01/04/2020
Whilst face-to-face services are impacted by COVID-19 Anglicare will continue to deliver services through phone and video conferencing. If you are looking for assistance with your food or finances, please call us on 02 8624 8600. If you or a loved one needs counselling or someone to talk to, call us on 1300 651 728.
08/01/2020
Anglicare Sydney is aware of reports that people have been posing as Anglicare volunteers across the Albury and Holbrook regions of southern NSW.
It is reported that someone has been driving around in a white van and offering food packages (consisting of a small plastic bag with an apple, a juice box and a small bag of chips) to people in their homes or as they evacuate.
Anglicare volunteers are not involved in this activity. At this stage our volunteers are working at evacuation centres providing support to people affected by bushfires.
Anglicare volunteers always carry photo ID and wear an Anglicare tee-shirt and tabard.
We encourage residents to ask to see identification from anyone claiming to be an Anglicare volunteer, and if you suspect or witness any illegal activity please call the police.
The NSW bushfire crisis is devastating our communities. Multiple lives have been lost, millions of animals have perished, over 2,000 homes have been destroyed, and up to 5 million hectares of bushland has burnt since October 2019.
Phone 02 8624 8600
Email [email protected]
Evacuation centres
Clothing, food and financial assistance
Counselling services
Bushfire Financial Counselling
Free resources
Donate to Anglicare’s Bushfire Appeal
Donate food or clothing
Become a Disaster Recovery volunteer
Prayer
For a full list of Evacuation Centres, Recovery Centres and Disaster Welfare Assistance Points visit: www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/recovery
Anglicare Sydney trains, activates and coordinates hundreds of Disaster Recovery volunteers across NSW often in partnership with local Anglican churches. Since the bushfire season escalated in early November our volunteers have been continuously working in Bushfire Evacuation Centres across the state, assisting communities impacted by the catastrophic bushfires. These have included centres in the Northern Inland, Mittagong, Cooma, Batemans Bay, Narooma, Bega, Merimbula, Ulladulla, Bomaderry, Mid North Coast, Hunter region and many more.
These amazing volunteers are:
Anglicare is very grateful to our volunteers and the work they do in our local communities, but never more so than now, when the bushfire crisis has been so severe and ongoing.
We ask that you pray for them – for continued strength and energy to assist, to be able to support people who are experiencing so much trauma, and for their ongoing safety and wellbeing in those demanding and trying circumstances.
Anglicare is building up our existing resources in order to support the current bushfire crisis.
You can access help with food, clothing and finances at our Anglicare Op shops and Food and Financial Assistance Centres.
Stressful and life-threatening events like the recent bushfire crisis can have profound impact on our well-being. It's common to experience a range of emotions and behaviours - from sadness, fear and anxiety to feelings of guilt and inability to concentrate.
Anglicare will offer free face to face, telephone or skype counselling for adults and children impacted by bushfires. Our staff are experienced in trauma counselling and are available in a range of locations including Nowra, Ulladulla, Moruya, Wollongong, Campbelltown, Parramatta, Summer Hill and other Sydney sites.
Contact:
1300 651 728
[email protected]
24/7 Helplines:
Mental Health Line - 1800 011 511
Beyond Blue - 1300 224 636
Lifeline - 13 11 14
Mensline - 1300 789 978
Kids Helpline - 1300 551 800
Bushfire Financial Counselling will be available via phone (02) 8624 8600. This free service is provided by qualified and caring professionals and, depending on your individual circumstances, can:
When: Monday to Friday, from 9am to 4pm
Counselling via
Phone 02 8624 8600
Email [email protected]
Tips for providing emotional and psychological support (PDF - 104 KB)
Bushfire Services Guide (PDF - 162 KB)
A resource for teachers supporting school students after the bush fires (PDF - 221 KB)
Our greatest need is for funds to support our immediate emergency relief activities as well as the work to be done in the longer-term recovery effort.
Donate clothing
You can donate clothing by putting good quality new and used clothes in your local Anglicare bin or by taking your clothes directly to an Anglicare Op shop.
Donate food
Please take all non-perishable food donations directly to our Anglicare Warehouse in Villawood or your nearest Food and Financial Assistance office. To discuss large donations please email [email protected]
Our Disaster Recovery volunteers are trained, registered and ready to go at a moment’s notice to provide material aid and general support in evacuation and recovery centres.
The next training session for new volunteers will occur from March onwards.
Psalm 146.1,6
‘Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord my soul…He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them - he remains faithful forever.’
Give thanks
Pray
For those who wish a further resource to pray for our drought and fire affected land, the Archbishop of Sydney has written a prayer.