20 December 2016. Parishioners from Goulburn’s St Saviour’s Cathedral, F5 Anglican church and Christ Church West Goulburn have generously donated over 400 Christmas gifts to support children and their families during the festive season – the largest response ever received by Anglicare for the Christmas Giving Tree Appeal. The appeal was also supported by people…
12 December 2016. Googong ELC Director, Rose Young, asked the children how they’d like to celebrate Christmas this year. The children came up with the idea of creating a Giving Tree and making mystery bags to fill with gifts to put under the tree. But the bags full of gifts weren’t for one another… they were given…
09 December 2016. To help support vulnerable people, Anglicare and St Saviours Cathedral launched their annual 2016 Giving Tree appeal on Thursday 8th December. Christmas is meant to be a time of celebration, but sadly many children and families living in poverty will not have a gift to open or food to eat. Anglicare’s Manager of…
07 December 2016. We are proud to congratulate two Anglicare staff members awarded for their outstanding practice and achievements in their work with young people in the ACT. The Youth Sector Awards, known as ‘Yogies’ are awarded by the Youth Coalition of the ACT to recognise, celebrate, promote and reward those who do exceptional work…
05 December 2016. In partnership with Anglicare, 666 ABC radio have been encouraging their listeners to dig deep and give to those in need this Christmas. As an outreach event to help involve the community, the station hosted their Sunday Brunch program on Dec 4 from the lawns of St John’s Care, one of Anglicare’s…
01 December 2016. Anglicare and 666 ABC are calling on the Canberra community to wrap Christmas hampers for those in need at St John’s Anglican Church on December 4th. The “Wrap Up” event allows Canberrans to get involved with providing Christmas hampers overflowing with donated food and essential living items. “Anglicare’s partner food-relief centre, St John’s Care were…
25 November 2016. Congratulations to Sue Jennings and our Paint & Play team who were recognised by the ACT Children’s Week Committee for an outstanding contribution to young people in the ACT! The Paint & Play team coordinate 5 playgroups in the ACT that exist to engage families who are often isolated and provides developmental support…
25 November 2016. Anglicare Riverina Regional Manager, Brad Addison was on hand at the Wagga RAAF Base this morning to support White Ribbon Day and take a stand against domestic violence. Anglicare Riverina is proud to partner with Wagga Women’s Health Centre alongside Wagga’s RAAF, Army and Emergency Service personnel for this important cause.
22 November 2016. Anglicare Riverina are celebrating the achievements of their newest graduates of the HIPPY program. The Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY) supports Riverina families through the Ashmont Community Resource Centre. HIPPY is a home-based, education-focused learning program that helps prepares children for school. The two-year program encourages a love of learning,…
21 November 2016. This year ABC Canberra have announced Anglicare as the 2016 recipient charity partner for the 666 Giving Tree Appeal. For more than a decade the 666 Giving Tree has made an incredible difference to disadvantaged people all over Canberra and the surrounding region and Anglicare are thrilled to be partnering with ABC to reach those in need….
