[Edited extract from public address]
ASRC reports right now there are 24,500 people in Australia's refugee determination system. Facing extraordinary barriers, hundreds of people returned to face potential persecution or other significant harm.
For financial calendar year ended 30 June 2016, ASRC continued to provide many benefits from community response to people seeking asylum. Some of these include engaging 85 staff, 1200 volunteers serving 351,130 hours to support and empower 3000 people. Served 61,250 delicious meals. Provided 17,682 nights of shelter and 5296 hours of English lessons. In return, 91 members actively volunteer in community, 3 members secured tutoring roles in Victoria University, 6 started their own business, 44 employees in ASRC Social Enterprises, 220 gained long term employment, 300 enrolled in sponsored VET Courses.
Check out the Detention and Refugee Statistics.
Check out the 2015-16 Annual Report Snapshots, p4 and p6
If in surplus, consider donating to ASRC in its delivery of more services on the ground and help people seeking asylum build safer, brighter futures. Just $60 provides one important legal consultation to help a person lodge their claim for protection.
Donations can be made online or tel: 1300 692 772
Thank you
The ASRC only achieves all that it does with the generosity and commitment of each and every one of our donors, supporters and partners. To absolutely everyone who has supported us, we say a heartfelt thank you. We could not exist without the support of people like you standing beside us.
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Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)
214-218 Nicholson Street, Footscray Melbourne, VIC 3011 Australia
Tel: 03 9326 6066
Email: admin@asrc.org.au
Website: www.asrc.org.au
