A new partnership between Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and ACT (Anglicare) and Resilience NSW will ensure that residents in Moruya and surrounding areas can access COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with the provision of items such as face masks, antiseptic wipes and sanitiser. Anglicare accepted the first delivery of three pallets of PPE…
Yass Rotary Club marked National Homelessness Week last week with a generous donation to Anglicare’s Homelessness and Housing team at the Rae Burgess Centre to create ‘Winter Warmer’ packs for local people in need. Rotary President Mick Newling and Mandy Carter had the pleasure of handing over a cheque to the Anglicare team last…
The NSW Government has announced that Anglicare NSW South NSW West & ACT will receive a $3.47 million grant to support ongoing Black Summer bushfire recovery efforts in the Snowy Mountains region and on the NSW South Coast. The funding gives affected communities certainty of service delivery, and allows Anglicare to launch new initiatives…
Anglicare Family Day Care recently honoured Goulburn Playgroup Leader, Rhonda Perry, as she marked her retirement following 38 years of service with the organisation. The celebration event took place at Anglicare’s Goulburn Family Day Care Centre and was particularly memorable as Katie Beelen-Smith, who was the event organiser and Anglicare’s Education Leader in Goulburn,…
Goulburn Soroptimists donated over 150 items of non-perishable food to Anglicare’s emergency relief services this week to assist vulnerable local families. Anglicare’s regional manager for housing support services, Toni Reay, said the donation would benefit growing numbers of people approaching the organisation’s housing and emergency relief services for help. “Winter is always a particularly…
On Friday 18 June, Anglicare’s manager at Gordon Community Centre in South Canberra, Laura Dawson, gratefully accepted a $10,000 donation from representatives of the Lyone Foundation to assist women experiencing domestic violence. Ms Dawson says that the need in the local area continues to increase, with the growth in need being especially noticeable since…
Anglicare Goulburn is calling for donations of food and toiletries through their Pantry Appeal which helps disadvantaged people needing assistance through their emergency relief and homelessness and housing services. Since the end of the COVID supplement and the easing of moratoriums to assist renters, many disadvantaged families are further struggling to make ends meet. Anglicare’s…
On Wednesday 19 May, Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT’s Disability Day Centre in Crookwell will be officially launched by NSW State Member for Goulburn, Wendy Tuckerman and Upper Lachlan Shire Mayor, John Stafford. The centre began operations at the end of 2020, and is the result of a partnership with the congregation of…
This week, commencing 3rd May, is National Family Day Care Week and Anglicare Goulburn’s Family Day Care Educational Leader, Katie Beelen-Smith, is calling for more people to consider becoming Family Day Care Educators. Family Day Care is a unique and flexible model of care, allowing Educators to work from home and choose their own…
Anglicare’s annual Rental Affordability Snapshot has revealed that post-COVID there is a distressing lack of affordable housing options for families in Canberra, particularly those on low incomes. The data shows a cripplingly small portion of properties would be affordable for people relying on government payments, with virtually no houses available for anyone receiving Jobseeker,…
