In November last year, Anglicare Rural Chaplain, Rev’d Michael Palmer, coordinated a community project to empower Aboriginal children from Eden Marine High School on the NSW south coast through a canoe building project. Over five days, six young people of different ages worked together to build, decorate and eventually paddle their three canoes in…
Anglicare in Wagga Wagga recently farewelled an incredible foster carer, Kath Withers, who has served as a carer for more than 100 children over the past several decades. Kath also works as an artist, casting a calm and quiet presence in the artist studio of her home surrounded by paintings, sculptures and clothing through…
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…
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…
By Angie Winter Eurobodalla Homelessness Support Service. “Ooh I do like that dress,” was the first thing I said when Sue, a long-term client came into the office with some housing paperwork. Audrey Hepburn and Breakfast at Tiffany’s immediately came to mind. Sue wearing a little black dress, wide brimmed hat and kitten heeled…
