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News archives: news 2005Thank you South Australians23 December, 2005 Anglicare singers on air19 December 2005 Anglicare SA launches Christmas Appeal1 December 2005 Anglicare SA wins two national awards1 November 2005 Anglicare SA Annual General Meeting26 October 2005 John Roffey Oration1 November 2005 Anglicare SA to expand aged care facilities21 October 2005 Household goods find new home in Pooraka18 October 2005 Work Bank doing the job22 September 2005 Praise for Government re-think on foster carers and work22
September 2005 Thank you South Australians23 December, 2005 Anglicare SA thanks all our supporters from the bottom of our hearts. Your generosity to your community has been overwhelming. Thank you to our supporters for your donations, the food, toys and time you have given to make Christmas brighter for so many families and individuals. Thanks, too, to all the people who purchased Anglicare cards, angel bells and pens — we hope they have brightened your Christmas as much as you have brightened ours! While the after-Christmas period is always busy at our emergency relief centres, Anglicare SA is looking forward to a bright new year. “Thanks again, to all South Australians for supporting your community. You have been angels among us,” said Jan Horsnell, Anglicare SA chief executive said. “May your Christmas be wonderful and safe, and may your new year bring many blessings.” Anglicare singers on air19 December 2005 The four-part choir sang ‘Gabriel’s song’, an Australian Christmas lullaby and ‘Joy to the World’. The choir is led by the Rev’d Joan Claring-Bould and Peter Burke, Anglicare’s co-ordinator of chaplaincy. We are sure they brought a nice note to your evening. (Pictured below, Aly Rodda from Five aa and the Anglicare singers.)
Anglicare SA launches Christmas Appeal1 December 2005 Angels pushing barrows to voices of praise!Christmas is less than a month away, and Anglicare SA is launching its annual Christmas Appeal in an effort to help alleviate some of the stress this time of year can have on those in need. Anglicare SA Chief Executive Jan Horsnell says, “Anglicare SA is an organisation which helps people deal with a range of hardships including poverty, old age, homelessness, grief, social isolation and unemployment.” “Money raised during the Anglicare SA Christmas Appeal will go towards helping hundreds of families every week. In the past 12 months to October 2005, Anglicare SA has helped around 300 households each week (or 7293 clients) at its Emergency Relief Centres with a range of vital services including food vouchers and part payment of utility bills.” The theme of this year’s appeal is Angels are Among Us, which aims to highlight those members of the community who could be seen as angels for helping those in need. Bunnings Warehouse is sponsoring the Anglicare SA Christmas Appeal and they will be selling a range of Anglicare Angels, including bells and Christmas pens. Angel goods will also be on sale at Cheap as Chips, Bi-Lo stores and the Adelaide Arcade, and Anglicare is grateful for their support. The 1 December launch will include songs from the junior students of St Peter's Girls School, and MC is Channel 9's Troy Gray. Anglicare's own Star Bear will also be on hand for the festivities. Retiring Chief Guardian Angel Lisa McAskill will hand over her halo to Bunnings' own Kym Boaden, who is the Chief Guardian angel for the appeal this year. For more information contact Jackie Burman; Media and PR Advisor 0419 031 934 or 08 8305 9265 Anglicare SA wins two national awards1 November 2005 The Big Issue is the organisation publishing the street paper of the same name and offering homeless and other marginalised people the opportunity to sell the magazine on the streets of Adelaide. Big Issue vendors keep half the cover price of $4. Anglicare Chief Executive Jan Horsnell said the partnership between the two organisations was a fine example of what can be achieved for disadvantaged and marginalised people when two organisations work co-operatively together. “This is an exciting partnership model bringing together a mix of essential community services and social enterprise.” Recently appointed manager of The Magdalene Centre, Ms Jo Wickes, established The Big Issue in Adelaide four years ago. The first organisation she approached in search of a home for the project was The Magdalene Centre. “I was immediately struck by the warmth and enthusiasm of everyone at the centre and by its range of programs and services offered to some of the most disadvantaged and marginalised people in the city. The Magdalene Centre welcomed The Big Issue with open arms and continues to play an important role in its success.” Organisational excellence was the category in which Anglicare won its second award. Rita Perkons, Anglicare’s executive manager of policy and planning, said the risk management framework is a single system which works for a large and diverse organisation. It gives managers a tool to be able to scan for potential risks for their service in the coming year, and reviewing it every three months. It can identify potential problems, for example, a staff shortage or funding change, and how that change can be managed and the impact on service and clients reduced. The risk register also has contingency plans for emergencies. Rita said “the whole process leads to more appropriate, stable and reliable services being provided.” Anglicare SA Annual General Meeting26 October 2005 Archbishop Driver believes the church has committed a ‘sin’, “by allowing non-parish organisations to drift away, away from the spirit and heat of faith.” “To provide a service without providing the prophetic voice of the gospel is to do less than our calling." Archbishop Driver is ex-officio the President of the Anglicare SA Council. Archbishop Driver added that he believes Anglicare organisations nationally would have a better voice and better presence if they worked together as a network, rather than a loose aggregation. The Annual Report 2005 and Full Financial statement of Anglicare SA were presented at the meeting. John Roffey Oration1 November 2005 Dr Thomson presented the oration at the annual Anglicare conference in Yeppoon, Queensland. Click here to view a full text of the oration. Anglicare SA to expand aged care facilities21 October 2005 Council announced last month that the ambitious plan is expected to cost $50 million over the next three years. Part of the cost of the new work will be met by the sale of the campsite at Port Elliot. It was gifted to the church with the caveat that if the land were ever sold, it would be used for aged care. The site has been leased to the Baptist Church for a low rent for some years. Council chair Keith Smith said “it is sensible and responsible to realise the potential value of this real estate and use the funds where the community needs it more by investing in aged care. “ The council is hoping to raise more than $8 million from the sale. All Hallows Court will remain a 129-bed facility, but assisted living units will also be available, allowing for a continuum of care. There will also be some places which will provide additional services (ESS) for those residents who wish to pay for them. Canterbury Close will increase from a 91-place facility to a 120 place home. The new facility at Trott Park will provide a home for 90 people. Jan Horsnell, chief executive, said “there is a strong need for more aged care facilities in Adelaide’s south. Anglicare is pleased to be able to meet some of this demand. The new home should be open by early 2007, and will provide 90 jobs in the area.” Household goods find new home in Pooraka18 October 2005 The new centre opens at Pooraka from 31 October. Anglicare’s Chief Executive, Jan Horsnell, said that “the venture will provide new and recycled household goods to refugees. Anglicare houses refugees as they arrive in South Australia, as part of the Federal Government’s Integrated Humanitarian Settlement Strategy.” “The new warehouse will be added to the existing successful computer recycling business, located at the same site. Anglicare’s Digital Depot supplies refurbished computers at a low cost to people on health care cards, and community groups.” Whitegoods have been relocated from Anglicare’s existing Morphett Vale shop, which will close at the end of October. The larger storage will mean that Anglicare will now be able to accept donations from the public of good quality products for recycling. Work Bank doing the job22 September 2005 Manager of Work Bank, Shandy Arlidge, said the project, funded by the State Government SA Works Program, helps contract and self-employed workers find more work, and helps employers find the workers who can fill odd and seasonal gaps. This year, Small Business Week coincides with Work Bank’s first year in the north. And the news is good. “Some of our first year has been spent designing the Work Bank so that we can offer the right support and promotion for workers, and job-ready workers for employers. We now have 25 people who have increased their work or moved into full time positions. Work Bank really is working for people — and for employers,” Shandy said. Lynda’s story is typical of how Work Bank is helping people connect with work. “Lynda used to be a volunteer with Anglicare and then café manager at the On the Way snack bar. “When she was ready to start looking for work again, Lynda contacted Work Bank to do her resumé. A few months later when I checked in with her she hadn’t been able to get work because she was ‘too old’,” Shandy said. “Through the Work Bank, Smithfield Plains High School contracted her to re-vitalise their canteen and begin selling healthier food at prices the kids could afford. This was a tremendous success and the kids apparently asked her not to go to the permanent position she has won for herself, but to stay at the canteen. They told her she ‘wasn't bad for an old lady.’ “But Lynda has moved on to her ‘dream job’ — part-time, cooking for a new childcare centre. She has bought a car and re-claimed her independence. “One of the key benefits she got from Work Bank was the resume process where we defined and documented all of her considerable skills. She had never considered these to be skills, ‘just something I did.’ ”Lynda is confident in her ability to do a good job and has a new lease on life. Too old??? I don't think so!” Shandy said. Searching for a worker on the website www.workbank.com.au is a free service. Praise for Government re-think on foster carers and work22
September 2005 Anglicare’s chief executive Jan Horsnell, today applauded the Federal Government’s move to exempt foster carers from having to find work as part of the ‘welfare to work’ package. “With the recruitment and retention of foster carers already posing major challenges for the child welfare sector, the imposition of new work test requirements for foster carers would have been a disaster” said Ms Horsnell. “Foster carers play a pivotal role in the lives of so many children and young people who have experienced traumatic and disruptive lives. Foster carers are essential to restoring balance, stability and care to children’s lives and this is a demanding and time-consuming responsibility” said Ms Horsnell. “The dedication and contribution of foster carers would have been undermined had the Federal Government stuck to its guns by requiring foster carers to look for work or face penalties or having their income suspended.” Ms Horsnell predicted that “the proposed changes would have resulted in fewer foster carers being prepared to care for children of school age and the potential for existing foster carers to give up to look for work”. Ms Horsnell congratulated the level-headedness of the Federal Government in having the sense to exempt foster carers from the obligations being imposed, and recognising the outstanding contribution made by carers to Australian children and its future. |
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