01 December 2016. Anglicare and 666 ABC are calling on the Canberra community to wrap Christmas hampers for those in need at St John’s Anglican Church on December 4th. The “Wrap Up” event allows Canberrans to get involved with providing Christmas hampers overflowing with donated food and essential living items. “Anglicare’s partner food-relief centre, St John’s Care were…
31 October 2016. Anglicare Australia today launched its Flagship State of the Family Report on at Australian Parliament House. Tony Nicholson, CEO of the Brotherhood of St Laurence (a member of Anglicare Australia) officially launched the report. Positions Vacant? When the Jobs Aren’t There is the title of the 2016 report, and it is informed by…
21 October 2016. Ten year old Reshmi Senanayake is one of two well deserving overall winners of Pens Against Poverty writing competition, an initiative begun in 2015 giving school students the opportunity during Anti-Poverty Week (16-22 October) to write for a cause, use their imagination, and express their thoughts about social issues. But for the Year 4 student from…
18 October 2016. In response to new research into the link between food programs and improved social inclusion, Anglicare is calling on the re-elected ACT Government to do more to address the needs of social housing tenants affected by relocations from the inner city. “A growing number of vulnerable people right here in our own city are…
Oversupply in Tuggeranong forces Anglicare to close Gordon Long Day Care and refocus on child welfare service Anglicare will close its mainstream Long Day Care service in Gordon at the end of the current school year due to an oversupply of child care places in south Tuggeranong, and explore the possibility of repurposing the centre…
11 September 2016. During Foster Care Week, 11-17 September, Anglicare is calling for more targeted support to help vulnerable children and families in Wagga Wagga and the Riverina area to minimise the need for children to move in to foster care, and to maximise their support when they are in Care. This is particularly important for children…
09 September 2016. Local agreements recently signed between the NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS), Anglicare and the NSW Police Hume Local Area Command will enhance the existing service response for women and children who are at risk of homelessness as a result of domestic and family violence. Anglicare’s Manager of Housing and Social Services,…
01 May 2016. Anglicare is delighted to announce the official launch of a new ‘Bargain Hunter’ op-shop at 41 Colbee Court in Phillip on Wednesday May 4. The new Phillip store will be open to customers from 9.30am Monday May 2. The store will complement the larger ‘Bargain Hunter’ store on Monaro Street in Queanbeyan that operates…
