Caitlin* has been on a priority housing waiting for six months and though her housing situation remains precarious, but it’s not her own wellbeing she’s most concerned about. Caitlin is a foster carer with Anglicare (NSW South, NSW West & ACT) looking after a 13 year old boy who has already experienced trauma, and…
This Friday 3 December marks International Day of People with Disability. For people like Peter* who has been the primary carer for his wife Audrey* for the past 13 years since she was diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of just 52, it’s a time to recognize disability care workers who go…
For Crookwell local, Yvonne, the opening of Anglicare’s Disability Day Centre earlier this year meant the end of regular trips to Goulburn to access disability support for her 40 year old son, Mark who has Down Syndrome. “It’s a relief to have a disability service like Anglicare’s based here for the young people in…
Anglicare is reaching out to Canberrans for virtual toy donations to assist struggling families this Christmas though a Virtual Giving Tree. Anglicare’s emergency relief services in Canberra rely on community donations of food and toys, but due to COVID-19 restrictions are now experiencing both a fall in donations and an increase in demand from…
Anglicare and St John’s Care emergency relief services are calling for donations of non-perishable food and toiletries in preparation for an expected increase in need as COVID-19 restrictions ease in the ACT. Anglicare’s Gordon Community Centre in south Canberra, and St John’s Care in Reid have been open throughout the lockdown period, with welfare…
Every child deserves a safe place to call home; especially during a national pandemic. But sadly, with COVID-19 lockdowns affecting people right across the community, it’s those who are most vulnerable who suffer the most. Some of the most vulnerable are children and young people who are in foster care separated from their biological…
The recent lockdowns in NSW and the ACT have caused a new wave of anxiety and uncertainty first experienced in the 2020 lockdowns. Families can’t leave their homes, people living alone are left further isolated, and those who are vulnerable are struggling the most. People have approached Anglicare emergency relief services for help wearing…
Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and ACT (Anglicare) is lending its support to a grassroots initiative in Dubbo aimed at protecting vulnerable communities in Western NSW. The project is the work of Dubbo local, Cyrena Harris, and provides at-risk Aboriginal communities with COVID Care Packs of sanitizer, hand wipes, face masks, colouring-in books and…
A new partnership between Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and ACT (Anglicare) and Resilience NSW will ensure that residents in Moruya and surrounding areas can access COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with the provision of items such as face masks, antiseptic wipes and sanitiser. Anglicare accepted the first delivery of three pallets of PPE…
Yass Rotary Club marked National Homelessness Week last week with a generous donation to Anglicare’s Homelessness and Housing team at the Rae Burgess Centre to create ‘Winter Warmer’ packs for local people in need. Rotary President Mick Newling and Mandy Carter had the pleasure of handing over a cheque to the Anglicare team last…
