13 January 2017. After leaving home at a young age to escape a childhood affected by instability and trauma, Corey found himself living on the streets and in youth refuges. “I felt vulnerable, like anyone could take advantage of me. I had been eating two minute noodles every day for three months because I couldn’t…
10 January 2017. The 2016 Anglicare Christmas Appeal made an incredible impact in thousands of lives across the region. Donations from generous supporters meant that hundreds of food hampers and toys were given out to children and families in need – giving them a brighter Christmas and a helping hand at a time of year that…
9 January 2017. Taylor was 19 when she became pregnant. At the time she was living with her mother and three siblings in a small 3-bedroom unit in Goulburn that was already bursting at the seams. Then Taylor’s mother lost her job. Three months after giving birth to her daughter, the difficult situation deteriorated further…
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…
