CRSA's Community Partnerships & Engagement Manager, Blaise Itabelo, speaks with Joe Sheehy, a member of the CRISP group Leeming Shared Support on Vision Australia Radio about the program and the Welcoming Week Roadshow in Perth. Listen through the link below at 65...
Those on the Northern Beaches, Sydney, and surrounding suburbs are invited to this special event with Zali Steggall MP. DATE: Friday 1 November 2024 TIME: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM LOCATION: North Steyne Surf Club, 95A N Steyne, Manly, NSW 2095 RSVP: Register your attendance...
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia speaks with 9 News Darwin to discuss how communities in the Northern Territory can make a real difference to the lives of refugee newcomers through the new Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP). Originally...
The Group Preparation Guidebook (accessible below) provides important information about applying and preparing for the CRISP. It has 7 parts: Part One: What is the CRISP? – This section provides a summary of the background and benefits of a community-led approach in...
Those on the Northern Beaches, Sydney, and surrounding suburbs are invited to this special event with Zali Steggall MP. DATE: Friday 1 November 2024 TIME: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM LOCATION: North Steyne...
If you're in the electorate of Kooyong or surrounding suburbs, come along to this upcoming event: DATE: Monday 28 October 2024 TIME: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM LOCATION: Malvern Bowling Club, 14 Coonil...
The Group Preparation Guidebook (accessible below) provides important information about applying and preparing for the CRISP. It has 7 parts: Part One: What is the CRISP? – This section provides a...
The City of Newcastle's Social Inclusion Grant supports not-for-profit organisations who provide vital community services such as outreach programs, assisted community living and pop-up food...
Josh Leeson writes on CRISP group, NEWY CRISP, for Newcastle Herald as they prepare to welcome a refugee family to Australia by the end of the year. Read the full article below. Read the article...
A Wonthaggi-based Community Supporter Group and refugee household who participated in the CRISP feature in this episode of ABC’s Backroads. Renowned Aussie journalist, Heather Ewart, explores how...
Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP, Assistant Minister for Immigration, acknowledges the CRISP program's two year anniversary and the volunteers all across Australia that have come together as a community...
'that's life' nominates CRISP Community Supporter, Sandi Woodward as their Volunteer of the Week. Read the article below to hear Sandi's work in providing a soft landing for a refugee family stating...
This 7am podcast episode reports on the CRISP program and Community Supporter Group, Manlygees, as they welcome new arrivals to Sydney Airport. Listen to the podcast below. Listen to the...
Cheyne Anderson reports on the CRISP program and Community Supporter Group, Manlygees, as they welcome new arrivals to Sydney Airport. Read the full article below. Read the article here...
The Aireys Inlet Rural Australians for Refugees celebrates 10 years of supporting refugees and asylum seekers both independently and through the CRISP program. The article writes on AIRAR's slight...
The Standard writes on the Saqat family's "terrifying childhood" growing up in war torn Iraq and their new life in Warrnambool, supported by a group of locals via the CRISP program. Read the...
CRSA's CEO, Lisa Button, is quoted in The Guardian's article 'Regional Australians have opened their hearts to refugees - we should open pathways to match'. Here they speak on the generosity of...
Save the Children Australia shares Goulburn CRISP group's efforts to provide a soft landing for Mazin's family after two very difficult years in Syria. This post discusses the Goulburn Refugee Week...
About Regional's John Thistleton writes on the warm welcome a refugee family were met with on their first day in Australia, after two years of hardship and terror living under the Islamic State....
JOY Media chat with the Forcibly Displaced People Network about the CRISP program, providing an opportunity to support the rights and empowerment of displaced individuals. This podcast episode...
This article celebrates the Goulburn community's support for the Alkhusi family and their efforts to support and welcome more refugee households with the help of local philanthropist. Read the full...
Salvos is rolling out it's New Beginnings project, a partnership with the CRISP program that seeks to offer deeper community connections to refugees from their date of arrival in Australia. This...
This article writes on the growing need for a collective approach to the global displacement crisis and the complementary pathways in Australia that are working to provide settlement support for...
Associate Professor Sally Baker writes on why resettling refugees should be a community effort and how this benefits Australia, particularly in regional areas. The ANU article touches on several...
If you want to get involved in the CRISP, have questions about community refugee sponsorship or are just curious to know a little more, then registering for an online information session is a must....
Our flagship program, the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), was designed and delivered by CRSA in partnership with the Australian government following a co-design process...
It started with a snake at the door and dumpling making sessions, an indication that a local group’s decision to welcome a refugee family into their community would be nothing short of adventurous....
Ballina local, Sue Milne, had created a life centred around community and connection, but she’d never experienced it like this before. With a bunch of friends and neighbours, Sue formed a support...
“I did not know this much joy would be unlocked,” beamed Maggie Patterson, a group coordinator and Goulburn local involved in the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP). This joy...
Friend of CRSA, Dr Hessom Razavi, chatted with Sabra Lane on this special World Refugee Week episode of the ABC podcast, The Brightside. Hessom reflects on his own refugee background and how...
Ayat and Lou, participants of the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), and CEO Lisa Button, speak with hosts of ABC's The Conversation Hour. "It's been such a rewarding...
An enlightening story from The Mercury about a Community Sponsorship Group from Hobart and their efforts in supporting a newcomer Refugee Household into Australia. A Congolese mother, who has been...
Our CEO, Lisa Button, meets with ABC's Sabra Lane on the podcast episode 'The Bright Side: refugee relief, reading wars, and citizen scientists'. 'The Bright Side' shines light on stories of hope...
Our flagship program, the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), was designed and delivered by CRSA in partnership with the Australian government following a co-design process...
Arnaldo, a refugee newcomer from Venezuela, appeared in an interview on SBS News to chat about the CRISP program and starting life in a new country with the help of his supporter group. In this...
Our CEO, Lisa Button, and National Manager for Community Partnerships & Engagement, Blaise Itabelo, appeared on ABC Radio Canberra to chat about the CRISP and the many Canberrians who are...
2022-23 was an incredibly important and momentous year for CRSA - a year in which we were able to clearly demonstrate the power and viability of the community sponsorship model in Australia. Having...
2021-22 was a very significant year in the journey of Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA) and its mission. Having only become established as an independent entity in late December 2020,...
Australian Neighbourhood Houses and Centres Association (ANHCA) has partnered with CRSA to support communities with their fundraising efforts for the CRISP by providing access to the Shout for Good....