Parkes Anglicare, in cooperation with Parkes Action Club, hosted a community recovery day last month to celebrate the resilience of community members impacted by last year’s floods and connect them to available supports. Over 140 volunteers from the Anglican Parish of Parkes and local service groups attended, helping create a cohesive day of support…
We would like to thank the many parishes that participated in Anglicare Sunday last month. In recognition of this year’s theme of, For I Was Hungry, most parishes chose to run their Anglicare Sunday service on the 23rd of October. This coordinated with national Anti-Poverty Week and was a timely reminder of the struggle…
From the 8th-10th of September Bishops, clergy members and representatives of the laity of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn met for the first session of the 48th annual Synod. Each year the Synod is a time to affirm and celebrate a common dedication to the life of Jesus Christ, to make ordinances…
The role of a foster carer—to provide hope, support and attention to vulnerable children and young people—is something that appeals to many different people for many different reasons. However, busy lives and countless commitments often feel like barriers to taking on such a significant task. As we recognise Foster Care Week, and the generous…
For Olivia, the Youth Team Coordinator at Anglicare’s Junction Youth Health Service, giving a young homeless person a swag for the night is an absolute last resort, but it does happen. “It’s better than nothing”, said Olivia, “but only just”. This is the front-line of the cost of living crisis. The Junction sees, first-hand…
In August, volunteers and staff from Anglicare Sydney and Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT gathered to recognise a shared 25 years of bringing hope to disaster affected people and communities. Anglicare Sydney’s Disaster Recovery Manager, Magnus Linder, spoke on the day, recognising the efforts of volunteers, past and present, in reaching this…
Burgmann Anglican School students and their school community have collected thousands of pantry items for our Pantry Appeal in support of our emergency relief services across Canberra. We are overwhelmed by their generosity and enthusiasm for helping Canberra families who are experiencing hardship. Thank you for working together and partnering with us to make…
Based at Arawang Anglican Church in the ACT, the Arawang Emergency Relief Hub is an entirely volunteer-run food pantry on the front line of the cost of living crisis. The team of volunteers, most of whom are members of the Arawang Anglican parish, generously give of their time and energy to support a growing…
The Church Pantry in Bathurst, which operates as a partnership between Anglicare and All Saints Anglican Cathedral to provide emergency relief to a growing number of vulnerable community members in the local area, hosted an official opening on the 20th of July. While The Church Pantry resumed operations following renovations at the end of…
The Anglicare Pantry Appeal is an opportunity to support struggling families and individuals in the community by collecting donations of non-perishable food and essential living items. While most Pantry Appeal collections are run by schools or churches, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)’s Social Club started a collection to support vulnerable Canberra…
