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Australia is the land of the fair go, mateship and natural beauty, but it can be a challenging place to navigate as a newly arrived refugee. Community sponsorship changes this experience by empowering locals to welcome refugee newcomers, recognising their capacity to...
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. Getting involved in the CRISP fosters ANHCA's vision for building...
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...
Australia’s first gathering to celebrate and grow community-led refugee welcome.
Australia is the land of the fair go, mateship and natural beauty, but it can be a challenging place to navigate as a newly arrived refugee. Community sponsorship changes this experience by...
Australia's first gathering to celebrate and grow community-led refugee welcome. With a focus on community sponsorship and complementary settlement pathways, we’re coming together to showcase local...
So you've got a group together... what next? Come along to one of our weekly Q&A sessions to learn about what you need when applying for the 'CRISP' (Community Refugee Integration and Settlement...
Monday June 17, 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 –...
Friday June 7, 12pm – 1pm AEST Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or CRISP –...
Monday May 20, 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 – is...
Friday May 10, 12pm – 1pm AEST Melb/Syd time What is the Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) program? The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot or CRISP –...
Our CEO, Lisa Button, spoke with Anna Strempel live on Triple R about how Australian communities can aid the current global refugee crisis. Lisa appears on The Grapevine show to discuss how groups...
Wednesday June 26, 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 29, 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 –...
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...
Dellaram Vreeland writes about regional Australia's involvement in various resettlement programs for The Guardian, speaking with Sakineh and her two sons who recently arrived to Bendigo, Victoria...
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...
Wednesday June 12, 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 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 –...
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...
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...
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...
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