…
Oversupply in Tuggeranong forces Anglicare to close Gordon Long Day Care and refocus on child welfare service Anglicare will close its mainstream Long Day Care service in Gordon at the end of the current school year due to an oversupply of child care places in south Tuggeranong, and explore the possibility of repurposing the centre…
Anglicare marks Foster Care Week with focus on Indigenous families During Foster Care Week, 11-17 September, Anglicare is calling for more targeted support to help vulnerable children and families in Wagga Wagga and the Riverina area to minimise the need for children to move in to foster care, and to maximise their support when they…
New partnership offers greater protection for domestic violence victims in Goulburn region Local agreements recently signed between the NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS), Anglicare and the NSW Police Hume Local Area Command will enhance the existing service response for women and children who are at risk of homelessness as a result of…
The Royal Military College Band gave a special performance at St. David’s Close Retirement Village to celebrate the 90th birthday of resident, Jim. On Wednesday morning life in the usually quiet village in Red Hill was delightfully disrupted by the sound of a marching band. Neighbours and family wiped away a tear or two during…
