Asylum Seeker Resource Centre blog

    • 09 MAY 19
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    Show mums some love this Mother’s Day

    Show mums some love this Mother’s Day

    This Mother’s Day share the love by giving to our Mother’s Day HAPPY NAPPY Drive. Mothers seeking asylum face specific challenges, often living without financial support unable to access basic resources to provide for their children. Your donation of nappies helps reduce the strain on mothers seeking asylum and helps mums continue with their daily

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    • 18 APR 19
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    How do People Seeking Asylum Fare in the Budget?

    How do People Seeking Asylum Fare in the Budget?

    After the Government’s $185 million press conference on Christmas Island last month, the announcement of the 2019/2020 federal budget has delivered yet another blow with more cuts to support services for people seeking asylum and newly settled refugees. Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) spending has been reduced from the $139.8 million spent in 2017-18 to

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    • 12 APR 19
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    Hop to it with a food donation this Easter

    Hop to it with a food donation this Easter

    This Easter share the love with more than just chocolate!  For around $50, a hamper will provide a selection of the most-used items that we are in urgent need of in Foodbank, our free grocery store. Each week, more than 700 people rely on Foodbank for food and household items. As the government continues to deepen

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    • 28 MAR 19
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    Share the love and solidarity

    Share the love and solidarity

    On Sunday the ASRC in partnership with Islamic Council of Victoria, Halal Food Bank and Maidstone Mosque held a ‘Share Love and Solidarity’ event for Christchurch community. The community were invited to bring non-perishable food into the ASRC garage and to sign condolence books for families and communities of those lost to Christchurch terror attack.

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