Reflecting on ‘The Power of Sponsorship’ Event

It was wonderful to discuss the purpose and power of community sponsorship at our events in Melbourne and Sydney last week. While there were so many highlights, several insights shared by our speakers particularly resonated with the CRSA team and members of the...

Federal government’s community refugee sponsorship program made permanent

SBS News covered the announcement that the CRISP will become permanent. The media appearances feature a Melbourne-based group who welcomed refugee Juan Santamaria and his family to the community, with the support group helping to ensure the household were able to...

Juan arrived in Australia to a stocked pantry and kind faces. The government pilot that allowed it is here to stay, too.

Ben Doherty at the Guardian wrote about the announcement that the CRISP will become a permanent feature of Australia’s humanitarian response: “Meeting [the group] is something we will never forget: they welcomed us with banners and a hug that conveyed a lot of trust...