Six months ago, Mina arrived in Australia from Iran with her two children, Lila and Omid. She brought almost nothing with her, just one suitcase and the weight of a future she was trying to rebuild. “I still carry the feeling that those goodbyes may not be temporary,” Mina wrote. “We packed one suitcase and
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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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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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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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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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