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Sydney
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Sydney
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Sydney
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PALMS Australia sends volunteers overseas for two year stints. Their aim is to send people who can participate in a skills transfer. Anyone over 18 can apply to go away with PALMS; individuals are placed according to their skills. |
Contact
Tel: (02) 9642 0558
Website: www.palms.org.au
E-mail : palms@palms.org.au
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Uniya – the Jesuit Social Justice Centre
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Uniya, the Jesuit Social Justice Centre responds to issues of social injustice in Australia. Over recent years, this has included indigenous issues, Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers, and a monitoring of trouble spots around the world. Various research and administrative tasks require volunteers. |
Contact:
24 Roslyn Street
Ph: (02) 9356 3888 |
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Josephite Community Aid |
Formed in 1986 by a group of lay people, supported by the Josephite Sisters, JCA is a community of young adults who are committed to helping those in need. We give time to working with people who are poor or powerless, including refugees and asylum seekers and people from boarding houses who are suffering from mental illness, by offering assistance through friendship and support, home visits, group activities, English language tuition and family. We also offer an opportunity to work full-time for a year or six months; basic living expenses are covered as well as accommodation, food and a small allowance. |
Contact:
Sister Maria O’Sullivan, RSJ Josephite Community Aid 3 Nixon Ave Ashfield, NSW 2131
Tel: (02) 9799 6990 Fax: (02) 9716 9950
E-mail: help@jcaid.com Web: www.jcaid.com
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Gethsemane Community
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The Gethsemane Community is a small community of people who struggle with psychiatric illness, intellectual and other disabilities; people who are homeless as a result of family breakdowns or personal trauma resulting from disabilities. For volunteers, the community offers an opportunity to share one’s own resources with people by helping occasionally, or on a regular basis, with housekeeping, cooking or shopping. It also offers the friendliness and support of the wider community who visit for a cup of coffee, a meal, or come to share in the celebration of the Eucharist.
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Contact:
Sister Myree Harris, RSJ Gethsemane Community 5 Oxford Street Petersham NSW 2049
Tel/Fax: (02) 9564 0194
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Jesuit Refugee Service Australia |
The JRS is an international refugee agency which began in 1980. It was a response by the then Superior General of the Jesuits, Pedro Arrupe SJ, to the situation of Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees. It operates in 40 countries.
In Australia, volunteers are always needed to do office duties, website maintenance, reports, monitoring refugee situations - and there may be opportunities to become involved in a more hands-on capacity.
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Contact:
Ph: (02) 9356 3888
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Young Christian Workers, Sydney |
YCW Sydney has a great set-up for tutoring refugees and asylum seekers in English and IT. They are based in Granville, and are always looking for more people to help out. YCW also runs lots of other campaigns too, and are focused on social justice and the dignity of the worker.
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Contact:
Young Christian Workers, Sydney A 25 Union Street, Granville, NSW 2142
Tel 02 96826719 Fax 02 98975382 Mob 0410505570 Email: info@ycw.org.au
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Young Vinnies, Sydney
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Sydney has three night patrol vans that are always looking for volunteers, especially young people. Vinnies is a great organisation to be involved in, allowing you to work in areas of poverty, injustice, with migrants and refugees, etc.
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Contact:
Tel: (02) 9560 8666 (02) 9550 9383
Cnr West and Thomas
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St Canice’s Soup Kitchen
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Soup/meals are provided to homeless people living around the Kings Cross area. This was started by young adults involved in Jesuit networks, and is sponsored by St Canice’s Parish, Elizabeth Bay. |
Contact:
St Canice’s Parish 28 Roslyn Street Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011 Tel: (02) 9358 5229 Fax: (02) 9358 3170 |
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Life for Kids
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Life for Kids is about awareness and action. It is a community program sponsored by St Canice’s Church, which provides breakfast for young people around the Redfern, Woolloomooloo, Surry Hills and Waterloo areas of Sydney. About 70% of these kids are aboriginal kids, and most are from multicultural backgrounds. |
Contact:
Ailsa.gillett@staloysius.nsw.edu.au
Tel: (02) 9922 1177 |
