Asylum Seekers Centre

 

 

 

You are receiving this because you have expressed an interest in our work or are already a valued supporter. And so a very warm THANK-YOU – with a rapidly rising caseload (we helped over 250 new clients last year) we need all the friends we can rally in order to sustain our humanitarian work!

Did you know that over 90%* of our clients are not allowed to work or to access Centrelink or Medicare benefits despite having permission to live in the community? And did you know that this situation can persist for many years?
* as at May 2006

 

 

Most of the asylum seekers with whom we work crave the opportunity to self-support, and yet are utterly dependent upon charity to meet their basic subsistence needs, including access to food, shelter and urgent health care. Read brief testimonies from two of our clients.

Granting work rights to all asylum seekers would greatly diminish the extreme hardships to which we bear witness daily. In the context of International Anti-Poverty Week and a looming federal election, consider using your voice in support of asylum seekers by writing to your local MP to call for an end to enforced destitution.

 

And please consider becoming a FRIEND OF ASC. Your monthly gift will enable us to continue providing urgently needed support to an extremely vulnerable population. As a FRIEND, you will be welcomed with a beautiful 2008 calendar and gift cards, as well as opportunities to meet our clients and other supporters. In fact, we’ll be inviting you to join us at an evening Thank You event for all our FRIENDS (including existing volunteers) at a harbour-side venue on 4th December.

 

Finally - a big congratulations to all involved in 2007 Quiz Night, once again hosted by the hilarious, gargantuan-hearted HG Nelson and Tony Squires, for making this year’s event our most successful yet. Find out more and view our quiz night photo gallery.

 

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Once again - warmest thanks for your much needed support from all of us here at ASC.