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…
Speech makes a personal commitment. I’ve been reflecting on that reality in light of the astounding success of ChatGPT. At last count over a billion people, or more than one tenth of the world’s population, have downloaded the artificial intelligence application since it was launched in November 2022. ChatGPT trawls the internet to generate…
Anglicare CEO Brandon Howard visited Yass for a “turning of the sod” ceremony to mark the commencement of what will become six new crisis accommodation units. Once completed, the Anglicare-run housing will provide a refuge for local individuals and families who would otherwise face homelessness. “These units will fill a desperate need in the…
In her role as Parkes Coordinator for Anglicare, Ann Olson is positively excited. “We have a big event planned for next week” she explained, “and all the local Anglican community will be involved”. Ann believes that her role with Anglicare, and in partnership with the Parkes Anglican Parish, is to connect into the community…
The Gordon Community Centre is ramping up for its next Gordon Community Day event planned for the 25th of March 2023 from 10am -1pm. Supported by Anglicare and the Lanyon Valley Anglican Church, the Gordon Community Centre provides a range of services and programs in Canberra’s south. Their community day events bring together staff,…
In 2021, Anglicare opened an emergency relief hub in Bathurst in partnership with the local Anglican Church where the service is based – and already the hub is experiencing an influx of people needing assistance. Every week volunteers from the church and community are on board to assist, and include people from a wide range…
Anglicare’s bushfire recovery coordinator Jo Murrell recently hosted a morning tea and a plant giveaway to support community members who were affected by the Black Summer bushfires. The initiative was started by Wagga Wagga locals and avid gardeners, Keith and Eva Bergmeier who provided over 200 plants from their own extensive garden with specimens including…
For Crookwell local, Yvonne, the opening of Anglicare’s Disability Day Centre last year meant the end of regular trips to Goulburn to access disability support for her 40 year old son, Mark who has Down Syndrome. The new Centre was opened in partnership with Crookwell Anglican Church and is located in a building co-located…
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…
