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 services along with activities that strengthen our diverse communities by...
Newcastle Herald: Warm welcome and ongoing support for refugee families
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 here
About Regional: Goulburn CRISP Community Support
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 and FDPN discuss the CRISP program and support for LGBTIQ Refugees
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...
Goulburn Post: Business rolls out welcome mat to new refugees
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...
Salvation Army: New Beginnings for New Australians
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...
The North West Star: ‘Australia requires a collective approach to help resettle refugees’
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...
ANU Article ‘Why resettling refugees should be a community effort’
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...
Dr Hessom Razavi on ABC’s The Brightside to talk about the power of community sponsorship
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...
ABC The Conversation Hour: Would you open your home to someone in need?
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...
CRSA Mercury Story on Hobart Community Support Group
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...
CRSA ABC podcast ‘The Bright Side’
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...