Anglicare was thrilled to participate in and host a number of NAIDOC Week events this July focusing on the theme of ‘For Our Elders’. It was an opportunity to honour the important role elders play in the community as cultural knowledge holders, nurturers, leaders, teachers, advocates and more. Our largest NAIDOC Week event was our…
In May, Anglicare unveiled a new health van to provide clinical health services for young people who experience barriers to accessing traditional supports. The service is the first of its kind, designed specifically to support hard-to-reach young people, aged between 12 and 25, in the Canberra region. Funding for the purchase, outfitting and stocking…
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…
The Gordon Community Centre, run in partnership by Anglicare and the Lanyon Valley Anglican Church, would not run so well at all without its team of volunteers—especially long-term volunteer Pat Houghton. For going on 5 years, Pat has been an integral part of the centre. She is heavily involved in the food pantry operation…
Little Luxton owners Nate and Tara Swift are on a mission to harness the strong coffee culture of Canberra and use it to connect community resources with community need. Both locals of the Lanyon Valley, the Swifts opened their permanent café adjacent to Anglicare’s Gordon Community Centre, hoping to make a positive impact in…
For many of us the Black Summer Bushfires have become a distant memory. The pandemic, flooding, rental crises and rising interest rates have taken our attention in turns. Yet, for those who were impacted, daily reminders of the devastation continue, and for Anglicare Bushfire Recovery Financial Counsellor, Chris Heckenberg, the job of helping is…
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…
Anglicare will soon pilot a Learner Driver Program for a select group young people in the ACT who would otherwise struggle to fulfill Access Canberra’s updated requirements for a provisional drivers licence. The ACT’s introduction of the Graduated Licencing Scheme in January of 2020 means that learner drivers under the age of 25 are…
