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MEDIA RELEASE Melbourne, 8 December 2023 Geneva hosts the second-ever ‘Global Refugee Forum’ from 13-15 December, bringing together global government leaders and civil society representatives to reflect on the current challenges and find new approaches to respond to...
Wednesday 19 December, 7pm - 8pm AEDT Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or CRISP - is a new sponsorship program which commenced in mid 2022....
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...
This guidebook provides an overview of the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) including information about group eligibility, the application process and group responsibilities for those interested in joining the program as a Community Supporter...
Wednesday 19 December, 7pm - 8pm AEDT Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or...
Wednesday June 19, 7pm – 8pm AEST Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or CRISP...
Wednesday May 15, 1pm – 2pm AEST Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or CRISP –...
Wednesday April 10, 7pm – 8pm AEST Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or CRISP...
Wednesday March 13, 1pm – 2pm AEDT Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or CRISP...
Wednesday February 14, 7pm – 8pm AEDT Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or...
A group of five women in Korumburra, South Gippsland talk with ABC Gippsland about their experience in the federally-funded Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP). The group...
This guidebook provides an overview of the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) including information about group eligibility, the application process and group...
If you'd like to voice your support for CRSA's work by writing to your federal MP, we've provided a template below as a starting point. By using our template letter linked below, you can share the...
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...
ABC Radio Darwin's Jo Laverty spoke to Lisa Button, the CEO of Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia, and Blaise Itabelo, a former refugee from Congo and now CRSA team member, about the new...
Hosts Libbi Gorr and Dr Matt Agnew of Enterprise Breakfast talk with Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia CEO, Lisa Button, about how Australians can practically show their support for people...
Wednesday January 17, 1pm – 2pm AEDT Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or...
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia invites you to commemorate 12 months of the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), which sees groups of everyday Australians welcome...
At the core of community refugee sponsorship models around the world is an understanding of Community Supporter Groups as independent, self-directed, self-governed and trusted knowledge holders in...
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA) welcomes today’s announcement that the Federal Government will increase Australia’s humanitarian intake to 20,000 places per annum, up from 17,875. The...
This CRISP Exit Planning Toolkit is designed to assist Community Supporter Groups (CSGs) to enable a smooth transition for the refugee household they’re supporting into the mainstream service sector...
Finding housing is one of the most important steps towards preparing to welcome a newcomer household. It can also be one of the most daunting! This factsheet aims to help Community Supporter Groups...
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia CEO Lisa Button speaks with Mayada Kordy Khalil (SBS Kurdish) about Australia's new community sponsorship program. "We were inspired by Canada‘s long standing...
On World Refugee Day, the Governor-General visits Lennox Heads Cultural Centre to meet the refugee families who are settling into the area through Australia's new community sponsorship pilot, the...
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...
CRSA has zero tolerance of child abuse and is committed to actively working to ensure that refugee children who are welcomed to Australia through our programs feel safe and protected from abuse and...
This submission is made in response to the Discussion Paper published by the Department of Home Affairs(the Department) in connection with Australia’s 2023-24 Humanitarian Program. Australia’s...
Refugee week is fast approaching (18-24 June) Help us celebrate and crowd-launch humanKIND - a beautiful short movie following the Wonthaggi community's journey as it prepares for the Ali family's...
I’ve been wanting to do something like this for years and years! I was walking my dog on the beach and I ran into a woman, who had a family with her. I asked if the kids would be OK with the dog,...
As at 30 June 2022 there were 32.5 million refugees in the world. There is a critical global need for complementary pathways - or safe and regulated avenues for persons in need of international...
Aireys Inlet Rural Australians for Refugees (AIRAR) have rallied their community to come together around a refugee family soon to arrive to the region. Under the Community Refugee Integration and...
Dear friends and colleagues, I write to share the news that after three years of hard work and outstanding leadership, Libby Lloyd AO is handing over the reins to Noel Clement as our new Chair. CRSA...
Bass Coast Shire Council hosts a community event to celebrate International Women's Day, with a prominent focus on cultural diversity. “As we continue to reduce the gender gap, we also recognise the...
"Meanwhile, an organisation called Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia is in its slay era," writes Joel Burrows. The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) enables local...
Local community group 'Welcome to Margaret River' are preparing to welcome refugees to the region. Writer Nicky Lefebvre speaks with group member Catherine River about the endeavour. "Over the...
The Drum revisited the Al Daoud family in Gosford, six months after their arrival under the CRISP program, to find the family settling joyfully into their new home. Despite never having been to...
The Al Daoud family arrived in Gosford in August 2022 under the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP). Despite the two children, Elinor (8) and George (10), having never been to...
It has been truly encouraging to see ongoing support for the CRISP across the political spectrum, with leaders from the LNP and ALP to the Greens and independents supporting the program. But the...
"Kyneton is at the forefront of places in the Macedon Ranges likely to soon become home to a family of refugees currently living in a camp overseas" Two groups in Central Victoria are preparing to...
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