The Anglicare Pantry Appeal is an opportunity to support struggling families and individuals in the community by collecting donations of non-perishable food and essential living items. While most Pantry Appeal collections are run by schools or churches, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)’s Social Club started a collection to support vulnerable Canberra…
Anglicare was thrilled to participate in and host a number of NAIDOC Week events this July focusing on the theme of ‘For Our Elders’. It was an opportunity to honour the important role elders play in the community as cultural knowledge holders, nurturers, leaders, teachers, advocates and more. Our largest NAIDOC Week event was our…
In May, Anglicare unveiled a new health van to provide clinical health services for young people who experience barriers to accessing traditional supports. The service is the first of its kind, designed specifically to support hard-to-reach young people, aged between 12 and 25, in the Canberra region. Funding for the purchase, outfitting and stocking…
Save the Date Anglicare Sunday – 22 October 2023 – For I was Hungry Each year we recognise Anglicare Sunday in conjunction with Anti-Poverty Week, as a way of expressing gratitude to the parishes and parishioners we partner with for the time, talent, and donations they generously give. It is a day to recognise…
Anglicare is blessed to have over 600 volunteers contribute their time, skills and kindness towards helping us serve the community. Many of our volunteers come to us through our shared connection to Christ, through partnerships with parishes and through a desire to do God’s work. We recognise that many of our services could not…
Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & the ACT are thrilled to announce official Sanctuary® certification of our programs including Out-of-Home care (PSP), Therapeutic services, Community and Corporate Services and our RTO Anglicare College. We are especially excited at having achieved certification for our Early Childhood Education and Care services, which are the first in…
The Gordon Community Centre, run in partnership by Anglicare and the Lanyon Valley Anglican Church, would not run so well at all without its team of volunteers—especially long-term volunteer Pat Houghton. For going on 5 years, Pat has been an integral part of the centre. She is heavily involved in the food pantry operation…
Little Luxton owners Nate and Tara Swift are on a mission to harness the strong coffee culture of Canberra and use it to connect community resources with community need. Both locals of the Lanyon Valley, the Swifts opened their permanent café adjacent to Anglicare’s Gordon Community Centre, hoping to make a positive impact in…
Statistics from Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot, released this week, confirm that unprecedented rental rate increases over the past few years have culminated in a devastating reality for people surviving on low incomes. The Snapshot, which Anglicare releases annually, evaluates the private rental market to determine the affordability and appropriateness of rental properties for households…
For many of us the Black Summer Bushfires have become a distant memory. The pandemic, flooding, rental crises and rising interest rates have taken our attention in turns. Yet, for those who were impacted, daily reminders of the devastation continue, and for Anglicare Bushfire Recovery Financial Counsellor, Chris Heckenberg, the job of helping is…
