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…
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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…
Geoff McPherson Scholarships 2021: update
Following the postponement of the 2020 Geoff McPherson Scholarship Program due to COVID, CRS is again running the Scholarship Program in 2021, but with some changes. CRS will be awarding…
Help reunite this refugee family
In 2019 thanks to the love and generosity of the Australian community a significant sum of money was raised to pay for visa applications for the family of Iyad, a…
Variety Every Chance to Play Grant
Kuir, Jok and David enjoying soccer through the generosity of the Variety Every Chance to Play grant and Tuggeranong United Football Club. The Variety Every Chance to Play grant pays…
Summer Love: Cate, Nan and Chan and family
https://hercanberra.com.au/life/family/summer-love-cate-nan-and-chan-and-family/ By Ginger Gorman Her Canberra Ten years ago, Cate, 56, did something which changed her life. She went to an Amnesty International event at Commonwealth Park in Canberra called…