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CRSA cordially invites you to a significant celebration marking the first anniversary of the CRISP. One year ago, CRSA launched this ground-breaking initiative, inspired by the successful Canadian refugee sponsorship program. This program has enabled everyday...
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 are taken seriously if they raise concerns in relation to their safety...
Here you'll find local events that we've been asked to promote by Community Supporter Groups. If you'd like yours included, contact us at media@refugeesponsorship.org.au. Armidale World Refugee Day...
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...
Interested in finding out more? Our public information session allows you to better understand community sponsorship and what’s involved in participating in the Community Refugee Integration and...
Interested in finding out more? Our public information session allows you to better understand community sponsorship and what’s involved in participating in the Community Refugee Integration and...
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...
Interested in finding out more? Our public information session allows you to better understand community sponsorship and what’s involved in participating in the Community Refugee Integration and...
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...
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...
This guidebook provides an overview of the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) including information about group eligibility, the application process and group...
Tom McIlroy (AFR) speaks with Essam Mahmoud, who has been living in northern NSW with his family since they arrived in August. The Syrian family have been supported by a group of local volunteers,...
Listen to the segment ABC reporter Sabra Lane speaks with Lisa Button about the new community sponsorship pilot being delivered by Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA). This program is...
This guidebook is for Community Supporter Groups involved in CRSA’s Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP). As part of the Community Supporter Group’s (CSG’s) role in supporting...
Listen to CRSA's Shabnam Safa in conversation with Finding Hope podcast host Georgia Free. "When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last year, Shabnam Safa watched on with more trepidation than most....
Ballina Region for Refugees are supporting local community members to join the new Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) and welcome refugees to the area. One group, Ocean...
This guidance letter and the templates that accompany it have been written to assist groups of volunteers in NSW involved in programs coordinated or supported by Community Refugee Sponsorship...
Listen to Maggie Patterson of the 'Urban Monk' community support group in Goulburn as she discusses her motivations behind joining the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP)....
Are you interested in supporting newly-arrived refugees? Our programs require forming groups of five or more adults in the same geographic area. Follow these tips for spreading the word and finding...
Rachel Mealey (ABC News) covers the arrival of Syrain refugees Essam Mahmoud, Douaa Mardini and their two children through the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), in the...
Watch this webinar by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) that explores social supports for humanitarian migrants. Presented by John De Maio (AIFS), Hemavarni (Varni) Doma (Monash...
CEO Lisa Button joins Sarah Dingle to discuss how the new Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot, 'CRISP', gives the Australian public an opportunity to get involved in a growing global...
This briefing is written in the context of the recent launch of Australia’s new Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP), funded by the federal government and publicly...
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA) launched the government-backed Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) in mid 2022. CEO Lisa Button sits down with ABC News...
"Refugees in urgent need of resettlement have touched down in Australia under a new pilot program that relies on the support of local community groups. The program will allow Australians to form a...
Ruby Cornish (ABC News) reports on the first refugee families to arrive through the new pilot program, 'CRISP' (Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot). "We'll be there really to help...
The Al Daoud family were forced to flee their home country of Syria six years ago. After years of life in a refugee camp in northern Iraq, they have finally landed in Australia through the Community...
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