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“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
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“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
Today is the international World Day of Social Justice: a day when we can, and should, draw attention to the big social justice issues of our time – issues that underpin people’s ability to co-exist in peace and safety, within and among the nations of the world
Anglicare Southern Queensland will supply and operate a mobile kitchen/food van in the Brisbane and Logan areas from February 2019 to assist young people at risk of homelessness
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