Anglicare celebrates 150 years
Since 1860…
It was in 1860 that a group of concerned churchgoers got together to help orphaned children in Adelaide. The first 'orphans home for girls' was opened later that year.
As the years passed, there were many local South Australian ventures set up to help people in need: homeless children, single mums, men living on the streets, the frail and elderly.
Anglicare brought together these services under the one umbrella. We are still proudly local and proudly South Australian. While we now operate from more than 30 sites, instead of just one, we are still caring for all sorts of people in need.
We work for vulnerable people: families, youth, whole communities in difficult situations; some of which have been around for years, some bad luck happens in the blink of an eye. We care for those at risk of homelessness, the addicted, people suffering loss, the disabled, refugees and those made frail by old age.
Most importantly, Anglicare is still bringing hope. |
