Barefoot in the creek beside her bushland house, award winning Australian author, Jackie French, embodies what it means to notice and appreciate the world around you. As she prepares to once again judge Anglicare’s annual Pens Against Poverty schools writing competition, Jackie kindly invited some of the Anglicare team to film her giving a…
Anglicare foster carers, Barb and Dave Rugendyke, have fostered more than 400 children over three decades. They currently care for a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old, as well as their adopted 8-year-old daughter, Sarah, and they regularly provide respite care to toddler twins. Sadly, they lost their home and all of their belongings during the…
In 2020 Anglicare’s Southern Cross Early Learning Centre in Canberra introduced a nature preschool program known as Walga – a ‘Ngunnawal’ word for hawk. The program was developed to help children to remain at the centre of their own learning. The curriculum includes a dedicated nature program, making the outdoors a classroom where children can…
In February 2020, the NSW Rural Fire Service reported that 2,439 homes had been destroyed in NSW and over 17 million hectares of land was burnt across the region. Amidst the tragedy, hundreds of generous donors stepped in to help those in need. With $220,770 donated specifically to bushfire recovery in addition to funding…
Written by an Anglicare staff member at Eurobodalla Homelessness Support Service. Sue* is a sixty-year-old homeless woman. She attended the Eurobodalla Homelessness Support Service in Moruya for hygiene supplies and food assistance. Her face is sun-burnt and the lines on her face reveal a story of hardship. Sue vaguely mentioned that a critical event in her life had led to her becoming…
Rev’d Mike and Chloe Pailthorpe from Bungendore Anglican Church share with us their passion for ministry and Phil’s Emporium Op Shop which serves the local community in many ways and operates in partnership with Anglicare. When did you know you were called to ministry? Mike: I became a Christian in late high-school and almost…
24 March 2021. Anglicare’s emergency relief services in Reid and South Canberra are calling for urgent food donations following a surge in demand with the announcement of cuts to the Jobseeker COVID-19 supplement from 1 April. Jason Haines, executive officer at St John’s Care, said his particular service is seeing around 20 families per…
The Junction Youth Health Service provides free primary health care and support services in the Canberra CBD for young people aged 12 to 25. In February, The Junction team launched ‘The Junction Social Groups’ to create a space for young people to reconnect and have fun after a difficult year in 2020. The Junction…
In March, the Anglicare Executive Team and Anglicare’s Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group, hosted a formal farewell for Rev Karen Kime on the banks of Wagga Beach. As Anglicare’s General Manager of Cultural Safety, Karen made an outstanding contribution to our organisation to lead us in the development and implementation of Anglicare’s Reconciliation Action…
By Bishop Mark Short. I am writing this reflection on International Women’s Day, thankful for the enormous contribution made by women, lay and ordained, stipendiary and voluntary to the life and witness of our Diocese. I am also proud that our Diocese has been a pioneer in the recognition of women’s ministry through the…
