Sunshine Coast Refugee Friend Group are preparing to welcome a family of eight from the Demogratic Republic of Congo through Australia’s new community sponsorship program, the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP).
“We’re so excited to take positive, practical action to show the Australian community’s spirit and generosity to this family, who is escaping a situation of conflict and insecurity that is hard for many of us to even imagine,” says group member Andrew Merry.
The group will support the family for their first 12 months on the Sunshine Coast as they begin to find their feet in a new country.
Originally published by Sunshine Coast News, 20 June 2023