15 November 2016. New Idea Magazine and Sunrise presenters Natalie Barr, Andrew O’Keefe, Melissa Doyle and Kylie Gillies have united to launch the We Care Pack Campaign. The initiative is all about supporting the work of Anglicare to help domestic violence survivors by providing packs filled with everyday necessities. Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and ACT has received…
Click on the image above to watch the full story. 12 November 2016. Harley is aged 17 has lived in the same intensive foster placement in St Saviours for ten years and has a number of achievements under his belt. Harley have appeared on a televised cooking show, was a member of his school band and…
31 October 2016. 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…
21 October 2016. 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 about social issues. But for the Year 4 student from…
18 October 2016. 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…
18 October 2016. 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…
20 September 2016. 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…
14 September 2016. 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…
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…
11 September 2016. 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 are in Care. This is particularly important for children…
