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…
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…
Have you ever considered that your generosity is what keeps charities alive? Without the support of thoughtful Australians, we wouldn’t be able support vulnerable children and families in times of crisis and help them thrive. This week is ‘Include a Charity Week’ and we want to start a conversation about how everyday Australians can leave…
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…
Anglicare’s Evaluation report released this month shows promising results for an innovative Transition to Leaving Care (TLC) program funded by the NSW government and implemented in July 2014 by Anglicare’s St Saviours Out of Home Care in Liverpool to help young people struggling with the transition out of care into independent living. “The workers at…
Canberra’s not-for-profits are calling on the community to help asylum seekers without income during National Refugee Week 19 – 25 June. Anglicare CEO, Jeremy Halcrow says “With no capacity to receive income we are very concerned these vulnerable and sometimes highly traumatised people will have no choice but to rely on the generosity of Canberrans…
The ACT Council of Social Service supports the overall direction of the ACT Budget for 2016-17 announced today. New funding to respond better to the needs of people exposed to domestic and family violence, more funding for mental health, drug and alcohol treatment, emergency and trauma health services, justice programs and well targeted resources to…
Anglicare Australia has joined with a coalition of homelessness providers, including Mission Australia, UnitingCare Australia, Brotherhood of St Laurence, The Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul and Wesley Mission, to urge all major political parties to commit to halving homelessness by 2025. In a joint letter sent to Malcolm Turnbull, Barnaby Joyce, Bill Shorten and Senator…
This coming week is National Reconciliation Week. The dates of 27 May and 3 June commemorate respectively the successful 1967 Referendum and the High Court Mabo judgment. These were two very significant steps on the journey to reconciliation, a journey that is not yet complete. ‘Reconciliation’ has several definitions. These include: ‘a situation in which…
