Message from the CEO
Welcome to the first edition of Supporter for 2023. We have had a busy start to the year and our programs and services continue to work hard to keep changing lives for the better.
Believe Housing Australia continues to increase the supply of social and affordable housing through new builds across metropolitan Adelaide. We recently saw tenants, including those living with disability, move into brand new homes in Mansfield Park, Woodville, Woodville Gardens, and Athol Park. More new homes will become available throughout this year and next. We were grateful for the support and generosity of so many across our community who donated their time, money, skills, and goods to our Christmas Appeal and Hamper and Toy Drive. We raised $75,000 for our emergency services and were able to provide toys and Christmas hampers to more than 1,500 individuals and families in need. Thank you for your support. There are many ways individuals and organisations can work with us to support those in need and in this edition of Supporter we showcase some of them. Corporate donations, such as Kytons Bakery’s recent donation of hot cross buns, individual donations to our emergency assistance services, and grants, including from Morialta Trust for our Turning Point Program, all help to extend our reach throughout the community.
Demand for AnglicareSA’s services keeps rising in line with escalating living costs and the deepening impact of the ongoing housing crisis affecting so many in our community. Those already confronted with barriers, such as South Australians living with disability or facing unemployment, are even more heavily impacted. Anglicare Australia’s most recent ‘Jobs Availability Snapshot’ report showed that despite a jobs boom, South Australians who need help to find work are being left behind. People without qualifications or work experience spend an average of five years looking for work. Low-income earners and those relying on income support payments continue to struggle to find suitable and affordable accommodation. Those living with disability face additional difficulties in finding appropriate and accessible housing. Believe Housing Australia, the housing arm of AnglicareSA, recently hosted the third in a series of cross-sector housing roundtables, this time spotlighting access to disability housing. The roundtables aim to use collaborative thinking to provide solutions to the housing crisis and increase access to homes for South Australians.
We also rely on volunteers and mentors to help run our services. Our Star Bear camps need more volunteers to support young people and their families through times of loss and grief. So too, our Mentoring Program needs more people to give an hour or two a week to support a young person in care to develop life skills and achieve their goals. Please get in touch if you have some time you can share with our programs and services. Thank you for your ongoing support of our work. Together we change lives.
Grant Reubenicht Chief Executive Officer
Cover: Children and Families South manager Janine Carger at the new AnglicareSA Thread Together clothing hub located in the city.
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