Anglicare Riverina’s Ashmont Community Resource Centre has recently been successful in its application for a $22,000 Social Housing Community Improvement Fund grant to develop a Community Garden at the Centre. The application was developed in collaboration with the Ashmont Anglican Parish and will provide opportunities for vulnerable and often isolated families to feel included…
500 children and adults enjoyed the festivities of the Anglicare Children’s Christmas Party at the Goulburn Aquatic and Leisure Centre last week. It’s the 10th year the community celebration has been held and Anglicare’s Regional Manager of Housing and Social Services, Toni Reay said she has received great feedback about the event. The party…
Award winning artwork In October, preschool children from Anglicare’s NSW South & ACT Googong Early Learning Centre won the best artwork award (0-5 year category) as part of a NSW competition through the Advocate for Children and Young People, with Anglicare’s Orana preschool in Goulburn coming runner-up. The competition was part of the roll out…
Written by Revd Dr Ian Coutts, Mission & Community Engagement General Manager Who is my neighbour? This famous question in Luke 10:29, of course introduces the parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus redefines our neighbour from the lawyer’s question as anyone we encounter who has needs. In a relatively recent research test, Seminarians in the…
Anglicare NSW South, West and ACT, has had its most successful national awards winning in both the Partnership and Innovation categories. Our “Pens Against Poverty” schools writing competition won the National Award for Innovation. The award was presented by the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, Archbishop Phillip Freier, to Hannah MacQuiggin who…
Eighteen year old Harley is a top student who has recently enrolled at the University of Technology Sydney. He has also lived in Care for over 10 years. Harley’s future looks bright and is a testament to both his own hard work and the love and support he received from his foster carers, Shirley…
Smoking ceremonies and boomerang throwing aren’t usual activities at Anglicare offices but they are two of the exciting cultural activities that took place at Anglicare’s Western NSW office during NAIDOC week. Children, carers and staff took part in a range of activities throughout the week that helped them understand the significance and depth of the…
Hiding behind long locks of hair, Adam is articulate, bright and willing to talk. The Canberra local, who arrived in the city several years ago understands just how difficult it is for people to make Canberra a place to call home. “The cost of rent is just too high,” says Adam. “I have been trying…
Three inspiring young Canberrans were awarded with $350 personal grants by the Country Women’s Association’s Canberra Branch. The CWA Young Carers Grants recognise that these young people, each a carer for a family member, have missed out on a normal childhood in many ways in order to fulfil a role more mature than their…
Anglicare does a lot! Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT also works in a lot of communities – from Eden to Dubbo, from Liverpool to Wagga Wagga and Albury. Our services are as diverse as the regions we work in – from Emergency Relief to Early Learning Centres to Disability services and Youth + Family…
