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Firstly, we want to start with a huge Thank You Firstly, we want to start with a huge THANK YOU to everyone who already supports Anglicare. We deeply appreciate all the ways you support us to make a difference in our community.

About Anti-Poverty Week Anti-Poverty Week is a week where all Australians are encouraged to organise or take part in an activity aiming to highlight or overcome issues of poverty and hardship in Australia or overseas. Anti-Poverty Week is a week when we can all do something about poverty.

Australians live below The Hidden Need: Poverty in Australia Stats 1 and 2 from ACOSS Poverty in Australia Research Report 2016. Stat 3 from Homelessness Australia factsheet “Homelessness in Australia” Australians live below the poverty line Australian children live in poverty are homeless on any given night in Aus.

About Anglicare Anglicare is the social justice arm of the Anglican Church. Our aim is to help the most disadvantaged children and families to hope, heal and thrive so they can lead lives free from poverty.

Financial Counselling, Our Services Anglicare College (up to Cert IV & Diploma level) ESL Training, Retail (Op-Shops), Disaster Recovery Financial Counselling, Gambling Help & NILS Foster Care & Residential Care Disability Services Early Learning, Preschool & Family Day Care School & Church Engagement, Refugee Support Youth Services, Youth Health, Mentoring & Parenting Support Crisis Housing, Emergency Food Relief, Homelessness Support Retirement Living

Our Services – an overview 548 children and young people supported through Anglicare’s Out of Home Care Services 247 Anglicare College completions 650 People volunteer with Anglicare 218 Clients assisted in Goulburn, Moruya & ACT 551 Financial counselling sessions *These stats are from 2015/2016 financial year 1,426 Children attending Anglicare Early Childhood Education 173 Retirement living residents 7,154 People received emergency relief assistance 5,352 Young people received clinical appointments through the Junction Youth Health service 689 People assisted across Goulburn, Yass and Eurobodalla

Where We Work Anglicare NSW South, NSW West & ACT works across 3 Anglican Diocese. Canberra and Goulburn Diocese Riverina Diocese and Bathurst Diocese.

Our Biblical Mandate “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? MICAH 6:8 (ESV) “Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.” PROVERBS 31:8-9 (ESV)

7,075 6,736 62 593 Helping People in Crisis people supported through emergency food relief 6,736 phone and face-to-face interactions with clients* 62 Young people supported through housing & education at ‘Our Place’ 593 people were assisted with Housing last year. This is 30% more than the previous year and significantly over our contract numbers per year (258 people). Housing services also operate in Yass, Eurobodalla and the Riverina. 62 young people were supported through the housing & education initiative in the ACT called ‘Our Place’. A similar service is provided in the Riverina and called HYAP. 6,736 phone and face-to-face interactions with clients in the 2015-2016 financial year as statistics from 2016-2017 have not be consolidated yet. 593 people assisted with Housing in Goulburn alone Anglicare provides assistance to vulnerable members of our local community through emergency housing, homelessness support and food relief. We strive to combine crisis services with early-intervention and prevention strategies to help move people beyond day-to-day survival towards long-term independence and sustainable living.

Long-Term Support After helping people through crisis, Anglicare aims to provide long-term support for people experiencing poverty. This is how Anglicare works to break the cycle of poverty. We call it the Survive and Thrive Approach. Long-term support services include programs such as: parenting support, playgroups, health care, financial counselling, mentoring, youth services and education pathways.

Our Stories – Carwoola Bushfire Stephanie.horne@anglicare.com.au Our Stories – Carwoola Bushfire How churches and Anglicare can work together to serve the community. Earlier this year, 12 family homes and 45 buildings were destroyed in a disastrous bushfire. Peter Bavington, a warden of Bungendore Anglican lost his home while working as a volunteer fire fighter protecting his neighbour’s properties. Anglicare, with the help of Bungendore Anglican Parish were able to: provide Disaster Recovery volunteers at the evacuation centre provide meals and clothing to those who had lost their homes arrange accommodation provide pastoral care and ongoing counselling to those affected by the Carwoola bushfire.

Our Stories Anglicare Sunday Video This slide will feature a video of a couple who have donated to Anglicare for 20 years. Find out about why they believe in the work of Anglicare and how their faith has developed a spirit of generosity within them. The video will also include the story of one of our clients whose life has been transformed thanks to the generosity of our supporters.

How You Can Help DONATE PRAY VOLUNTEER GET YOUR CHURCH INVOLVED BECOME A MENTOR LEAVE A GIFT IN YOUR WILL

Encourage your congregation to fill in the response slips on their seats. As you collect them at the end of the service and send them back to Anglicare, we can contact members of your church about how they would like to get involved in our ministry. THANK YOU