The ASRC’s founding program, Foodbank has evolved from a few boxes of food to now an over one million dollar operation, 85% of which is sourced from generous food sponsors and individual food donors which now feeds around 650 people seeking asylum each week. Most of the people who access Foodbank have no source of
Read moreThis information is for people seeking asylum who are being processed under the Fast Track system – this means people who arrived by boat in between 13 August 2012 and 31 December 2013, who have never been taken to Manus Island or Nauru. All people in this group have now been sent a letter inviting
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Sabihe (Sabi) McDonald didn’t think she had a chance of winning the Refugee Champion Award at this year’s Friends of Refugees and Asylum Seeker Awards, but at the ASRC and throughout Melbourne’s refugee community, many agree she is a deserving winner. As Melbourne’s first Persian interpreter, Sabi quickly recognised her value in not only bridging
Read moreFAQ on ASRC SYDNEY COMMUNITY ACTION HUB Passionate about refugees and people seeking asylum but dismayed at their treatment and the level of the current debate? There is action you can take to help change this. What is the ASRC Community Action Hub that is about to start in Sydney? The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Read moreFAQ on ASRC BRISBANE COMMUNITY ACTION HUB Passionate about refugees and people seeking asylum but dismayed at their treatment and the level of the current debate? There is action you can take to help change this. What is the ASRC Community Action Hub that is about to start in Brisbane? The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
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