Asylum Seeker Resource Centre blog

    • 21 MAY 26
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    Volunteering for a quarter-century

    Volunteering for a quarter-century

    This National Volunteer Week, we’re celebrating the people who have helped shape the ASRC community over the past 25 years. Volunteers have always been at the heart of the ASRC. Long before the organisation grew into what it is today, volunteers were answering phones, welcoming people through the doors, packing food parcels and helping create

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    • 21 MAY 26
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    National Volunteer Week: Compassionate volunteering in the ASRC’s Legal Gender Clinic

    National Volunteer Week: Compassionate volunteering in the ASRC’s Legal Gender Clinic

    This National Volunteer Week, we’re celebrating the volunteers who help make the ASRC community possible. Across the organisation, volunteers contribute their time, skills and care to support people seeking asylum to access safety, dignity and belonging. Many of these roles happen quietly behind the scenes, but their impact can be life-changing. As part of this

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    • 21 MAY 26
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    National Volunteer Week: Supporting people seeking asylum through legal aid

    National Volunteer Week: Supporting people seeking asylum through legal aid

    This National Volunteer Week, we’re celebrating the incredible people who help make the ASRC community possible. Across every part of the organisation, volunteers contribute their time, skills and care to support people seeking asylum. From food relief and healthcare to legal support and community programs, volunteers play a vital role in helping keep our doors

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    • 20 MAY 26
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    “Families are turning off heaters to survive”: Why the ASRC’s Winter Appeal matters more than ever.

    “Families are turning off heaters to survive”: Why the ASRC’s Winter Appeal matters more than ever.

    At the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, we’re seeing a social crisis unfolding in real time. Over the past month, we surveyed families seeking asylum. The results were devastating: 69% are turning off heating because they can’t afford it 31% have significantly reduced visits to a doctor when sick Families are telling us they are stressed,

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