As more families find themselves in stressful situations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risks to children grow. The 30th anniversary of Child Protection Week is an important reminder about protecting children in these unstable times.
Solomone’s death is a tragic signpost to the critically urgent work needed with young people who are disengaged and vulnerable.
Concern Australia Board, Staff and Volunteers were deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Rev Dr John Smith, the founder of Concern Australia (previously Care & Communication Concern), the founding President of the God’s Squad Christian Motorcycle Club, Melbourne, Truth & Liberation Concern and St Martin’s [...]
We are proud to know that Anne Mitchell, Program Manager of Steps Outreach Service, is still being recognised across Australia on our television screens. She is being congratulated due to winning the “Unsung Hero” category of the HESTA National Community Sector Awards. Watch her story now in 90 seconds. [...]
Anne Attard is the Queen of the Kitchen at LiveWires. Each week she teaches a group of children how to cook pasta, lasagne, potatoes and dumplings – while also letting them scrape the bowl and taste left-overs of brownies, slices, muffins and goodies they've baked. She began volunteering [...]
Paul has been volunteering with Hand Brake Turn for nine months. He came to Australia a year ago as a refugee from Iran, after spending four years in Indonesia. Paul hopes to join the Victorian Police Force in the future to make a positive impact on wellbeing and safety in [...]
Recently our team including Rev Dr John Smith (Founder), Michelle Crawford (CEO) and Tim Powell (Values for Life Program Manager) met to reflect on the past, discuss the present, and explore the future. During this time, Tim shared insights, trends and highlights from school seminars over the past year. [...]
Thank you to everyone who helped out and supported our Christmas campaigns this year. A big thanks to our friends at Aussie Tune, John Sands, Infoxchange, Rotary Club Central Sunrise and Rotary Southbank, Life Melbourne church, Barea Café and all the people who have donated toys and food hampers [...]
This year we held our inaugural Christmas decorations competition with some of our Inside Out Lead Tenants/Live In Mentors and young people living in homes we manage. Four houses participated and we were very impressed with the effort and enthusiasm that they put into decorating their houses. Houses were [...]
Video: Watch the video of Gabrielle Williams MP Local Member for Dandenong singing our praises in parliament We were delighted to see that Gabrielle Williams MP, Local Member for Dandenong, sang the praises of our work at a recent sitting of the Victorian State Parliament. Gabrielle acknowledged the work [...]
