SHAVE FOR ACAUSE
D uring our Winter Appeal we put a call out to our Anglican school community asking for support in raising much needed funds for people who are
homeless or at risk of homelessness. We didn’t expect this level of dedication!
Mr Harris, a teacher at St Columba Senior School was asked by his students to shave off his impressive beard. Mr Harris agreed, provided it involved a donation to the AnglicareSA Winter Appeal. During a school assembly Mr Harris shaved off his beard raising $750. Thank you to Mr Harris and his students and fellow staff at St Columba. WHITE RIBBON A s a proud White Ribbon accredited workplace AnglicareSA has made a commitment to raising awareness about and taking action to support our peers and colleagues who are experiencing family and domestic violence. While still early on our White Ribbon journey we have
Mr Harris before and after
YOUNGANGLICARER BECOMES I CHOOSE SA AMBASSADOR
a number of supports in place already. One of these supports is special leave for
employees who are experiencing family or domestic violence and need time off work to manage their circumstances. AnglicareSA recently extended this special leave with pay from four days to five days per calendar year. In addition to this, employees can take a further five days of unpaid leave. We hope by providing this leave, our employees experiencing domestic and family violence feel better able to put in place the steps to help ensure their safety.
photo courtesy Brand SA
A nglicareSA Speech Pathologist Megan Longbottom has been selected as an I Choose SA Ambassador for Health and the NDIS. An initiative of Brand South Australia, the campaign focuses on the stories of key industry leaders, why they have chosen SA as a base, and how our State enables them to succeed. Megan works as an NDIS customer advocate and with children in our Autism Service programs, as well as coordinating the Outreach Autism Therapeutic Service (OATS). She enjoys working with young people with disabilities to communicate either with words, communication devices, or sign language. "Watching a child communicate independently and making a family's life a little easier is an amazing feeling," says Megan. Well done Megan!
AnglicareSA staff came together over lunch to reflect on actions we can all take to address domestic and family violence at our recent Friday Pie Day event
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