For the first time in Australia, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is holding a telethon on World Refugee Day, 20th June to raise awareness and much needed funds to support and empower refugees and people seeking asylum. Commencing at 7am until 8:30pm on Monday, 20 June, callers are invited to make a pledge and donate
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The Foodbank recipe book created in collaboration with members of the ASRC, provides a guide to creating healthy nutritious meals for people seeking asylum. There are 12 recipes which are laid out using graphics to support people with various English language levels while being mindful to use ingredients commonly found in our Foodbank and Australian
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Written by ASRC CEO and Founder, Kon Karapanagiotidis. Illustration: Michael Leunig My own story begins with my grandmother. When I think of her, I first think of her calloused hands. They carried a lifetime of struggle and grief and were heavy with sacrifice. But they were strong and resilient. My grandma survived as a refugee,
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As a caring person, we know that you care about the 11,000 people living in Melbourne right now who are at risk of homelessness, hunger and being sent back to harm due to an unfair refugee determination process. Around 10,000 people seeking protection in Melbourne will run out of food this month, and cannot afford
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“I used to finish work every day and go home to cry. Now I am here, smiling, happy, because of them. God sends you to good people when you are in trouble and God sent me to ASRC.” The ASRC gave me my life back. And not only mine, but thousands behind me
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