We are thrilled to be a recipient of ACT Health’s funding to support Canberrans who may have difficulty accessing and navigating mainstream health and social services. Thanks to the boost in funding, The Junction Youth Health Service has been able to employ another youth worker to provide further wraparound support to young people. We’re…
Riverina Police have been cooking up a storm at one of Anglicare’s Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) houses in Wagga Wagga. ITC houses provide a safe living environment for teenagers when traditional foster care placements are not appropriate. The police officers visit every Wednesday morning to cook and eat breakfast with the girls to encourage good relationships…
23 June 2020 Goulburn business, Dream Admin, have partnered with Anglicare in Goulburn to give much-needed support to local families struggling with food insecurity this winter, especially in the wake of financial instability created by COVID-19. Dream Admin are following in the footsteps of several local churches and are now one of the first…
At Anglicare, we’re proud to support our community with a diverse range of services and programs covering aged care, mental health, youth support, disability, homelessness, foster care and family. Everyone we encounter in the community has a unique story to share, and it’s our privilege to offer comfort and care when people need it…
“We’re all in this together.” Somehow those words have become stuck in my head during this COVID-19 season, courtesy of TV advertising on high rotation. It’s certainly true that the challenge of responding to COVID-19 has impacted all areas of society. Nonetheless, if solidarity is to be more than a slogan it needs to…
Goulburn Early Childhood Centre posthumously honours team member for 38 years of service this National Volunteers Week Bronwyn Cooper began volunteering every week at Anglicare’s Goulburn Early Childhood Centre 38 years ago when she was 14 years old, and next week will be posthumously honoured by staff, parents and children at the centre as part…
The Rev’d Sarah Plummer has been appointed as Anglicare’s new Director of Mission and Culture. When asked what she is anticipating in her new role, Sarah said, “I really enjoy meeting people and hearing their stories. I love discovering ways communities can flourish together so that the most vulnerable have evidence of hope and…
Chris and Lisa lost their home near Mogo in the Black Summer Bushfires. They received support from the Vulcan Street Community Hub in Moruya, the outcome of a new partnership between Anglicare and Thread Together in the wake of the fires. During the ‘Black Summer’ bushfires that caused 5.4 million hectares of destruction in…
17 April 2020. St John’s Care in Reid and Gordon Community Centre in south Canberra, in partnership with Anglicare, remain open for families needing food relief and other emergency assistance. Executive Director at St John’s Care, Sarah Murdoch, said she was concerned for local families as COVID-19 restrictions placed more people at risk. “In…
By Kasy Chambers, Executive Director of Anglicare Australia. The coronavirus or COVID-19 has laid bare the weaknesses in our society. The GFC, bushfires, and many other disasters drew upon individual generosity, but did not really change the underlying structure of society. During the GFC, I wrote that I hoped the close fiscal call many…
