Justice & Advocacy
Find out how Anglicare Southern Queensland is exploring house sharing opportunities in SEQ towards developing a model for future piloting
Justice & Advocacy
“Constant negative commentary directed at young people can have a significant impact on how the community views young people and matters relating to youth offending, and their willingness to support and engage with young people who’ve experienced tough times,” says Leanne Wood from Anglicare Southern Queensland
“Queensland is one of only two Australian states that hasn’t yet made a commitment to extend the option of care and support for young people in state care up to the age of 21 years,” say Anglicare Southern Queensland’s Leanne Wood and Madison Rath
“Half of the young people leaving the out-of-home care system at 18 years end up in poverty, homeless, in jail or a new parent within the first twelve months of leaving state care,” says Anglicare Social Policy and Advocacy Advisor Leanne Wood as she calls us to support the Home Stretch campaign
“Children and their families are not separate and discrete entities; families and communities are similarly interwoven — a community can’t flourish if its children and families are struggling,” says Anglicare Social Policy and Advocacy Advisor Leanne Wood on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which is marked on 17 October during Anti-poverty Week
Anglicare Policy and Advocacy Advisor Leanne Wood reflects on the meaning of ‘home’ and the implications for people when they are evicted from private sector rentals
The Trinity Commons hub for ‘Building Community Together’ through programs and events, education and research, was recently launched at Holy Trinity Parish, Fortitude Valley by the parish, Anglicare and the University of Queensland
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