The situation we are seeing in Afghanistan is extremely distressing. CRS is supporting refugee families from Afghanistan who are of course very worried for their country and friends and family who…
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Refugee Council of Australia Media Release
https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/over-300-organisations-businesses-and-community-groups-call-on-all-parliamentarians-to-respond-to-the-crisis-in-afghanistan/ Over 300 organisations, businesses, and community groups have signed on to a joint letter to all Federal MPs and Senators calling on them to take urgent action on the…
COVID19 Lockdown Relief
Emergency Food Relief - If you are unable to feed your family or yourself during the 7-day lockdown in the ACT, help is available COVID-19 Disaster Payment - Support if…
The Deng Family Portrait
Highly Commended There is a something special about a family portrait. Everyone is brushed and polished for the day. The photographer arrives. Kids squirm. The baby cries. Furniture is rearranged.…
2021 Geoff McPherson Scholarship Program
CRS was delighted to be able to run the Geoff McPherson Scholarship Program again this year, after Covid caused the program to have to be deferred in 2020. This was…
Links in a Web of Kindness – Sameer’s Story
“Our relationships with Sameer, Inas and their children have enhanced our lives” In many ways Sameer, his wife Inas and their four children are typical Canberra residents. They’re involved in…
Canberra Refugee Support Signs Up To Southern Cross Club Community Rewards Program
Canberra Refugee Support has been included in the Canberra Southern Cross Club Community Rewards Program for 2021-22. If you are a member of the Canberra Southern Cross Club this is…
From Sri Lankan video journalist to Canberra food truck operator
On Saturday Breakfast with Adrienne Francis Tamil refugee Selvakumar Perumal runs a popular South Indian food truck in Canberra's north. It is called Selvam's Dosa's and it operates from a…
On the Frontlines: Canberra’s Covid-19 Essential Workforce
Canberra community members from refugee backgrounds speak about their experiences as essential workers during the lockdown and the public health emergency. https://youtu.be/siLeIrRXuYk
Media Release – Refugee Scholarships continue despite COVID
Tenzin Khenrab is one of 49 refugees and asylum-seekers in the Canberra region to receive a 2021 scholarship from Canberra Refugee Support (CRS.) CRS provides the scholarships to help refugees…