Extending State care to 21 adds up morally and financially: Deloitte report The NSW Home Stretch Campaign is calling on the State Government to improve the lives of thousands of young people in Out-of-Home Care, and save millions of dollars. New research, launched today (Wednesday 24 October), confirms that extending the leaving age of…
Monday 22 October 2018 Anglicare Australia has issued the following statement ahead of the national apology to survivors of child sexual abuse: Today’s apology to survivors of child sexual abuse is a landmark moment as we deal with an ugly chapter in our history. Anglicare Australia supports this apology, which is long overdue.Anglicare Australia’s members…
Students from over 20 schools across the Canberra region put pen to paper in support of Anti-Poverty Week as part of Anglicare’s ‘Pens Against Poverty’ schools writing competition. The initiative begun in 2015 gives school students the opportunity during Anti-Poverty Week (15-21 October) to write for a cause, use their imagination, and express their thoughts…
Canberra young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness will now have greater access to free legal assistance thanks to a new health justice partnership between Street Law which is part of Canberra Community Law and the Junction Youth Health Service operated by Anglicare. The partnership, which will officially launch on 18 October…
Brad Braithwaite has been appointed in a new role at Anglicare as Deputy CEO. Brad will have a particular focus on helping us develop the organisational capability required to meet emerging strategic challenges, especially our goals around improved program evaluation, business intelligence systems, philanthropy and workforce development. Brad was Deputy CEO of Argyle Community…
Friday 28 September was Ian’s last day at Anglicare. He began very part time five and a half years ago with the ACT Anglicare Fostering Team, then with parish partnerships and later as General Manager for Mission and Community Engagement. The Mission and Community Engagement team responsibilities included Emergency Relief, Disaster Recovery, No Interest…
An important research report has been released today that compares ACT gambling regulation to the rest of Australia. The results are surprising – while Canberra prides itself with its progressive policies and legislation, when it comes to gambling regulation, we are lagging behind other Australian jurisdictions, with arguably the laxest regulatory regime. ACT has the…
